#ancient map

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Europe’s Oldest Map: The 4,000-Year-Old Saint-Bélec Slate

The Saint-Bélec slate, dating back 4,000 years, is considered the oldest known map of Europe.

Discovered over a century ago in northwestern France, the slab remained forgotten until its rediscovery in 2014.

By analyzing local waterways and the positions of ancient architectural sites — especially megaliths — researchers determined that the map represents an area of approximately 630 square kilometers.

This ancient map has already guided scientists to several archaeological discoveries.

The slate itself is massive, weighing between 1.5 and 2 tons, measuring 2 meters in length, 1.5 meters in width, and 15 centimeters thick.

[ofruinsandmyth]

Saint Belec Slab | Oldest 3D Map in Europe

[theoccultofesoterica]

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[shiranui7]

Ancient map- Clementoni 2000 pieces

[sable-520]

Sirius: Please, Reggie, after everything we’ve been through together. You can’t do this!

Regulus: I’m sorry, Sirius

Sirius: I’m begging you, don’t do it!

Regulus: It has to be done.

Sirius:

Regulus:

James:

Remus:

Peter:

Regulus: *places +4* Uno.

[moony-talks]

Lanky, awkward eleven year old Remus, who fully planned to spend the next seven years avoiding everyone and keeping his nose in a book.

Eleven year old Sirius, who almost faceplanted on the train because he'd never seen someone that beautiful before

Baby wolfstar 🥰

[aelia-posts]

Sirius Black who constantly steals Remus's jumpers and cuddles up close to literally anyone if they let him, even during the summer months, because he developed nerve damage from being cruciod too much making him feel permanently cold

Regulus who develops the same thing the day that Sirius leaves.

[fallengoldenapple]

Thinking about twelve-year-old Sirius Black speaking out during a Black family dinner and because of this Walburga and Orion refuse to sign the permission slip to allow him to visit Hogsmeade as punishment.

Sirius never being one to sit and do as he's told. Sirius who finds the passage into honey-dukes cellar and uses the invisibility cloak to walk around Hogsmeade without being seen. Sirius laughing and joking with the rest of the marauders before James spots McGonagall. Sirius hiding under a table in The Three Broomsticks so McGonagall doesn't see him.

Harry Potter hiding under the same table listening to the story of how Sirius Black murdered his parents.

[wildstar25]

Honeymoon pt.5 - Shaaloani

Aetherically, there are some striking differences; but in form alone the similarities to The Qitana Ravel are uncanny. That such ruins could exist both on the first and the source.... This has given me much to think about. Come, you two, let us freshen up and make camp before nightfall. Our adventures may continue tomorrow.

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[thepastisalreadywritten]

This 1455 map of the Holy Land makes an excellent smartphone wallpaper.📱

[worldhistoryfacts]

The most common geographical evidence we have from ancient Rome are catalogs of places. Roman maps, to the extent that they existed at all, were almost certainly rare and expensive. Ordinary Romans would not have had access to them. Instead, Romans would have used itineraria, which are just what they sound like — lists of the places a traveler might encounter along a certain road. Many itineraria are catalogs of the milestones that the Roman government placed on its road network.

One of the more famous itineraries is found on a set of cups that were excavated in Vicarello; they describe the route from Cadiz, Spain to Rome.

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[ancientromebuildings]

Map of Rome

Attribution:

Unknown authorUnknown author (H. Jordan ?), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Representation of the central tenet of the Orion correlation theory: the outline of the Giza pyramids superimposed over a photograph of the stars in Orion's Belt.

[egypt-museum]

In ancient Egypt, maps were not as developed or commonly used as they are in modern times. However, the ancient Egyptians did have a basic understanding of geography and utilized certain visual representations to depict their surroundings. These representations were not as detailed or accurate as modern maps but served specific purposes.

One type of map-like representation used in ancient Egypt was called a “topographical list” or “descriptive list.” These lists documented important landmarks, cities, temples, and natural features along with their distances and directions from one another. They were often inscribed on temple walls or tomb reliefs and served as guides for religious or funerary processions.

Another form of representation was the “land register” or “estate map.” These maps depicted agricultural lands, indicating boundaries, fields, canals, and other relevant features. They were primarily used for administrative purposes, such as taxation and land management.

Ancient map of Egypt with names of towns and nomes in hieroglyphs

by Jeff Dahl

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