▁map ▁out ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁sky , ▁including ▁the ▁three ▁bright ▁stars ▁V ega , ▁Den eb , ▁and ▁Al ta ir ▁( the ▁Summer ▁Tri angle ▁a ster ism ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁P lei ades ▁star ▁cluster . ▁The ▁C ue vas ▁de ▁El ▁Cast illo ▁in ▁Spain ▁contain ▁a ▁dot ▁map ▁of ▁the ▁Cor ona ▁B ore alis ▁const ell ation ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁BC . ▁ ▁C ave ▁painting ▁and ▁rock ▁car v ings ▁used ▁simple ▁visual ▁elements ▁that ▁may ▁have ▁a ided ▁in ▁recogn izing ▁landscape ▁features , ▁such ▁as ▁hills ▁or ▁dwell ings . ▁A ▁map - like ▁representation ▁of ▁a ▁mountain , ▁river , ▁valle ys ▁and ▁routes ▁around ▁Pav lov ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁car ved ▁on ▁a ▁m amm oth ▁t usk , ▁has ▁been ▁dated ▁to ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁BC , ▁making ▁it ▁possibly ▁the ▁oldest ▁known ▁map ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁The ▁map ▁et ched ▁on ▁a ▁m amm oth ▁b one ▁at ▁Me z hy rich ▁is ▁c . 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁A ▁pol ished ▁chunk ▁of ▁sand stone ▁from ▁a ▁cave ▁in ▁Spanish ▁Navar re , ▁dated ▁to ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁BC , ▁may ▁represent ▁similar ▁features ▁super im posed ▁on ▁animal ▁et ch ings , ▁although ▁it ▁may ▁also ▁represent ▁a ▁spiritual ▁landscape , ▁or ▁simple ▁in cis ings . ▁ ▁Another ▁ancient ▁picture ▁that