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Boundary Stone from Mesopotamia
This boundary stone, or kudurru, records a gift of land made by Eanna-shum-iddina, governor of the Sea-Land in Southern Babylonia. The receiver's name is Gula-Eresh. The text ends with a series of curses on anyone...
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Nutting Stone
Nutting stone from the Hatchie River Region in West Tennessee, Early Archaic Period, c. 8,000 BCE. Hatchie River Museum at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center. Nutting stones such as this were used to harvest mast, or the...
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Viking Era Broa Stone
More than a thousand years ago, Vikings living on the Swedish Island of Gotland erected carved stone slabs to commemorate fallen warriors and heroic deeds. This stone is called the "Broa Stonem" and it dates to c. 700-800...
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Stone furnishings of a house
The houses at Skara Brae all feature home furnishings made from stone. This photo shows a stone cupboard/dresser, stone beds and chairs, and grinding stones as well as other household tools of the time.
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Reconstructed Limes Stone Watchtower (Wp 1/68)
This reconstructed limes stone watchtower (Wp 1/68) at Hillscheid (Germany) is considered the most accurate reconstruction of a watchtower that stood on the Roman frontier in German territory. The stone...
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The Rosetta Stone: What is it and Why is it so Important?
The discovery of the Rosetta Stone unlocked the secrets of Ancient Egypt with the Ancient Greek and Demotic texts being the key to translating the Hieroglyphics for the first time. So, if you want...
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Al-Balu' Stele
Al-Balu's stele is a Moabite document. This stele found in Al-Balu'a, north of Kark, in 1930 CE contains an illegible hieroglyphic inscription. There are three figures depicted on the stele, which may represent a king and two deities...
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Dolmen
A dolmen is a megalithic structure typically formed from a large horizontal stone slab resting on two or more upright slabs. The oldest European examples are found in Brittany, northern France, and date to the 5th millennium BCE. Dolmens...
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Stone Monument of Esarhaddon
Irregular rectangular-sided monument recording Esarhaddon's restoration of Babylon; possibly black basalt; carved symbols on the upper surface. Height 8.5 inches. The stone is not local to Mesopotamia. The irregular...
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Pictish Stone, Invereen, Scotland
Pictish stones are a form of monumental steles and are mainly found in the eastern part of Scotland and around the Clyde-Forth line. This stone was found in Invereen, Moy, Inverness-shire, Scotland. The stone was...