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Such molds appeared for the very first time during the late Chalcolithic period. Their use indicates a trend towards mass production and consumption of copper goods. Late Chalcolithic period, 4000-3600 BCE. From Hujayrat al-Ghuzlan, north...

People invented plaster during the Neolithic period by burning limestone. This new material was used in daily life and for cultic practices. A new tradition also appeared then, that of plastering skulls of the deceased, which were removed...

The Parable of the Rich Fool by Rembrandt (1606-1669 CE). (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin)

An illustration of an ogre, a stock character in medieval folklore (From 'Europa's Fairy Book' by Joseph Jacobs and John Dickson Batten, 1916)

An illustration from the medieval folk tale Little Red Riding Hood. (From 'Little Red Riding Hood' by Jessie Willcox Smith, 1911 CE)

An illustration from the medieval folk tale of the Goose that Laid the Golden Egg. (From The 'Æsop for Children', by Æsop, illustrated by Milo Winter)

An illustration of Cinderella and her fairy godmother, a medieval fairy tale. (From 'Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories' by Various)

An oval seal impression repeated on the rim and handles of a large jar. Seal impressions are official guarantees of the jars and their contents; therefore, stamped jars indicated the presence of a local administrative center and trade relations...

This figurine is a combination of the Syrian goddess Astarte with the Egyptian Hathor-Sekhmet. The head is formed so that the front shows the face of a woman while the side view is the profile of a lioness. The goddesses were associated with...

Apollo was the god of music, light, truth, and healing in Graeco-Roman mythology, but this statue was found in a temple dedicated to "Kore", the goddess of the underworld and vegetation. The back of the statue was not polished, suggesting...