Friday, August 07, 2009

Map Update

Oldest map in western Europe found engraved on 14,000-year-old chunk of rock | Mail Online: "We all rely on maps, be they the sat nav in your car or a traditional A-Z, and archaeologists have found our ancient ancestors were no different.

They have unearthed what they believe to be the oldest map in Western Europe, in a Spanish cave steeped in legend.

The complex etchings were engraved on a hand-sized rock 13,660 years ago, probably by Magdalenian hunter-gatherers."

Photo of map at the link.

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