In a finding that bridges ancient mythology with historical cartography, the British Museum’s analysis of a 3,000-year-old ...
At the bottom center of the map sits Mesopotamia, enclosed by a circle representing a 'bitter river ... The Gilgamesh Flood story is known from clay tablets that date back around 3,000 years, the ...
Dr. Irving Finkel, Assistant Keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian script at the British Museum, led the team that unlocked the ...
Researchers decipher Babylonian map showing journey to Urartu, believed to be the ark's resting place after the Great Flood.