A marble map of ancient Rome, that hasn't been put on public view for almost 100 years, is getting its very own museum within sight of the Colosseum.

Rome authorities this month opened a new archaeological park and museum in the shadow of the Colosseum that features an original marble map of Ancient Rome that visitors can literally walk over ...

But this ancient map may prove just as effective. The Saint-Belec slab was declared Europe's oldest map in 2021, and ever since, archaeologists have been trying to decipher its markings, to lead ...

At first glance, this stone recovered from the site of an ancient hillfort in northern Italy appears to be just a simple disk. But, on closer inspection, its surface is peppered with chisel marks ...