Name: Babylonian Map of the World ("Imago Mundi" in Latin) What it is: A clay tablet inscribed with the oldest known map of the ancient world Where it is from: Abu Habba (Sippar), an ancient ...

The Imago Mundi, the oldest known world map, offers a rare glimpse into the way ancient Babylonians viewed their world. Carved onto a clay tablet around the 5th century BCE, it was uncovered in ...

Bonampak means "painted walls" in Maya, and the site is known for just that: beautiful murals depicting the life of the ancient Maya ... who feared that the world would end when the head was ...

This was one of the most important trade routes in the ancient world, and Troy’s location ... On the interactive map on the home page, the levels are represented by different colors.

What's cooler than maps? Bizarre ancient maps. Oxford University Press recently published "The Oxford Map Companion: One Hundred Sources in World History," edited by UC Irvine historian Patricia Seed.

one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. There are many theories surrounding the gardens, from their exact location to the identities of their builders. Some suggest the gardens formed a ...

2012 Ancient City of Ping Yao - Location map Clarification / adopted 2012 Ancient City of Ping ... The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its ...

This was one of the most important trade routes in the ancient world, and Troy’s location ... On the interactive map on the home page, the levels are represented by different colors.