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2300 BC| c. 2300 BC | Babylon, Egypt [exploration] | The Babylonians portray canals, rivers, and surrounding mountains on clay tablets – the first maps. Egyptian map-making is developing at about the same time. | | c. 2300 BC | Egypt [sculpture] | The statue of Egyptian king Pepi I is made using the lost-wax method – the earliest known example of the method. The statue is cast in wax and then covered with a claylike material to form the mould which is then heated to harden it and to melt the wax. The mould is then filled with molten metal. |
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