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    Fletcher‚ History 111B Minoan Bull Leaping Throughout Ancient History‚ many different animals are glorified and made “sacred” by cultures‚ often for religious reasons. We see everything from the ritual burials of cats in Ancient Egypt to the worship of Ganesha‚ the Elephant goddess of wisdom in Hindu traditions. The Bull is one of these historically revered animals‚ its use as a sacred symbol seen as far back as the Stone Age. Because it is such a common and useful animal‚ it was seen again

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    Name: Ho Yee Lam Student ID: 17226643 1. Wen Fong‚ “The Great Bronze Age of China: An Exhibition from The People’s Republic of China”‚ London‚ Thames and Hudson‚ 1980. The Bronze age collections provided by the China’s Cultural Relics Bureau are shown in this book. The catalogue not only displays a wide range of tools and objects in that era‚ many details‚ drawings‚ graphs and maps are also included. 2. Ying Wang‚ “Bronze Age China: Style and Material”‚ UK‚ Cambridge Scholar Publishing‚ 2010

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    the Zhou (ca. 1046-256 B.C.) dynasties is generally known as the Bronze Age of China. During this period of time‚ bronze vessels were the most highly esteemed objects. In addition to their functional and symbolic role‚ these bronzes also exemplified the latest technical and artistic developments of their historic stage. Early bronze vessel‚ including the jue‚ gu‚ and ding‚ were mostly based on Neolithic pottery styles. But as bronze technology advanced‚ vessels took on shapes and decorative schemes

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    Siara Wells his1113ryya Ch1 Assignment From Culture to Civilization In the beginning of time there were mainly small towns and villages. But‚ as technology‚ discoveries‚ and advancements were made; cultures began to grow into something more. The Mesopotamia was just one of the many cultures that began to show many progressive changes. As Mesopotamia began to change from a culture to a civilization‚ they developed very central characteristics. Some major characteristics that Mesopotamia began to

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    the same product or proMETALS IN ANTIQUITY cess could have taken centuries to be transAll civilizations were born of agriculferred or reinvented by ture. Although the use of copper‚ silver‚ another culture. and gold overlapped the Stone Age era‚ Bronze provides an their early practical application was negexcellent example of ligible. Still‚ even in very early history‚ how a new technology is metals had a significant societal impact. developed. It persists in Because of their scarcity‚ durability

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    Land Snail Practical Write Up Land snails are used as an archaeological methodology of reconstructing the past and are an environmental method that can fill in the gaps of other methods. For example‚ pollen and macroscopic plant matter study show the general change of a large area and only survive when waterlogged. Chalk lands are prime archaeological landscapes useful for study and land snail evidence can survive in them where other evidence cannot. Also‚ as oppose to representing a large scale

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    DISCOVERED Late bronze age shipwreck (Late 14th century BC) The south coast of Turkey. Discovered in summer of 1982 by a sponge diver Excavated since 1984 by a team of archaeologists led by George Bass. Radiocarbon in the late 14th century BC. Totaling to 22‚ 413 dives which revealed one of the most spectacular Late Bronze Age. HISTORICAL PERIOD During the Bronze Age Earliest developments in Bronze Age Aegean civilisation of Crete Minoan trade on the large island of Crete in the Bronze Age The Minoans

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    has been present and has always been a major factor of civilization. The Sumerians invented a material that has forever changed the world; Bronze thus the Sumerians marked the Bronze Age. I believe that this invention caused the Sumerians to become much more powerful but also be a target for many people. Many wars were caused over time for resources like bronze for

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    Introduction The Drombeg Stone Circle‚ huts‚ and the Fulachta Fiadh are an important part of Ireland’s history. Locally known as the "Druids’ altar‚" the circle was radiocarbon dated to the Bronze Age‚ demonstrating respect through the times as it has remained preserved since then (2). While the circle’s uses have varied‚ radiocarbon dating suggests that the Fulachta Fiadh was active around 1100-800 BC to as late as the 5th century AD (7 and Fahy 1960). Despite it being open to the public‚ there

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    Yosmery Perez Art History 11 3:00pm-5:50pm‚ Prof. Choi November 10‚ 2014 Ancient Greek Standing female figure wearing a strap and a necklace Period: Early–Middle Bronze Age Date: 3rd–2nd millennium B.C. Geography: Southwestern Arabia Culture: Greek Medium: Sandstone‚ quartzite Dimensions: H. 27 cm‚ W. 14.3 cm‚ D. 14.3 cm Classification: Stone-Sculpture Credit Line: Purchase‚ Fletcher‚ Louis V. Bell‚ and Rogers Funds‚ and The Tokyo Shimbun

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