Ancient Greek cartographers, from Anaximander to Ptolemy, turned myth and measurement into world maps, shaping latitude and ...

Among the early Maya, the site of Aguada Fénix would have been a place for everyone to gather for trade, socialization, and ...

New findings increase the known length of the Roman Empire’s road network by more than 60,000 miles ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers ...

Researchers created an interactive map which lets users see how the ancient network crisscrossed the Empire, from Africa and ...

A new digital map of the road network that once connected the Roman Empire has been created, revealing a staggeringly vast ...

Researchers created Itiner-e, a "Google Maps for Roman Roads," charting the network that linked the expansive ancient empire.

As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and scientists now say those roads stretched 50% longer than previously ...

A new digital map, Itiner-e, reveals 300,000 km of Roman roads across the ancient empire, offering a high-tech look at the ...

For a long time, archaeologists believed that large buildings required large bosses. The idea was simple: only societies with ...

How often do you think about the Roman Empire? For a team of international researchers who went all in and mapped the ancient Roman road system, the answer — truly — is every day. And now, anyone can ...