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.

Hopefully, however, his course papers present a better assessment of facts. "The world's oldest known map" has fortunately not been missing for years, but has been and is safely housed in the ...

1. Gobekli Tepe, Turkey (9600-8200 BCE): Considered the oldest structure in the world made by humans, this neolithic settlement features large, standing stones in circles ...