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A Centussis weight used to weigh the cargo for sale. The stone is inscribed with an 'M' for Magister Navis, the ship's master and the initials 'TRVF', possibly for his name - either Titus Rufius or Titus Rufrenius...

These indentations in stone found at the Agarak archaeological site were likely used for rituals involving wine and "holy water." They come in a variety of sizes and shapes. The ancients of Agarak believed these...

Stone tools and other archaeological remains from Shengavit, dating from c. 3500-2200 BCE. This settlement is an archaeological site located in Yerevan and is one of Armenia's most important Bronze Age sites.

Stone Spheres, Jade Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica.

This is a polished grey stone, which was probably an offering stand. The name (and title) of "Enmahgalanna" appears and is repeated unusually with a pictogram of the moon's crescent (instead of using the pertinent...

This giant Medusa head was formerly part of a frieze on the architrave of the Apollo Temple at Didyma (Turkey).

A variety of pebbles, clay tablets, and plaques were found at the ancient city of Lagash and girsu. The cuneiform inscriptions mention on them the name of Eannatum, prince and ruler of Lagash. The narration...

Ground discoidal stones used in the Native American game of chunkey (Tchung-kee), found at the Winterville Site, Mississippi, USA.

This coffin was part of a larger necropolis in "Old Smyrna" (established in the 11th century BCE) and is believed to be from the 7th or 6th century BCE. The necropolis contained the remains of nobles who died after the attack...

This tablet mentions the name of Gudea, ruler of Lagash, to commemorate restoration of the Temple of Nindara. Found below the pavement of the Temple of Nindara at Ur, Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Lagash...