Archaeologists have identified the lost city of Tharais near Jordan's Dead Sea. The discovery is based on the 1,500-year-old Madaba Mosaic Map, revealing its location. Excavations uncovered ...

Researchers recently found one of the many lost Holy Land cities in Jordan. The team used maps and field surveys to identify the site. Experts believe the lost city Tharais wasn’t just an ...

A history enthusiast's map study led to the discovery of a likely medieval monastery in Sweden, according to local officials. The ruins were found by using ground-penetrating radar.

Before they were known as the “Lost Battalion,” the 1st Battalion was a part of the 36th Infantry Division fighting in Europe during World War II. After a bungled strategic decision sent them ...

A new interactive map has launched in Santa Barbara County, helping reunite lots pets with their owners.

Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS) is introducing a new community resource that helps reunite lost pets with their families. The interactive Lost & Found Pet Map, is now live on the ...

With his final breaths, one of the aviators provided information to give Allied artillery accurate coordinates to target German forces.

The five oldsters—four men and a woman—were not the sort to badger officials, but something had made them desperate. Last week they trooped into the office of Colorado's Governor Dan ...

Cher Ami was severely injured — shot, blinded in one eye, and lost a leg — but she still managed to deliver her message, which was crucial in saving nearly 200 soldiers of the "Lost Battalion ...

The reason this story is so important is that in spite of great odds the Lost Battalion was saved. An old film was taken soon after their rescue, showing the Lost Battalion coming down the hill.