stuff of ancients

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quipu - 'talking knots' estimated to be used in the Andean region from 3000BC as recording devices.
Bison - The Cave Art Paintings of the Chauvet Cave
bison situated in the end chamber of the chauvet cave
The Cave Art Paintings of the Lascaux Cave
painting from the lascaux cave
Gallery of Cave Art Paintings
two black lions. the end chamber. chauvet cave
Chullpa (Sillustani)
'chullpa' in sillustani, peru. linked to the aymara, the chullpa are stone funerary houses. in many chullpas the only opening to the tomb faces the rising sun in the east. photograph by Quiksilver78, via Flickr
Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens.
Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens. http://www.pinterest.com/johndibdin/ancient-greek-sculpture/
Goat on a rock carving in Abar Himma site - Najran Saudi Arabia
Goat on a rock carving in Abar Himma site - Najran Saudi Arabia.
National Geographic
A woman and her two children buried on a bed of flowers.. 5000 years later they are found, still holding hands.
Bolivia’s First Impressions
'stone tree' sculpted by wind. bolivia