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Is the World's Oldest Map a Map?

Matthew Edney challenges the interpretations of a Neolithic era mural in Turkey.

Aired 04/03/2019 | Rating TV-G

University Place

Is the World's Oldest Map a Map?

Special | 43m 48sVideo has Closed Captions

Matthew Edney challenges the interpretations of a Neolithic era mural in Turkey.

Matthew Edney, Director of the History of Cartography Project at UW-Madison, examines a mural painted on the wall at Çatalhöyük in south-central Turkey which has been generally accepted as the oldest known map. Edney challenges the interpretation of the drawing.

Aired 04/03/2019 | Rating TV-G

University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

University Place

Is the World's Oldest Map a Map?

Special | 43m 48sVideo has Closed Captions

Matthew Edney, Director of the History of Cartography Project at UW-Madison, examines a mural painted on the wall at Çatalhöyük in south-central Turkey which has been generally accepted as the oldest known map. Edney challenges the interpretation of the drawing.

Aired 04/03/2019 | Rating TV-G

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