A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest ...

A world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term “America,” in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci.

Imagine standing atop a rugged mountain range, gazing at an ancient landscape that whispers stories older than any nation. Now, picture looking at a map and realizing the names you see—those neat, ...