Oldest map of the world on nearly 3,000-year-old Babylonian tablet deciphered to reveal surprisingly familiar story
The “oldest map of the world in the world” on a Babylonian clay tablet was deciphered over multiple centuries to reveal a ...
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Babylonian map reveals ancient view of the world and mythology
Archaeologist Hormuzd Rassam discovered the Babylonian tablet in 1882. For over a hundred years, it remained undeciphered.
Sword with markings of ancient pharaoh Ramses II unearthed in Egypt, archaeologists say
Ramses the Great is credited with expanding Egypt's reach as far as modern Syria to the east and Sudan to the south.
Ancient remains of Egyptian army barracks and a bronze sword unearthed by archaeologists
Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient remains of an Egyptian army barracks and the artifacts left there, including a ...