Archaeologists have unveiled what is believed to be the world’s oldest 3D map, an astonishing relic from the Paleolithic era that rewrites the history of cartography. Found in the Ségognole 3 rock shelter in the Paris Basin,

Researchers uncovered a 13,000-year-old sandstone model in France’s Ségognole 3 rock shelter, possibly the world’s oldest 3D map. The miniature landscape reflects natural water flows, revealing early humans' advanced environmental understanding and engineering skills.

Researchers exploring the Ségognole 3 cave just south of Paris recently uncovered carvings on its floor that may represent the oldest 3d map in the world. Dating back 20,000 years, this "scale model" is believed to depict the surrounding landscape and could have been used to educate tribespeople about the area's hunting zones and natural resources.

A team of archaeologists have uncovered what could be the world’s oldest three-dimensional map. The roughly 13,000-year-old Paleolithic map was found within a large piece of sandstone in the Paris Basin in northern France and shows a representation of the surrounding landscape and the female body.

The Ségognole 3 rock shelter, known since the 1980s for its artistic engravings of two horses in a Late Palaeolithic style on either side of a female pubic figuration, has now been revealed to