Because previous world maps depicted only Europe, Asia, and Africa ... dating back to the end of the 16th century. The map essentially asserts that the royal descendants of Lord-11 Quetzalecatzin ...

History nerd? Got maps on your wall? The Map Myths website allows you to explore the mythical places on ancient maps.

Sometimes, on an autumn day somewhere in eastern Europe, it can be difficult to tell precisely which century has fallen under your immediate gaze. Baroque flourishes, Gothic pomp, neoclassical style – ...

From Austria's Vienna, to Sweden's Gothenburg, here are the European towns and cities that revel in Christmas like no other ...

With a collection dating back to the 1500s, there’s plenty to feast on at the Szathmary Culinary Manuscript Collection at the University of Iowa — one of the top five collections in the country.

The Kremlin is more like a fortress than a residence, with a series of 16th-century cathedrals ... has a prestigious collect of Western European art, with works by famous painters, which include ...

Recent research has unveiled the nature of the weaponry used by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado’s expedition (which crossed the ...

While there were once more than 300 indigenous languages spoken in the U.S., it is thought that only 20 will be spoken in ...

Researchers think a coral-covered vessel discovered off the Kenyan coast could be the "São Jorge," a galleon that sank 500 ...