Babylonian Map of the World Shows How Ancient Civilizations Viewed Earth 2,500 Years Ago
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Imagine looking at a map that dates back over 2,500 years, showing how the ancient Babylonians viewed their world. The…
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Scientists Find Evidence for “Welsh Atlantis” in Ancient Map
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A faded medieval map of Britain may reveal evidence of “long lost” islands detailed in Welsh mythology, a new study…
Most Controversial Map in History; What Secrets Does The Piri Reis Map Hold?
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The Piri Reis map is perhaps the most controversial surviving document from the age of great geographical discoveries, which is…
How an Ancient Babylonian Map of Jupiter Helped Rewrite History
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Babylonian astronomers calculated the motion of the planet Jupiter using an idea that led to integral calculus. This is a…
10 Things You Should Know About the “Planisphere”, a 5500-Year-Old Star Map
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The ancient Sumerian civilization may have been underdeveloped in the sense of a written script, for example, but they sure…
Infrared Maps of Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Reveal Weird Underground Features
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Data used to construct new infrared images of Saturn’s moon Enceladus provide strong evidence that the surface of the northern…
Zealandia: Unprecedented Maps of Earth’s 8th Sunken Continent Reveal a Never-Before-Seen World
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There’s a sunken continent off the coast of Australia; its name is Zealandia. You probably never heard about it, but…
Nearly a Fifth of World’s Ocean Floor Mapped Thanks to Seabed 2030
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When you think about it, we know more about the surface of the Moon and planets like Mars than we…
This 2,200-year-old map was carved on the surface of a massive volcanic rock
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Two thousand two hundred years ago, an ancient people living in present day-Colima carved an intricate map on a massive…
This 5,100-Year-Old Ancient Sumerian Star Map Details a Massive Cosmic Impact
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Around 3,000 BC, an ancient Sumerian astronomer was observing the sky as he usually would. While he was making observations,…
3 Confounding Monoliths That Are Said to Depict Ancient Stars Maps
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Is it possible that thousands of years ago, perhaps at a time when history as we know it was not…
This Stunning Map Reveals Hidden Features Beneath Antarctica
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A new map made of data from radar, imaging, and predictions has revealed Antarctica’s unprecedented view. Not only has the…
This is the Oldest Known Map of the Ancient Egyptian Underworld
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The map is illustrated in the form of engravings that were discovered inside a 4,000-year-old sarcophagus. The “map of the…
These Are the 6 Most Ancient Maps Ever Found
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Ever since humans became aware of their surroundings, they started etching the very first maps in stone. Knowing where we…
3D Map of Ancient Egyptian Underworld Found Around Egypt’s Oldest Step Pyramid
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There’s a massive trench surrounding the oldest step pyramid in Egypt, the Pyramid of Djoser, and an expert has now…
The Piri Reis Map: Does This Ancient Map Show Antarctica Free of Ice?
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Does the Piri Reis map really show Antarctica free from ice? There have been countless maps discovered throughout history that have…
Does This 6,000-Year-Old Monument Depict an Ancient Star Map?
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Most glyphs etched on the massive stone represent animals, fruits, humans, constellations, and many unrecognizable symbols and images. Its most…
A 5,000-Year-Old Cosmic Map? The Mysterious Symbols of the Cochno Stone
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There’s a stone covered in strange symbols located in Scotland. Discovered in 1887 by the Rev. James Harvey, it’s unlike…
This 5,500-Year-Old Sumerian Star Map Recorded the Impact of a Massive Asteroid
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An ancient clay tablet housed at the British Museum has puzzled experts for more than 150 years. The Cuneiform tablet…
This Is the Ancient Babylonian Map of Jupiter That Changed History
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It is a well-known fact that ancient civilizations around the globe were outstanding astronomers. Humankind has observed the stars for…
Astronomers Successfully Map 8,000 Galaxies and Make an Incredible Discovery
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Have you ever wondered where in the universe we are located? I’ve tried imagining our solar system while looking at…
Google Maps Help Reveal More Than 50 Ancient Monuments Dating Back 6,000 Years
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In 2018 a drought struck parts of Ireland. As the terrain changed, experts began noticing strange markings in the ground….