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The First Persian Empire Mapped with Google Earth

From the rise of Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BCE to the vast dominion of Darius and Xerxes, the First Persian ...
The Georgetowner

Small Business Saturday Shines Bright in Georgetown

Small Business Saturday is November 29. Below is a look at some of Georgetown’s wonderful small businesses worth visiting and supporting. Each one brings its own unique story and style to the ...
Ancient Origins

Ancient Mesopotamian Map May Be World's First Urban Blueprint

According to National Geographic, the map depicts distances between gates in the wall surrounding the Mesopotamian city of Nippur, but for decades experts questioned its accuracy. The locations of ...
Indian Defence Review

This Ancient City Map Could Be the World’s First Urban Blueprint

A 3,500-year-old clay tablet depicting the city of Nippur offers a glimpse into ancient cartography, challenging our ...

The oldest known city map is startlingly precise

It took decades for archaeologists to realize this 3,500-year-old tablet depicts an ancient city at scale. But how did its ...

What was Britain like before the Roman conquest? A new hoard of treasures gives us clues.

A cauldron, chariot parts, ornate jewelry: Precious objects found in the Melsonby Hoard are shedding new light into the rituals of Iron Age Britain.