Forget everything you know about the United States of America. It is not united anymore, but divided into several independent ...

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 ...

As November marked the celebration of the Native American and Indigenous Heritage Month, the Office of Intercultural ...

Lund University archaeologists have revealed details of late medieval artillery from the wreck of the royal Danish-Norwegian flagship, Gribshunden. The shipwreck is the only known example of its kind ...

The outbreak of a mysterious disease ravaged Europe in the late 15th century, shortly after Christopher Columbus and his crew returned from the Americas. Experts have debated for centuries where this ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - In President James Monroe’s 7th annual message to Congress on Dec. 2, 1823, he issued a warning to ...

While reclaiming Columbus Day as a federal holiday, the president lashed out at Americans who have acknowledged the Italian explorer's controversial legacy Meredith Kile is a Digital News ...

Paleogenomics has finally solved a question that has puzzled researchers for decades: Where did syphilis come from? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.