Swedish archaeologists uncovered medieval monastery ruins in Derome, thanks to a history enthusiast's research of old maps ...

When you think of a piece of mapping software, what comes to mind? Maybe advanced, high resolution satellite imagery? Or ...

Scientists since the 1940s have argued we normally possess an internal compass, “a map-like representation within the ‘black box’ of the nervous system,” as geographer Rob Kitchin puts it.

With TimeMap.org, you can do just that—no time machine required. This interactive history map lets you dive into the past, offering a unique way to see when, where, and how historical events ...

The interface looks simple at first: It’s just a world map with a slider you can move to see the borders at different times in history. It’s like Google Maps for history—you can set a year ...

The history of maps can go back 5,000 years. During the early years of maps, there were no rules relating to how they were oriented. Maps now normally go north to south. Before 4 BC, maps were ...

This week in history, on Oct. 24, 1795, the map of what remained of Poland-Lithuania was once again in the hands of the nation’s enemies, who — having crushed the last of the rebellion — sat at a ...

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