If the map of de la Cosa really was created later than 1500, perhaps the true earliest map of “America” is Martin Waldseemüller's world map. Created in 1507, it is the first map to depict the Western ...

The rare Froschauer Old Testament survives in only a handful of copies worldwide, including one in Trinity College ...

Long drought cycles reshaped settlement choices in the Indus region. These climate stresses likely contributed to its slow ...

An ASI superintendent archaeologist, Vinay Gupta's recent paper titled ‘The Earliest Coinage of Bharat as Unearthed from ...

In the earliest text written in Marathi, a language of millions in western and central India, a 13th-century religious figure ...

Unlock the secret stories of Indian cities! Learn why 'Pur' means a king's fort, 'Abad' means a settled place, and 'Ganj' is a bustling market.

The planetarium turns 100 this year. What came before the giant domes, with imagery of galaxies, asteroids and meteors ...

There are stories that only existed once, and then there are stories that continue to walk the land even today. The Ramayana ...

Every day, millions of users rely on Google Maps whether they drive a car, ride a two-wheeler, or commute using public transport. In a country as diverse and complex as India, Maps has become the ...

The Ancient Greek mapmakers were among the earliest thinkers to conceive of the world as a coherent whole, turning centuries of myth, seafaring knowledge, and emerging science into actual ...

A map of stars in the night sky, created long ago by Native Americans, continues to baffle scientists. An early seventeenth century elk skin star chart from the Skiri Pawnee measures 15 by 22 inches.