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  • meris makros[76]
  • merrits island[22]
  • mexico (central america)[167]
  • meydum[74]
  • micronesia[25]
  • middle sepik river[17]
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  • naqada[22]
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  • northwest of the town[103]
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  • nukuoro[17]
  • pachacamac[236]
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  • philippine islands[53]
  • polynesia[22]
  • puerto rico[35]
  • samoa islands[18]
  • santa ana, solomon islands[57]
  • sao lorenco river[28]
  • sepik river[54]
  • society islands[17]
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  • south dakota[34]
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  • southwest coast (florida)[30]
  • southwest colorado[42]
  • sudan[111]
  • tepe gawra[68]
  • tepe hissar[32]
  • texas[27]
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  • united states of america[410]
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  • walnut street prison[43]
  • west indies[52]
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  • wisconsin[18]
  • wuvulu[24]
  • yap[44]
  • chanhu-daro[2]
  • iyatayet[1]
  • kourion[3]
  • mount royal[1]
  • rayy[10]
  • sitio conte[4]
  • 19th century[1]
  • agade[2]
  • akkadian[2]
  • archaic[13]
  • archaic iv[1]
  • assyrian[5]
  • babylonian[3]
  • baroque period[1]
  • billa i[7]
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  • billa vi[5]
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  • colonial period[2]
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  • gawra ix[10]
  • gawra sub viii[1]
  • gawra sub xi[1]
  • gawra v[1]
  • gawra vi[7]
  • gawra vii[3]
  • gawra viii[15]
  • gawra viiia[1]
  • gawra x[7]
  • gawra xa[1]
  • gawra xi[5]
  • gawra xii[3]
  • gawra xiii[1]
  • hasanlu period iv[102]
  • hasanlu period v[3]
  • hasanlu period vi[3]
  • hellenistic[17]
  • hellenistic period[4]
  • hissar i[4]
  • hissar ib[5]
  • hissar iia[7]
  • hissar iii[10]
  • hissar iiic[2]
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  • iron age ia[14]
  • iron age ib[12]
  • iron age iia[10]
  • iron age iib[20]
  • isin larsa[2]
  • isin-larsa[2]
  • islamic[2]
  • jemdet nasr[11]
  • kassite[5]
  • late 18th century[43]
  • late bronze age[4]
  • late bronze ib[37]
  • late bronze ii[7]
  • late bronze iia[37]
  • late bronze iib[8]
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  • middle kingdom[4]
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  • renaissance[4]
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  • te puawaitanga period[2]
  • third intermediate period[54]
  • twelfth dynasty[5]
  • twenty-second dynasty[72]
  • ur iii[6]
  • a-group[76]
  • ambundu[2]
  • americana[43]
  • angami[4]
  • ao[11]
  • apache[5]
  • apalaii[3]
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  • arapaho[11]
  • arapesh[3]
  • arawak[35]
  • atayal[3]
  • aura[2]
  • bagobo[9]
  • bakairi[3]
  • barren ground band[2]
  • basket-maker[41]
  • blackfeet[3]
  • bontoc[15]
  • buddhist[2]
  • c-group[2]
  • calusa[28]
  • cashinahua[6]
  • cheremiss[4]
  • cheyenne (culture)[4]
  • chilkat[5]
  • cliff dweller[7]
  • cocle[4]
  • crow (culture)[10]
  • digger[3]
  • early kerma[3]
  • eastern bororo[28]
  • eastern pomo[27]
  • egyptian[3]
  • elema[10]
  • eskimo[10]
  • gimi[11]
  • guaycuru[12]
  • haida[6]
  • harappan[5]
  • hawaiian[4]
  • hellenistic[4]
  • hindu[3]
  • hopi[4]
  • hupa[9]
  • iatmul[13]
  • ifugao[5]
  • igneri[5]
  • indian[27]
  • japanese[11]
  • kalinga[7]
  • kantu'[9]
  • kayan[8]
  • keresan[3]
  • kirdi[4]
  • kwakiutl[7]
  • lakalai[30]
  • lakota[3]
  • late m. mississippi complex[5]
  • lenca[3]
  • lota[10]
  • macusi[6]
  • magdalenian[3]
  • maya[13]
  • meroitic[4]
  • mexican[7]
  • miri[4]
  • mixtec[3]
  • molima[3]
  • mordvin[4]
  • mundurucu[7]
  • navajo[19]
  • nepalese[3]
  • parukutu[7]
  • plains indian[3]
  • polynesian[7]
  • pomo[105]
  • prehistoric eskimo[6]
  • pueblo[43]
  • rengma[7]
  • roman[13]
  • ryukyuan[8]
  • sema[3]
  • seri[5]
  • sherbro[3]
  • shoshone[6]
  • sioux[41]
  • taino[31]
  • tepecano[26]
  • tibetan[6]
  • tlingit[52]
  • tsimshian[3]
  • ute[3]
  • vietnamese[5]
  • waiwai[11]
  • wardaman[3]
  • yapese[3]
  • yonggom/muyu[8]
  • zapotec[14]
  • zuni[27]
  • amazonia[52]
  • andean[384]
  • arctic culture area[21]
  • california culture area[159]
  • caribbean[52]
  • central africa[1]
  • central american[203]
  • circum-caribbean[27]
  • east brazil[31]
  • gran chaco[12]
  • great basin culture area[13]
  • great plains culture area[80]
  • north africa[12]
  • north american culture area[10]
  • northeast culture area[109]
  • northwest coast culture area[67]
  • oceania[4]
  • plains culture area[1]
  • plateau culture area[3]
  • polynesia[4]
  • russia[4]
  • siberia[1]
  • south american culture area[3]
  • southeast culture area[119]
  • southwest culture area[175]
  • subarctic culture area[5]
  • 1.5 km. west of port estrella, sand dune near cacimba (reservoir); surface[2]
  • 3[4]
  • 10[5]
  • 10 m [10 h][2]
  • 13:064 a[12]
  • 13:174 a[2]
  • 200.1[2]
  • 3 mi. from pueblo nuevo, surface find from extensive camp-site at la luz[2]
  • 4th grotto[2]
  • 5:531 c[3]
  • 7:713 c[2]
  • 7:840.5[2]
  • 8:622 a[2]
  • 8:631 b[4]
  • archaeological site number: 8br5[5]
  • archaeological site on the river, outside the village, east of the mines[2]
  • atayal[3]
  • b101[2]
  • beach[3]
  • big wall[5]
  • bought on the spot[3]
  • bought on the spot.[5]
  • burial cave a4[13]
  • butt-end house[2]
  • callo del oso[2]
  • castillettes[2]
  • catholic mission[2]
  • cem 41, 402[3]
  • cem 41,402[73]
  • cemetery s[2]
  • deisheetaan clan[2]
  • drum house[3]
  • e 23, level iii[2]
  • east side of lake ruth[5]
  • fort[2]
  • found in shell mound[3]
  • found in shell mound.[3]
  • found near the head of a mummy[2]
  • found on surface.[2]
  • from 3-foot level[4]
  • from a mummy[27]
  • from a mummy bale[2]
  • from a mummy.[2]
  • from a very deep grave[2]
  • from left wrist[12]
  • from mummy[2]
  • from the loosened soil.[8]
  • from tomb[2]
  • from upper stratum[3]
  • grave[3]
  • h 27, level iii[2]
  • h 27, level vi, t. 236[2]
  • hegeturu community[11]
  • house 4/3[3]
  • huaca in the southern corner of the valley of marques[2]
  • i o[2]
  • ii m[3]
  • ii o[2]
  • indians fields[4]
  • k12[2]
  • k18[2]
  • k45[2]
  • kaagwaantaan clan[3]
  • kaagwaantaan fin house[2]
  • kalinga[5]
  • labogai census district[11]
  • level 6[2]
  • level 7[3]
  • level 8[11]
  • level 8, trial trench[2]
  • level 9, trial trench[6]
  • level i, d e 38-39, northwest corner, -6.05 to -6.6[3]
  • level i, d e 38-39, west, -6.05 to -6.5[2]
  • level ii, d e 38-39, -2.3 to -3.75[2]
  • level ii, f g 43, section 4, -1.3 to -1.8[2]
  • level ii, h i 48, section 7, -.55[2]
  • level ix[5]
  • level x[3]
  • level xi[4]
  • level xii[3]
  • libyan cem[2]
  • locus 3[6]
  • midden ("kitchen trash deposit")[2]
  • mound[5]
  • n185[3]
  • on the left of the road from chuquitanta to marques, near to the stream chillon.[7]
  • p i[2]
  • paint creek[4]
  • palace, shrine of the snake goddess[4]
  • period iii[8]
  • period iii c[2]
  • pft, pfg/h[4]
  • shell heap[38]
  • shell mounds[4]
  • south end of merritt island[22]
  • tomb 266[50]
  • tomb b212[4]
  • tomb x51[3]
  • upper mid 591[3]
  • w7[3]
  • alligator[1]
  • altar[2]
  • animal[17]
  • animal head?[2]
  • animal?[1]
  • animals[6]
  • antelope[3]
  • banquet[1]
  • bat?[1]
  • bear[4]
  • bear cub[1]
  • beard[1]
  • beard?[1]
  • bearded general[1]
  • bearded man[6]
  • big house ceremony[1]
  • bird[16]
  • bird head?[1]
  • bird?[1]
  • blanket of peace[1]
  • brutal head[1]
  • bull[7]
  • bull head[1]
  • bull man[1]
  • canoe[1]
  • cartouche[1]
  • cat[2]
  • cicatrisation[1]
  • claw[1]
  • crescent[1]
  • crocodile[6]
  • crouching lion[1]
  • deer[1]
  • deity[2]
  • demon[1]
  • demon face[2]
  • dog head[1]
  • dog?[1]
  • dots[1]
  • double axe[1]
  • dragon?[1]
  • duck[1]
  • eabani[3]
  • eagle[5]
  • ear plug[1]
  • enkidu[1]
  • eye[4]
  • eyes[1]
  • face[1]
  • face?[1]
  • faces[1]
  • female head[2]
  • ferret[1]
  • figures[1]
  • fish[5]
  • fist[2]
  • flower?[1]
  • flowers[2]
  • foot[1]
  • frog[5]
  • frog?[2]
  • gateway[1]
  • gazelle[4]
  • geometric motif[1]
  • geometric pattern[3]
  • gilgamesh[4]
  • goat[2]
  • god[1]
  • goddess[1]
  • griffin[1]
  • hair[3]
  • hand[1]
  • head[2]
  • heifer[1]
  • hermes[1]
  • hornbill[1]
  • human[2]
  • human face[2]
  • human face?[1]
  • human figure[6]
  • hunter[6]
  • ibex[4]
  • inscription[2]
  • jaguar[2]
  • lion[15]
  • lizard[2]
  • man[11]
  • mask[2]
  • palmette[3]
  • philosopher[2]
  • scorpion[3]
  • seated god[4]
  • shark[3]
  • star[2]
  • thunderbird[2]
  • vishnu[3]
  • wedjat eye[2]
  • woman[5]
  • worshipper[5]
  • worshippers[2]
  • arabic language[2]
  • chinese language[1]
  • english[1]
  • english language[1]
  • german language[1]
  • sanskrit[4]
  • abalone[21]
  • abalone shell[4]
  • agate[30]
  • alabaster[10]
  • amber[10]
  • amethyst[5]
  • animal bone[43]
  • antimony[4]
  • bamboo[20]
  • bark[12]
  • bast fiber[4]
  • bead[67]
  • beads[13]
  • beryl[8]
  • bitumen[5]
  • boar tusk[7]
  • bone[88]
  • brass[33]
  • bronze[29]
  • buckskin[25]
  • cane (plant)[9]
  • carnelian[134]
  • cedar bark[4]
  • ceramic[65]
  • clay[37]
  • cloth[31]
  • coconut shell[15]
  • copper[36]
  • copper alloy[4]
  • coral[20]
  • cord[7]
  • cotton[93]
  • cowrie shell[4]
  • egyptian blue[5]
  • ermine[5]
  • fabric[6]
  • faience[171]
  • feather[161]
  • feathers[4]
  • fiber[308]
  • frit[44]
  • fur[13]
  • glass[308]
  • gold[17]
  • gourd[13]
  • grahamite[8]
  • gum[20]
  • gypsum[7]
  • hair[31]
  • hematite[7]
  • hide[39]
  • hoof[6]
  • horn (animal part)[13]
  • iron[4]
  • ivory[25]
  • jadeite[5]
  • jasper[8]
  • lacquer[8]
  • lapis lazuli[52]
  • leaf[5]
  • leather[49]
  • limestone[23]
  • marble (stone)[7]
  • metal[92]
  • mother-of-pearl[10]
  • obsidian[12]
  • paper[7]
  • paste[59]
  • pearl[6]
  • peel[78]
  • pigment[228]
  • pitch[5]
  • plant fiber[389]
  • plaster[7]
  • quail feather[5]
  • quartz[19]
  • quill[6]
  • rattan[5]
  • rawhide[6]
  • reed (plant)[8]
  • resin (material)[12]
  • seed[51]
  • shell[4,494]
  • silk[10]
  • silver[16]
  • sinew[16]
  • skin[22]
  • spar[6]
  • steatite[9]
  • stone[250]
  • string[5]
  • terracotta[7]
  • tin[6]
  • tooth[14]
  • turquoise[48]
  • turtle shell[29]
  • tusk[22]
  • wood[453]
  • woodpecker feather[5]
  • wool[26]
  • applique[1]
  • basketry[95]
  • beaded[6]
  • beadwork[1]
  • beaten[1]
  • buffed[3]
  • burned[1]
  • burnished[1]
  • cameo[14]
  • carved[42]
  • coiled[4]
  • cut[5]
  • drilled[3]
  • drilling[1]
  • embroidered[2]
  • engraved[1]
  • fired[2]
  • glazed[4]
  • ground[1]
  • incised[13]
  • inlaid[39]
  • inlay[1]
  • inscribed[2]
  • lacquered[1]
  • mosaic[1]
  • painted[18]
  • perforated[5]
  • pierced[14]
  • plaited[1]
  • polished[2]
  • sanded[3]
  • sewn[11]
  • shi-bu[1]
  • stain[1]
  • strung[2]
  • twined[3]
  • unworked[1]
  • worked[4]
  • woven[11]
  • annette tsikewa[1]
  • carnelia snow[1]
  • dora dick[1]
  • dorothy grant[1]
  • e. gillieron[4]
  • eddington hannaweeke[1]
  • emma stanislavs[1]
  • fat deysee[1]
  • frank haikiu[1]
  • george hunt jr.[2]
  • george v. james, sr.[1]
  • margaret tenorio[1]
  • mary posh[1]
  • may john[1]
  • mrs. charles williams[1]
  • mrs. tony metock[1]
  • robert davidson[1]
  • yes[492]
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73-5-536G

73-5-536G

Bead

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31-52-425A

31-52-425A

Bead

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P1752

P1752

Fishhook

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29-50-210

29-50-210

Dagger

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29-128-841

29-128-841

Gem

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29-50-41

29-50-41

Breast Ornament

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B2594

B2594

Bead

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27856

27856

Neck Ornament

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29-42-775

29-42-775

Pendant

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A18A

A18A

Neck Ornament

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6403

6403

Ornament

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65-50-24

65-50-24

Shell

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B15929

B15929

String of Beads

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29-44-358A

29-44-358A

Ornaments

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33-21-452

33-21-452

Stamp Seal

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29-108-678

29-108-678

Shell

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73-5-290

73-5-290

Bead

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P2182

P2182

Arm Ring

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29-108-714

29-108-714

Shell

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29-44-313

29-44-313

String of Beads

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NA2083

NA2083

Basket

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75-29-268

75-29-268

Bead

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B14820

B14820

Raw Material

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NA8268

NA8268

Basket

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P3466C

P3466C

Fishhook

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32-40-342

32-40-342

Cylinder Seal

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31-17-44

31-17-44

Bead

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67-5-39

67-5-39

Feast Bowl

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29-56-142

29-56-142

Pendant

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32016

32016

Bracelet

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31-33-62

31-33-62

String of Shells

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29-65-485

29-65-485

Pendant

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