World News Oldest map of the world on nearly 3,000-year-old Babylonian tablet deciphered to reveal surprisingly familiar story By Allie Griffin Published Sep. 11, 2024, 10:23 p.m. ET ...

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest civilizations imagined the Earth. Known as the Imago Mundi, this Babylonian world ...

The Babylonian map is known as the Imago Mundi and holds the title of the oldest known map in the world as it shows the world ...

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

Writing, laws, cities, and science—these and other innovations were devised by the enterprising peoples living in Sumer, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, some 5,000 years ago.

Scientists have deciphered the world's oldest map -- and they believe it's led them to the location of Noah's Ark. The 3,000-year-old Babylonian artifact has puzzled archaeologists for centuries ...