Finding the oldest Maya site ever documented was only the beginning of archaeologist Takeshi Inomata’s discoveries. After ...

A monumental complex built by the Maya around 3,000 years ago was modeled on a map of the cosmos, new fieldwork has revealed.

A 3,000-year-old clay tablet, recognized as the world's oldest map and believed to depict the site of 'Noah's Ark', has been deciphered by scientists. Named Imago Mundi, this crucial Babylonian ...

The map was found at the Ségognole 3 rock shelter in the Fontainebleau sandstones south of Paris. This site has been studied for over 40 years and is well known for artistic engravings of two horses.