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Arabian Camel
The Arabian camel or the dromedary camel is found mainly in Saudi Arabia. It is characterized by one hump on it's back. It is the more common of the two camels. Arabian camels have been and are used for war, commercial travel, and trade. They are a…
Clovis Excavation Site
This photograph was taken by Dr. Russ Graham of the Denver Museum of Natural History in 1979, where an excavation in eastern Missouri found evidence of Clovis hunting activity. The Clovis peoples of North America are recognized as a catalyst for the…
Calgacus
Steel engraving of a sketch depicting the speech of Calgacus before the Caledonians at the Battle of Mons Graupius. Calgacus was a leader of the Caledonian Confederacy according to Tacitus' Agricola. We can see the chariot depicted in the sketch of…
Bronze Yan
This is a rice steamer from the Zhou Dynasties, existing around 1046-221BC. The steamer worked when water was boiled in the lower section of the steamer. The steam rose and cooked the rice, like a double broiler or crock pot in today's terms. The…
Grey Pottery Pigs and Pen
This is an image of a clay model of a pig and its pen from sometime between 200 B.C.E. and 200 C.E., from the Han Dynasty of ancient China. China is one of three sites (along with Japan and Southwest Asia) where the evidence suggests that pig…