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Chalcolithic Stamp Seals
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Chalcolithic Stamp Seals

This is a stone gable-shaped seal. It is carved with a procession of three horned animals, probably gazelles. From Central Turkey or Northern Syria. Late Chalcolithic (Copper) Age, 4000-3000 BCE. (The British Museum, London).
Aftermath of the Battle of Indus
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Aftermath of the Battle of Indus

A painting of the aftermath of the Battle of Indus (1221 CE), from the Chinggiskhannama. The painting depicts Jalal al-Din Mingburnu (1199 - 1231 CE), the last ruler of the Khwarazmian dynasty, crossing the Indus River to escape the onslaught...
Mesopotamian Art and Architecture
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Mesopotamian Art and Architecture - The Birth of Art and Architecture in the Ancient World

Ancient Mesopotamian art and architectural works are among the oldest in the world, dating back over 7,000 years. The works first appear in northern Mesopotamia prior to the Ubaid period (circa 6500-4000 BCE) and then developed in the south...
Brahmanism
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Brahmanism

Brahmanism (also known as Vedic Religion) is the belief system that developed from the Vedas during the Late Vedic Period (c. 1100-500 BCE) originating in the Indus Valley Civilization after the Indo-Aryan Migration c. 2000-1500 BCE. It claims...
Brahmi Script
Definition by Cristian Violatti

Brahmi Script

The Brahmi script is the earliest writing system developed in India after the Indus script. It is one of the most influential writing systems; all modern Indian scripts and several hundred scripts found in Southeast and East Asia are derived...
82nd & Fifth: Cylinder Seals
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82nd & Fifth: Cylinder Seals

http://82nd-and-fifth.metmuseum.org/sealed Explore this object: http://82nd-and-fifth.metmuseum.org/cylinder-seal-and-modern-impression-nude-bearded-hero-wrestling-with-a-water-buffalo-bull-man-wrestling-with-lion-mesopotamia-41.160.281...
Map of the Châteaux of the Loire Valley, c.1750
Image by Simeon Netchev

Map of the Châteaux of the Loire Valley, c.1750

This map illustrates the Castles of the Loire, or Châteaux de la Loire, a remarkable collection of more than 300 grand residences spread across France’s Loire Valley. Many originated as medieval fortresses but were transformed between the...
Trade in Ancient Mesopotamia
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Trade in Ancient Mesopotamia - How Commerce Encouraged Civilization

Local trade in ancient Mesopotamia began in the Ubaid period (circa 6500-4000 BCE), had developed into long-distance trade by the Uruk period (circa 4000-3100 BCE), and was flourishing by the time of the Early Dynastic period in Mesopotamia...
Washington and Lafayette at Valley Forge
Image by John Ward Dunsmore

Washington and Lafayette at Valley Forge

George Washington and Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-78. Reproduction of a painting by John Ward Dunsmore, 1907. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
Baron Steuben Drilling Continental Soldiers at Valley Forge
Image by Edwin Austin Abbey

Baron Steuben Drilling Continental Soldiers at Valley Forge

Baron Friederich von Steuben drills Continental soldiers at Valley Forge in the spring of 1778. By Edwin Austin Abbey, sometime before 1911.
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