What it is: A clay tablet inscribed with the oldest known map of the ancient world Where it is from: Abu Habba (Sippar), an ...

The Babylonian map consists of a circular map. Along with that, there are a few pieces of text written in an an ...

Ancient Babylonian world map from a clay tablet, nearly 3,000 years old, reveals a version of the Noah's Ark story and ...

When it comes to operating beyond the limits of the known world into the world of imagination, [the tablet] is indispensable, ...

THE mystery surrounding a 3,000-year-old tablet, believed to be the oldest map in the world has finally been solved. The ancient tablet has been deciphered after centuries and offers a glimpse of ...

The world map we see today has grown through the efforts of many explorers who have charted new boundaries, continually ...

The Babylonian Map of the World, originating from ancient Iraq around the sixth century B.C., is the oldest known map. Depicting a circular world with Babylon at its center and surrounded by water ...

After more than 10,000 years of use, the ancient cultures and indigenous communities who use plant medicines may hold lessons ...

The Copts were (and remain) so devoted to Michael that they established 12 feasts in his honor, one per month, to be observed ...

What it is: A type of ceremonial suit constructed of jade pieces and worn by royal members of China's Han dynasty (ruled from ...

It has left experts puzzled, but they believe the structures could have been compacted by ancient meteor strikes ... This ...