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China,The Tibet autonomous region,Nyingchi ( a county in the Xizang Autonomous Region ),
Tawila village in mountains of Yemen
Unesco World Heritage Site
Luxor temple is a travel back in time
Hisham's Palace in Jericho
Ancient Ruins of Palmyra, Syria
Perspolis, Iran- May 26, 2010: Iran is a somehow mysterious country in people' eye but a desirable travel destination for its long history. Persepolis, 60km north to Shiraz, was once the ceremonial capital of the great Persian empire of the Achaemenid kings. Persepolis is a mirror of the magnificent ancient history and culture of Iran. Here is beautiful relief (sculpture) in the remains of the anicent Imperial Palace in Perspolis.
Native American rock art is prevalent throughout the Four Corners Region of the southwest USA, particularly in the southeastern portion of Utah. This panel is a herd of possibly antelope or bighorn sheep that can be found near Bluff, Utah and is known as the Sand Island petroglyph site.
An image of Hadrian's Wall, a historic fortification in Northern England. This ancient structure, stretching across the rugged landscape, stands as a testament to Roman engineering and a poignant reminder of the past, weaving through the rolling hills and green fields of the English countryside.
Egyptian hieroglyphs are seen at Luxor Temple, largest and important religious center in ancient Egypt, located on the east bank of the Nile River in Luxor, Egypt
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Arabic tombstone written in Kufic calligraphy. Toledo, Spain
Founded by the Rhodians in the VII. Century B.C., Phaselis is also an ancient port city. With a rich history, the ruins of the historical amphitheatre, aqueduct, agora and baths are a touristic destination in our day. Combining history with the sea, the ancient settlement transports you to the ancient times when the city was still vibrant with trade and livelihood. The historical atmosphere renders Phaselis a must see venue while you’re in the area.
The outer wall of the St. John the Baptist Monastery of the Franciscan Order near Israeli side of of Qasr El Yahud, in the Palestinian Authority, in Israel
View of Temple of Antas in Sardinia, Italy.
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Athena Temple, Assos, Behramkale
The coast of the Habonim reserve attracts people not only with its natural beauty. The ruins of the ancient port city of Tel Dor add interest, make the rest here pleasant and informative.
Mosaics in the Basilica of Sant'Eufemia (Cathedral), dating to the late 5th century, one of the historic landmarks of Grado
Abu Simbel temple in Egypt.
The ancient city of Zeugma is known to have been founded by Selevkos I. Nikator in 300BC. (Name of Selevkeia Euphrates)
ostia antica port on the Tiber in Rome. Roman Archeology site, Italy
MuÄŸla, Turkey-April 24, 2013: Large stone ruins in the ancient city of Kaunos.
Ancient Anasazi petroglyphs in Monument Valley tribal park
Kholm / Khulm / Tashqurghan, Balkh province, Afghanistan: façade of the Jahan Nama Palace, built in the Indian colonial style in the late 19th century by Amir Abdur Rahman Khan (the 'Iron Amir', he left behind a country with organized central government)
Beautiful mural, hieroglyphs inside the temple of Hatshepsut. Jeser-Jeseru is a masterpiece of ancient Egyptian architecture.
Tulelake, California, National Park, National Monument, Cliff, petroglyphs
Baths and ancient road at Egnazia. Egnazia was an ancient city of the Messapii as Egnazia Apulia was a medieval bishopric, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see. It is located near the modern Fasano, in Salento, in southern part of Apulia, region in southern Italy. The first settlement known in the place date from the Bronze Age.
Heart Sign on the Ancient Column
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Clay accounting ball with calculi, counters, and evolution of cuneiform - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07070.JPG
Sin-kashid cone (sikkatu), c. 1850 BC - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07176.JPG
Cuneiform-inscribed fragment, Amuq Valley, Tell Tayinat, Amuq O, Iron Age III, 750-650 BC, basalt - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07664.JPG
Samsuiluna cone (sikkatu) in Sumerian and Akkadian languages, c. 1749-1712 BC - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07178.JPG
Gudea cone (sikkatu), celebrating Gudea's restoration of the god Ningirsu's temple, c. 2100 BC - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07174.JPG
Amarna letter fragment, from King Tushratta of Mitanni to Queen Tiy (Teye) of Egypt, matching fragment in British Museum - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07018.JPG
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Goddess Handles display - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06965.JPG
Rim-Sin foundation tablet, 1822-1763 BC - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07170.JPG
Stone tablet re Il, king of Umma, c. 2400 BC - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07155.JPG
Tablet describing goddess Inanna's battle with the mountain Ebih, Sumerian - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07117.JPG
Tablet giving daily motion of the sun for Seleucid year 124, 187-186 BC - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07190.JPG
Tablet giving daily position of the moon for Seleucid year 118, 193-192 BC - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07185.JPG
Tablet in Akkadian language recording domestic animals, Bismaya, reign of Shar-kali-sharri, c. 2100 BC, clay - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07076.JPG
Tablet in Akkadian recording a court order to settle an account concerning barley, Uruk, 544 BC, clay - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07092.JPG
Letter in demotic script, Luxor, Medinet Habu, 2nd to 1st centuries BC, baked clay, pigment - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07766.JPG
Ostracon with hieratic script, Deshasheh, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, c. 1069 BC, limestone, pigment - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07762.JPG
Inscription in hieroglyphic Luwian script, Amuq Valley, Tell Tayinat, Amuq O, Iron Age II, 8th century BC, basalt - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07690.JPG
Inscription in hieroglyphic Luwian script, Amuq Valley, Jisr el Hadid, Iron Age II, 8th century BC, basalt - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07669.JPG
Tablet documenting the sale of real estate for wool and other commodities, Shuruppak, Early Dynastic Period, 2500-2330 BC, clay - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07072.JPG
Tablet in Akkadian language documenting the sale of real estate for copper, Bismaya, Early Dynastic Period, 2500-2330 BC, alabaster - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07075.JPG
Tablet in Akkadian language recording the distribution of beer, perhaps Umma, reign of Shar-kali-sharri, c. 2100 BC, clay - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07079.JPG
Round tablet in Sumerian language recording dimensions of fields, Tello, 8th year of reign of Amar-Suen, c. 2039 BC, clay - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07081.JPG
Tablet in Akkadian language recording court proceedings with seal impressed envelope, Yorgan Tepe, Kingdom of Mittani, 1450-1350 BC, clay - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07088.JPG
Tablet giving dates (columns 1,2) and positions (column 3) of consecutive reappearances of Venus as the evening star, for 24 years - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07187.JPG
Building city walls, Foundation tablet of King Shalmaneser III, Neo-Assyrian period, reign of Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BC, gold - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07476.JPG
Tablet in Akkadian recording litigation in court regarding the division of sheep, Southern Babylonia, reign of Cambyses II, 530-522 BC, clay - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07094.JPG
Tablet in Akkadian recording land appropriated by the king and entrusted to various royal offices, Tello, Old Babylonian Period, 2000-1600 BC, clay - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07084.JPG
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Ostracon with hieratic script of legal text regarding repayment for a jar of fat, New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, c. 1185-1070 BC, limestone, pigment - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07770.JPG
Shulgi Hymn telling of trip made by the king from the city of Nippur to Ur and back during a raging storm, all in a single day - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07111.JPG
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Ivy - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06921.JPG
Auditorium - Oriental Institute, University of Chicago - DSC06923.JPG
Doorway tympanum - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06922.JPG
Interior view - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06925.JPG
Ubaid 2 pottery - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06928.JPG
Samarra pottery - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06931.JPG
Goddess Handles - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06968.JPG
Akkadian pottery - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06977.JPG
Khabur ware - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07015.JPG
Achaemenid pottery - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07045.JPG
Achaemenid pottery - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07047.JPG
Cylinder seal - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07235.JPG
Cylinder seal - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07226.JPG
Cylinder seal - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07214.JPG
Cylinder seal - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07210.JPG
Cylinder seal - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07207.JPG
Cylinder seal - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07250.JPG
Cylinder seal - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07229.JPG
Cylinder seal - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07233.JPG
Cylinder seal - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07223.JPG
Cylinder seal - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07240.JPG
Cylinder seal - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07246.JPG
Cylinder seal - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07249.JPG
Cylinder seal - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07208.JPG
Cylinder seal - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07243.JPG
Cylinder seals - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07220.JPG
Cylinder seals - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07219.JPG
Cylinder seals - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07213.JPG
Cylinder seals - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07215.JPG
Cylinder seals - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07212.JPG
Cylinder seals - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07218.JPG
Bes, Egypt - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07840.JPG
Old Babylonian pottery - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07013.JPG
Ubaid 3-4 pottery - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06929.JPG
Ubaid 0-1 pottery - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06926.JPG
Cone Mosaic decoration - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06945.JPG
Goddess Handle jar - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06967.JPG
Early Dynastic pottery - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06971.JPG
Solid-footed chalice - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06963.JPG
Akkadian female figurines - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06982.JPG
Ur III figurines - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06991.JPG
Ur III figurines - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06990.JPG
Ur III pottery - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC06984.JPG
Old Babylonian pottery - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07012.JPG
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