Sumerian Architecture: Houses, Walls, Temples and Palaces
“History begins at Sumer.” said Samuel Noah Kramer, an assyriologist who specializes in Sumerian history. The Sumerians, who emerged on […]
Art History
Jewelers of the Steppe: Scythians and Scythian Art
The Scythians were a nomadic society that emerged in the 8th century BC in the Pontic steppes, when the Cimmerians
The Origin of Art and the Early Examples of Paleolithic Art
What is art? Art is the “signature of civilization”, said Irish critic and playwright Bernard Shaw. So, can artistic talent
Mammoths in Art, Mythology and Folk Beliefs
Mammoths… Cute to some of us, frightening to others. The mammoths, which played an important role in the daily life