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  • iron age[2]
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  • kalinga[7]
  • kantu'[9]
  • kayan[8]
  • kenyah[2]
  • keresan[3]
  • kimbundu[2]
  • kirdi[4]
  • lakota[3]
  • late m. mississippi complex[5]
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  • lota[10]
  • magdalenian[3]
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  • maya[8]
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  • taino[23]
  • taman[2]
  • tangkhul[2]
  • tibetan[6]
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  • vietnamese[5]
  • wardaman[3]
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  • zapotec[12]
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  • amazonia[9]
  • andean[119]
  • arctic culture area[4]
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  • east brazil[2]
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  • 10 m [10 h][2]
  • 11 m [10 g][1]
  • 23:941 a[1]
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  • 5 j [12 n][1]
  • 60" level[1]
  • 7 'o' [9 l] grave[1]
  • 7 g [13 l][1]
  • 7 q [8 l][1]
  • 8 'o' [9 k][1]
  • alt-schwanenburg estate[1]
  • archaeological site number: 8br5[5]
  • archaeological site number: 8vo19[1]
  • atayal[3]
  • bought on the spot[1]
  • bought on the spot.[5]
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  • burial mound[1]
  • butt-end house[2]
  • callo del oso[2]
  • catholic mission[2]
  • cem 41, 402[3]
  • cem 41,402[3]
  • chamber tomb i[1]
  • contained in 31998[1]
  • contained in 31998.[1]
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  • depth .45-.70[1]
  • df 07[1]
  • dg 69x16[1]
  • diqdiqqeh[1]
  • dr. ray's site on clear fork of brazos river[1]
  • dr. ray's site on clear fork of brazos river.[1]
  • drum house[3]
  • e 23, level iii[2]
  • e 25, level iii[1]
  • e 26, level ii[1]
  • eagle's nest house?[1]
  • east corner of x[1]
  • east side of lake ruth[5]
  • found as food remains in a pot.[1]
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  • from a cave.[1]
  • from a mound, ten miles west of sartoria, mississippi.[1]
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  • from a mummy bale[1]
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  • grave[3]
  • h 27, level iii[2]
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  • ii m[3]
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  • kaagwaantaan clan[3]
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  • level 6[2]
  • level 8[11]
  • level 8, trial trench[2]
  • level 9, trial trench[6]
  • level ix[4]
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  • level xii[3]
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  • palace, shrine of the snake goddess[2]
  • period iii[8]
  • period iii c[2]
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  • pg 1815[2]
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  • tomb x51[3]
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  • bird head?[1]
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  • enkidu[1]
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  • face?[1]
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  • figures[1]
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  • fist[2]
  • flower?[1]
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  • frog?[1]
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  • gazelle[3]
  • geometric motif[1]
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  • gilgamesh[4]
  • gilgamesh?[1]
  • goat[2]
  • god[1]
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  • human face?[1]
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  • hunter[6]
  • ibex[4]
  • infant[1]
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  • introduction scene[1]
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  • lion head[1]
  • lion?[1]
  • lioness[1]
  • magi[1]
  • man[8]
  • marmot[1]
  • mask[2]
  • maximilian[1]
  • net[1]
  • ningal[1]
  • noah?[1]
  • palmette[3]
  • philosopher[2]
  • scorpion[3]
  • seated god[4]
  • star[2]
  • vishnu[3]
  • woman[2]
  • worshipper[5]
  • worshippers[2]
  • arabic language[2]
  • chinese language[1]
  • english[1]
  • german language[1]
  • sanskrit[4]
  • sumerian language[2]
  • abalone[12]
  • abalone shell[4]
  • agate[27]
  • alabaster[14]
  • amber[8]
  • amethyst[3]
  • bamboo[11]
  • bark[3]
  • bead[61]
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  • beryl[6]
  • bitumen[9]
  • bone[56]
  • brass[26]
  • bronze[20]
  • buckskin[25]
  • calcite[3]
  • cane (plant)[4]
  • carnelian[99]
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  • ceramic[15]
  • claw[3]
  • clay[12]
  • cloth[24]
  • coconut shell[10]
  • copper[28]
  • copper alloy[4]
  • coral[17]
  • cord[5]
  • cotton[54]
  • cowrie shell[3]
  • crystal (stone)[3]
  • egyptian blue[5]
  • ermine[5]
  • fabric[5]
  • faience[32]
  • feather[116]
  • fiber[188]
  • frit[27]
  • fur[10]
  • garnet[3]
  • glass[155]
  • goat hair[3]
  • gold[15]
  • gourd[8]
  • grahamite[5]
  • grass[3]
  • gum[6]
  • hair[16]
  • hematite[6]
  • hide[35]
  • hoof[4]
  • horn (animal part)[7]
  • human hair[3]
  • iron[4]
  • ivory[11]
  • jasper[6]
  • lapis lazuli[59]
  • leather[42]
  • limestone[20]
  • marble (stone)[6]
  • metal[34]
  • mother-of-pearl[6]
  • obsidian[11]
  • palm leaf[3]
  • pandanus leaf[3]
  • paste[58]
  • pearl[4]
  • peel[16]
  • pigment[69]
  • plant fiber[143]
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  • quail feather[5]
  • quartz[13]
  • quill[6]
  • raffia[3]
  • raphia[4]
  • rattan[4]
  • rawhide[6]
  • reed (plant)[8]
  • resin (material)[4]
  • seed[14]
  • shell[2,162]
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  • silver[14]
  • sinew[15]
  • skin[18]
  • spar[6]
  • steatite[5]
  • stone[149]
  • string[4]
  • terracotta[4]
  • tin[6]
  • tooth[5]
  • turquoise[45]
  • turtle shell[10]
  • tusk[9]
  • wood[171]
  • woodpecker feather[5]
  • wool[23]
  • applique[1]
  • basketry[92]
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  • beaten[1]
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  • burned[1]
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  • cameo[14]
  • carved[36]
  • coiled[4]
  • cut[4]
  • drilled[2]
  • drilling[1]
  • embroidered[2]
  • engraved[2]
  • fired[2]
  • glazed[3]
  • ground[1]
  • incised[9]
  • inlaid[27]
  • inlay[1]
  • inscribed[2]
  • mosaic[1]
  • painted[10]
  • perforated[3]
  • pierced[11]
  • polished[1]
  • sanded[3]
  • sewn[11]
  • shi-bu[1]
  • stain[1]
  • strung[2]
  • twined[3]
  • worked[1]
  • woven[9]
  • annette tsikewa[1]
  • carnelia snow[1]
  • donicio chama[1]
  • dora dick[1]
  • dorothy grant[1]
  • e. gillieron[2]
  • eddington hannaweeke[1]
  • emma stanislavs[1]
  • fat deysee[1]
  • frank haikiu[1]
  • margaret tenorio[1]
  • mary posh[1]
  • may john[1]
  • mrs. charles williams[1]
  • mrs. tony metock[1]
  • robert davidson[1]
  • yes[342]
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65-8-1

65-8-1

Coconut Grater

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B17694B

B17694B

On Display

Lyre Fragment

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B17694A

B17694A

On Display

Lyre Fragment

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NA7871

NA7871

Basket

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18221

18221

Figure

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B14777

B14777

Ring

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29-50-46

29-50-46

Breast Ornament

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29-27-1096

29-27-1096

Blade

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29-104-387

29-104-387

String of Beads

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B7320

B7320

Cylinder Seal

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45-15-592

45-15-592

Necklace

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29072

29072

Spindle Whorl

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P3590D

P3590D

Net Bag

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12712

12712

Gouge

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75-29-223

75-29-223

Bead

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8065

8065

Disc

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29-108-664

29-108-664

Shell

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12711

12711

Adze

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A12A

A12A

Neck Ornament

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97-563-4562

97-563-4562

Shell

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33-3-87

33-3-87

Bead

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792

792

Plummet

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B14914

B14914

Bead

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B15916

B15916

String of Beads

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B2657

B2657

Bead

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97-21-5990

97-21-5990

Shell

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37-11-388

37-11-388

Bead

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75-29-263

75-29-263

Bead

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31-33-126

31-33-126

Neck Ornament (uncertain)

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97-120-685

97-120-685

Fishhook

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