08. The Piri Reis Map: Did Aliens Discover Antarctica?

<p>MAPS! You’ve heard of them! But one map from history stands out as a bit odd. The Piri Reis map from 1513 seems to contain more cartographical information about our world than was thought to be known at the time, having drawn out Antarctica centuries before it was officially discovered.</p> <p>Could they have gotten detailed information about our world from aliens who would have had an easier time traversing the planet in their spacecraft? How is Nicolas Cage involved? Why does this episode have a weird energy? Navigate yourself to the play button and find out!</p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piri_Reis_map'>Here’s where you can find a good image of the map.</a></p> <p>Subscribe to It's Probably (not) Aliens for weekly episodes about cool ancient history! And give us a 5-star review if you have the time. It would really help us out!</p> <p>Follow the show on Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/ProbsNotAliens'>https://twitter.com/ProbsNotAliens</a></p> <p>Tristan Johnson: <a href='https://stepbackhistory.com/'>https://StepBackHistory.com</a></p> <p>Scott Niswander: <a href='https://twitter.com/scottniswander'>https://twitter.com/scottniswander</a></p> <p>Music by Rod Kim: <a href='https://rodkim.com/'>https://RodKim.com</a></p> <p>Cover art by Skutch: <a href='https://twitter.com/Skutchdraws'>https://twitter.com/Skutchdraws</a></p>