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Saltman Mummy from Iranian Mine
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Saltman Mummy from Iranian Mine

Saltman No. 2, currently on display in Zanjan Musem. (Image 3)
Chogha Zanbil (Dar Untash)
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Chogha Zanbil (Dar Untash)

Elamite Ziggurat located in today's Khuzestan Province in Iran. It was constructed in approximately 1250 BCE in a religious city originally called Dar Untash.
Crates of Thebes by Giordano
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Crates of Thebes by Giordano

Crates of Thebes by Luca Giordano, 1650 CE, Palazzo Barberini, Rome.
Early Domestication of Cattle
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Early Domestication of Cattle

Ancient Egyptian depiction of an early instance of cow domestication.
Diogenes by Jean-Leon Gerome
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Diogenes by Jean-Leon Gerome

Diogenes sitting in his tub. Painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1860 CE)
Philip II of Macedon
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Philip II of Macedon

Philip II of Macedon (reigned 359–336 BCE)
Double-Mouthed Bulbous Jar
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Double-Mouthed Bulbous Jar

This bulbous jar dates back to the early Bronze Age, 3150-2900 BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum ,Iraq).
Clay Sickle
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Clay Sickle

This cutting tool witnessed the beginning of agriculture. Ubaid period, 5th millennium BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).
Obsidian Tools
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Obsidian Tools

These tool were probably used for cutting and chopping. Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass and is not local to Mesopotamia. It was most likely imported from modern Afghanistan. These tools were found at Tell Shemshara (modern...
Pottery Jar from Hellenistic period
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Pottery Jar from Hellenistic period

This partially broken jar dates back to the Hellenistic period, 323-30 BCE. From Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).
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