For example, the ancient world is shown as a singular disc ... even though it occupied both banks for most of its history. Above the map is a block of text describing the creation of the world ...

Even those who know little of ancient Egypt’s mysteries have heard of the infamous Book of the Dead. And now, researchers ...

What's cooler than maps? Bizarre ancient maps. Oxford University Press recently published "The Oxford Map Companion: One Hundred Sources in World History," edited by UC Irvine historian Patricia Seed.

History’s first city, at least according to the ancient text known as the Sumerian King List found on a clay tablet, was also ...