The Roman Empire might've fallen, but it didn't take their numbers down with it. Those pesky letters disguised as numbers still stick around to this day, normally wreaking havoc on people that ...
The ancient Ruins of Tulum can be visited fairly easily on your own or you can book a guided tour for the added convenience of roundtrip transportation with pickup from hotels in Playa del Carmen and ...
Mexico’s Maya and Aztec pyramids deserve a spot high on your travel list. These were once holy spaces for ancient civilizations, and each offers a moment of complete awe and a rare look into history.
THE researcher who is trying to trace the “hidden” fragments of the Stone of Destiny believes she has decoded another mystery of the ancient artefact – Roman numerals which were etched on to it. A ...
According to the Association of Archaeologists of Peru, the “chincana” – meaning labyrinth in the Quechua language – connect the city’s Temple of the Sun to the ancient Sacsayhuaman ...
Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no. The Carnac stones, located in Brittany in northwestern France, date back around 6,000 years. They consist of about 3,000 stones ...
A new proof has brought mathematicians one step closer to understanding the hidden order of those “atoms of arithmetic,” the prime numbers. The primes—numbers that are only divisible by ...
This year's version of the NFL's biggest game is Super Bowl LIX — or Super Bowl 59, if you're not well versed in Roman numerals. Unlike the other major American sports leagues, the NFL uses ...
This estimate means that ancient Greece was one of the most populous regions in the world at the time. It is important to note that these numbers are approximate and subject to debate. Factors such as ...
One of my favorite anecdotes about prime numbers concerns Alexander Grothendieck, who was among the most brilliant mathematicians of the 20th century. According to one account, he was once asked ...
Photo from Xavier Sicart Chavarría via INAH Hidden beneath the rainforest of southern Mexico sit the ruins of a massive ancient Maya settlement. Archaeologists knew of the site since the 1980s ...