▁res emb les ▁a ▁map ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 7 th ▁mill en ni um ▁BC ▁in ▁ Ç atal hö y ük , ▁An atol ia , ▁modern ▁Turkey . ▁This ▁wall ▁painting ▁may ▁represent ▁a ▁plan ▁of ▁this ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁village ; ▁however , ▁recent ▁scholar ship ▁has ▁question ed ▁the ▁identification ▁of ▁this ▁painting ▁as ▁a ▁map . ▁ ▁An cient ▁Near ▁East ▁ ▁Maps ▁in ▁An cient ▁Bab yl onia ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁using ▁accurate ▁surve ying ▁techniques . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁a ▁ 7 . 6 ▁× ▁ 6 . 8   cm ▁cl ay ▁table t ▁found ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁at ▁Ga - Sur , ▁near ▁contemporary ▁Kir ku k , ▁shows ▁a ▁map ▁of ▁a ▁river ▁valley ▁between ▁two ▁hills . ▁C une iform ▁ins cri ptions ▁label ▁the ▁features ▁on ▁the ▁map , ▁including ▁a ▁plot ▁of ▁land ▁described ▁as ▁ 3 5 4 ▁i ku ▁( 1 2 ▁hect ares ) ▁that ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁a ▁person ▁called ▁Az ala . ▁Most ▁sch ol ars ▁date ▁the ▁table t ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁to ▁ 2 4 th ▁century ▁BC ; ▁Leo ▁Bag row ▁diss ents ▁with ▁a ▁date ▁of ▁ 7 0 0 0   BC . ▁Hills ▁are ▁shown ▁by ▁over la pping ▁sem ic ir cles , ▁rivers ▁by ▁lines , ▁and ▁cities ▁by ▁circles . ▁The ▁map ▁also ▁is ▁marked ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁cardinal ▁directions . ▁ ▁An ▁eng ra