A god and a lion-headed demon do battle in this cylinder seal
(left) and it's impression (right). The seal, from Kenan Tepe,
Turkey, dates to 2300 B.C.
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Credit: Bradley J. Parker,
University of Utah
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A notched bone, which may have been used as a musical instrument
or a counting device, was found in an Early Bronze Age (2900
B.C.) grave at Kenan Tepe, Turkey.
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The box within the map of the Middle East shows the
location of the Upper Tigris River Valley, where archaeologists
from the University of Utah are studying the ancient village
of Kenan Tepe.
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Ceramics from Kenan Tepe dating to 1800 B.C., during the Middle
Bronze Age.
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