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“a White Father talking to a group of local children. Behind them is a typical example of the buildings of the area, constructed of dried mud.”

From: “Exploring Africa and Asia” 1973

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“Diver 120 feet down inspects a jumble of am-phorae, or wine jars, spilled from a Greek merchantman that sank about 230 B.C. near Massalia (modern Marseille). In 1952 the National Geographic— Calypso Marine Archeological Expedition began salvaging some 3,000 amphorae from the cargo. Calypso (left) anchors: above the site off Grand Congloue Island.”

From: “World beneath the sea” by Dugan, James; 1967.

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John Cochran and Herb Greer.

“Substituting air for brawn, divers recover ages-old cargo near Turkey. The balloon lifts a sea-welded mass of copper ingots and bronze tools from the oldest shipwreck known — a Bronze Age trading vessel that sank in 90 feet of water off Cape Gelidonya 32 centuries ago. Buoyed by air from a diver's Aqua-Lung, the amphora (be-low), part of a wine shipment lost near Yassi Island, will rocket to the surface when released.”

From: “World beneath the sea” by Dugan, James; 1967.

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“burial urn with family on lid, circa A.D. 1200, from the lower Magdalena River Valley, Colombia. Gift of Estelle Wolf to the Denver Art Museum, Smooker Memorial.”

From: “South American Explorer No.30” by SAEC; 1991-11.

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“Boy carrying a jar. Figurine from Colima. About actual size. Private collection, Barcelona.”

From: “The art of terracotta pottery in pre-Columbian Central and South America” by Wuthenau, Alexander von; 1970.

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“Water monsters with boatmen. Two Mochica vases, about A.D. 500. The vase at right represents a fish-filled serpent.”

From: “the mythology of South America” by Bierhost, John; 1988.

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“Mountain scene with feline god and worshippers. Mochica vase, about A.D. 500. Museum für Völkerkunde, Berlin.”

From: “the mythology of South America” by Bierhost, John; 1988.