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Myths and Legends of the Sioux. By Marie L. Mclaughlin. FULL Audiobook
Myths and Legends of the Sioux. By Marie L. Mclaughlin. Full Audiobook "Myths and Legends of the Sioux" is a collection of stories that are deeply rooted in the indigenous culture of the Sioux tribe. The book is authored by Marie L. McLaughlin...
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Byzantine Toy Horse
This wooden toy horse dates to the 4th to 5th century CE. Measures 14 cm in length. Photo © Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum/Photo by Emad Omar. Used by permission.
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Byzantine Bone Toy
This toy figure carved in bone dates to the 6th-9th century CE. Measures 60 x 26 x 7 mm. From an article by Alzahraa K. Ahmed, at https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/family-and-children...
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Votive Toy from the Archaic Buildings of the Ishtar Temple
This small terracotta toy in the shape of a wagon was a votive donation to the goddess Ishtar. The Archaic buildings of the Ishtar temple were in use from 2500-2000 BCE. From the Archaic temples (or buildings) of Ishtar at the city of Ashur...
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From Egypt. 5th-7th century CE.
Made from bone and paint. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).
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The Story of Tutankhamun by Garry Shaw
The Story of Tutankhamun: An Intimate Life of the Boy Who Became King by Garry Shaw.
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Rome: An Empire's Story Second Edition by Greg Woolf
Cover of Rome: An Empire's Story Second Edition by Greg Woolf. Published by Oxford University Press.
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Norse America: The Story of a Founding Myth by Gordon Campbell
Cover of Norse America: The Story of a Founding Myth by Gordon Campbell. Published by Oxford University Press.
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Eridu Genesis
The Sumerian Flood Story (also known as the Eridu Genesis, The Flood Story, Sumerian Creation Myth, Sumerian Deluge Myth) is the oldest Mesopotamian text relating the tale of the Great Flood which would appear in later works such as the Atrahasis...
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Harper's Songs of Ancient Egypt
Harper's songs were lyrics composed in ancient Egypt to be sung at funeral feasts and inscribed on monuments. They derive their name from the image which accompanies the text on tomb or chapel walls, stelae, and papyri in which a blind harper...