Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...

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D eep beneath the surface of Qiandao Lake, an ancient metropolis remains frozen in time, untouched by centuries of decay.Known as Shi Cheng or Lion City, this forgotten wonder has earned the ...

Most modern structures are built to last 50 years or so, but ingenious ancient engineering has kept this watery city afloat for more than 1,600 years – using only wood. As any local knows ...

NEW secrets have been revealed about what lies below Egypt's pyramids after scientists said they found an ancient city buried there. Researchers from Italy and Scotland claimed to have made ...

For many tourists, the visit to the ancient city in southwest Jordan ends here. But Petra has much more to offer, including more than 600 stone facades and an intriguing list of clues about its ...

But Ancient Greece isn’t one big country. Our civilisation has grown from small, rival communities, often cut off from each other by mountains, rivers and the sea, to create the city-states ...