Uruk

Devotional scene to Inanna , Warka Vase , c. 3200–3000 BC, Uruk. This is one of the earliest surviving works of narrative relief sculpture.

A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting Bishop Odo rallying Duke William 's army during the Battle of Hastings in 1066

The walls Gilgamesh supposedly built to ring Uruk have been carbon-dated to 3000 BCE — making the oldest surviving epic's most personal boast a verifiable archaeological fact.