Oldest map of the world on nearly 3,000-year-old Babylonian tablet deciphered to reveal surprisingly familiar story
The cuneiform tablet from the 6th century BC shows an aerial view map of Mesopotamia — roughly modern-day Iraq — and what the ...
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World’s oldest map dating back 3,000 years reveals details beyond Babylonian Empire
Researchers have now decoded a Babylonian tablet ... an aerial view of Mesopotamia that dates back to the 6th century BC. Mesopotamia has been a long-time favorite of researchers.
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The Benefits of Flaxseed
Flaxseed was cultivated in Babylon as early as 3000 BC. In the 8th century, King Charlemagne believed so strongly in the health benefits of flaxseed that he passed laws requiring his subjects to ...