Jolliet and Marquette's exploration was significant for several reasons. First, it provided the first detailed map of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Second, it helped to establish the French claim to the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes region. Third, it opened up the region to further exploration and settlement by Europeans.
Rock carvings discovered in Saudi Arabia The dog he is mans best friend, we have always known this, but the novelty is that this bond could have been born much earlier than hypothesized to date. At least this is what the rock representations would show, if the dating were confirmed. recently
An engraved tombstone has been unearthed on the island of Lindisfarne, in the northeast of England. The researchers are convinced to finally have a lead to locate a lost monastery of the 7e century. This engraved tombstone discovered on the island of Lindisfarne, in England, would attest to the pre
Everyone knows or has heard of the Nazca Lines, ancient geoglyphs found in Peru. There are hundreds of huge figures traced by the ancient culture of the same name on the ground, and they can only be seen in their entirety from the air. But perhaps what many do not know is that in Europe there is al
A sort of secret passages, the word traboule is a typical word from Lyon. Amable Audin, historian and archaeologist breaks it down into “trans-ambulare” which literally means “to pass through”. Old Lyon, well restored, retains a special character with its traboules which form veritable labyrinths. T