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Painted Pottery from the Samarra Culture
This partially broken painted pottery dates back to the Samarra culture, Mesopotamia, 6th millennium BCE. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).
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Polada Culture Pot
Clay pot, Polada Culture, Abitato del Lavagnone, Bronze Age, 1800-1600 BCE.
Giovanni Rambotti Civic Archaeological Museum, Desenzano del Garda, Italy.
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Jar With Stylized Landscape, Majiayao Culture
A pottery jar with stylized landscape from Gansu or Qinhai Province, China. Produced by the Majiayao Culture, late 4th / early 3rd millennium BCE.
Exhibited at Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Map of Nok Culture Territory
A map indicating the approximate territory inhabited by the people of West Africa's Nok Culture (flourished 500 BCE - 200 CE) in modern-day Nigeria.
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Cat Statue from the Nok Culture
A human-headed cat statue from the Nok Culture. From modern-day Nigeria. 500 BCE to 200 CE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).
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Longshan Culture Territory, China
A map indicating the regions of north-east China occupied by the Longshan culture from c. 3000 to c. 1700 BCE.
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Nok Culture Fragment of a Figure
As a result of erosion and mining, one of the oldest and most sophistcated art-producing cultures known in sub-Saharan Africa came to light in the mid-20th century. Hundreds of hollow figures, heads, and fragments made of coarse clay have...
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A Jar from Hassuna Culture
This ball-body jar was found in the Faida district of the modern city of Musil, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. It dates back to the Hassuna period, 6th millennium BCE. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).
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History of the Etruscan Culture: the First Great Italian Civilization
The Etruscans, who knew themselves as the Rasenna, were a culture that flourished in central Italy in the region of Etruria between the 8th and the 3rd century BCE. They are first mentioned by the Greek writer Hesiod in the 8th century BCE...
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Etruscan Civilization
The Etruscan civilization flourished in central Italy between the 8th and 3rd century BCE. The culture was renowned in antiquity for its rich mineral resources and as a major Mediterranean trading power. Much of its culture and even history...