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Paleolithic
First stage of human culture.

Old Stone Age
Babel
Tower
Cuneus
Wedge
Cunieform
Wedge shaped mark, writing
Gilgamesa
Episodic tale of a hero's adventure
Ankh
symbol of life
Cartouche
A frame formed by rope design surrounding an oval space
Pantheon
All the gods
Pyramid
An egyptian burial tomb containing hidden chambers
Venus Figures
Willendorf, Lower Austria

portray subjects in a lifelike manner.