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Saltman Mummy from Iranian Mine
Saltman No. 2, currently on display in Zanjan Musem. (Image 3)
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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.
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Crates of Thebes by Giordano
Crates of Thebes by Luca Giordano, 1650 CE, Palazzo Barberini, Rome.
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Early Domestication of Cattle
Ancient Egyptian depiction of an early instance of cow domestication.
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Diogenes by Jean-Leon Gerome
Diogenes sitting in his tub. Painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1860 CE)
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Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon (reigned 359–336 BCE)
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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).
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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).
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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...
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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).
