Oldest map of the world on nearly 3,000-year-old Babylonian tablet deciphered to reveal surprisingly familiar story
The cuneiform tablet from the 6th century BC shows an aerial view map of Mesopotamia — roughly modern-day Iraq — and what the ...
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World’s oldest map dating back 3,000 years reveals details beyond Babylonian Empire
Mesopotamia, which is modern-day Iraq is being depicted on the map. It also shows Mesopotamia being surrounded by a double ring dubbed the “Bitter River”. This river is known to have marked ...