The Israel Museum opens its new winter fare with ancient charts, abstract paintings, compelling graphics, and alfresco beauty.

The mystery of ice-free Antarctica has intrigued scholars and enthusiasts alike, with ancient maps suggesting a time when the continent was free of ice. These maps, such as the Piri Reis map, have ...

ROME, Jan 11 (Reuters) - 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. The Museum of the Forma ...

A team of scientists claims to have discovered the location of Noah’s Ark on a 3,000-year-old Babylonian stone tablet. This remarkable find, which has captured the attention of archaeologists and ...

Archeologists are hoping that an ancient map, left largely unstudied for 4,000 years, can point them towards some hidden secrets of the ancient world. The Bronze Age map, at first look, is just a ...

When it comes to mapmaking, humans haven't always stuck to the rules: ancient maps were riddled with inaccuracies, and covered with fantastical beasts and mythic places. Take a look at the history of ...

The ideas behind early Indian cosmographies often predated the invention of print. These were not maps of physical terrain but of inner worlds – depictions of the soul, the cosmos, and moral order.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every exploration buff knows that made-up geography often appeared on ancient maps. The most famous example is that of Atlantis, a ...

There’s ne’er a dull moment at the Israel Museum. The expansive arts repository on the Jerusalem hilltop is constantly vamping, revamping, and keeping us on our toes as it unfurls an endless stream of ...