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Seal discovered during the excavation of the Mohenjo-daro archaeological site in the Indus Valley has drawn attention as a possible representation of a "yogi" or "proto-Shiva" figure. This "Pashupati" (Lord of Animals, Sanskrit paśupati...

Temple of Poseidon (444-440 BCE), Sounion, Greece.

Ancient Cretan Pithoi, used for storage of food products. Malia, Crete (1900-1450 BCE).

One side (A) of the Phaistos disk, New-Palace period (1600-1450 BCE), Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete, Each side of the clay disk is impressed with hieroglyphic symbols as yet undeciphered.

One side (B) of the Phaistos Disk, New-Palace period (1600-1450 BCE). Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete,

A photo of the Nebra Sky Disc, a Bronze Age artifact (c. 1600 BCE) found in Nebra, Germany.

New-Palace period (1500-1450 BCE) Cretan Clay askos with 'Marine Style' decoration, (Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete)

Inside the 'labyrinth' of the Minoan palace at Knossos, Crete, (c. 1500 BCE).

The Palace at Knossos, Crete, (c. 1500 BCE). A restored upper-level lightwell.

The Minoan palace at Knossos, Crete (c. 1500 BCE).