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This Picture shows two Siberian Huskies. According to Comparative Studies of North American Indians the Siberian breeds of dogs have showed little change in the last 2000 years, and were often used to pull sleds in Greenland and Siberia as early as…

This photo portrays a mural from ancient Mexico. As the photographer points out in his description, there is a small dog at the foot of the central figure. Dogs were therfore not only in the Old World, but in the New World before European…

This vessel was found in Rhodes and was made in Athens between 350 and 330 BC. It depicts a man coming home from a day hunting with his kill. The most important feature of this painted vessel is the fact he has a dog with him. This is interesting…

Here is a short oral and visual presentation to help illustrate the relationship between humans and cattle throughout history.…

This photo shows a couple and their infant taking part in a Hindu tradition known as Annaprashan, which is referred to in English as First Rice. Annaprashan is a ritual that marks a child's first eating of solid food. The tradition is undertaken with…

The terrain the Greeks decided to settle in is quite mountainous--not well suited to a self-respecting cow, who is much more comfortable in a wide pasture. So, the Greeks turned to smaller animals who would be more comfortable on craggy land, as…

Unlike Indians, Egyptians were not so thankful to cows that they decided to stop killing them, however the cow is still very much respected in their culture. Hathor is a mother figure in the Egyptian pantheon of gods. So, this cartoon is about an…

The cow was so influential in the development of Indian civilization that it has become revered by their culture. So, this cartoon is about modern Indian women deciding to do their part in giving…

Engraving of a king in Kuyunjik, the palace mound of Nineveh. This is the palace of Sennacherib and the palace and library of Ashurbanipal where 22,000 inscribed clay tablets where found by Henry Layard in…