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West Kennet Long Barrow
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West Kennet Long Barrow

Entrance and forecourt/facade of West Kennet Long Barrow, Wiltshire, U.K. 3,500-2,700 BCE.
West Church, Umm el-Jimal (Jordan)
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West Church, Umm el-Jimal (Jordan)

Ruins of the West Church found at the village of Umm el-Jimal in the north of Jordan, which was occupied between the 1st century CE (by the Kingdom of Nabatea) and the 9th century CE (during the Abbasid period). Inscriptions made by Tanukhid...
Colossal Heads on the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut
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Colossal Heads on the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut

Overview of the colossal heads on the West Terrace of Mount Nemrut, a tomb-sanctuary built by King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene in the 1st century BCE on one of the highest peaks of the Eastern Taurus mountain range in what is now south-eastern...
Will West Long
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Will West Long

Will West Long (also known as Will Westi, l. c. 1869-1947), Cherokee mask-maker, historian, and translator. He became famous for his work with Euro-American anthropologists and ethnographers translating Cherokee legends, lore, prayers, and...
Sarsen Stones, West Kennet Long Barrow
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Sarsen Stones, West Kennet Long Barrow

Outside of West Kennet Long Barrow, Wiltshire, U.K., showing the sarsen stones of the forecourt/facade. 3,500-2,700 BCE.
King George's War
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

King George's War - When New England Colonists Captured A Powerful French Fort

King George's War (1744-1748) was the third great colonial conflict fought in North America between Great Britain and France, each side aided by their respective Native American allies. Like the previous two major colonial wars, it coincided...
Neolithic Clay Figurine from West Iran
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Neolithic Clay Figurine from West Iran

Neolithic clay goddess from Tappah Sarab, Kermanshah, 7000-6100 BCE. Clay figurines of female bodies with exaggerated reproductive organs are among the most common features of prehistoric sculpted art. With famous examples from Venus of...
Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [South Face, West End]
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [South Face, West End]

This scene is part of a long tributary one where the king receives Chaldean tribute from Musallim-Marduk, son of Ukani. Here, the Assyrian king, Shalmaneser III (r. 858 - 824 BCE), stands and his left hand rests on the tip of his bow while...
Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North Face, West End]
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North Face, West End]

This scene is part of a long tributary one where Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BCE) receives tribute from Qalparunda (c. mid 9th Century BCE) of the Land of Unqi (a Luwian Syri-Hittite state, also known as Pattin). The procession is headed...
Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North Face, West End]
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Throne Dais of Shalmaneser III [North Face, West End]

This scene is part of a long tributary one where Shalmaneser III (r. 858 - 824 BCE) receives tribute from Qalparunda (c. mid 9th Century BCE) of the Land of Unqi (a Luwian Syri-Hittite state, also known as Pattin). The tribute is composed...
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