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Baked clay stamp seal representing a bear from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B settlement of Çatalhöyük in southern Anatolia, c. 5600 BCE.

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Baked clay stamp seal representing a bear from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B settlement of Çatalhöyük in southern Anatolia, c. 5600 BCE.

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Wall painting from the Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük, dated to 6000 BCE ca. It depicts a hunting scene including a deer and a boar. Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara

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Wall painting from the Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük, dated to 6000 BCE ca. It depicts a hunting scene including a deer and a boar. Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara

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An 8,000-year-old marble figurine of an obese woman was unearthed in 2016 in the Neolithic urban settlement of Çatalhöyük in central Turkey. The figurine is 17 centimeters long, 11 centimeters wide and weighs one kilo

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An 8,000-year-old marble figurine of an obese woman was unearthed in 2016 in the Neolithic urban settlement of Çatalhöyük in central Turkey. The figurine is 17 centimeters long, 11 centimeters wide and weighs one kilo

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A painted pottery jar from the Banshan period of the Chinese Neolithic Majiayao culture. Now housed at the Gansu Provincial Museum in China

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A painted pottery jar from the Banshan period of the Chinese Neolithic Majiayao culture. Now housed at the Gansu Provincial Museum in China

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8,000 year old prehistoric obsidian mirrors found in the ruins of the Neolithic settlement known as Çatalhöyük, Turkey, and were made c. 6400 BCE. These are the oldest manufactured mirrors in the world; the convex carving suggest they were also used to light up dark spaces during the day

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8,000 year old prehistoric obsidian mirrors found in the ruins of the Neolithic settlement known as Çatalhöyük, Turkey, and were made c. 6400 BCE. These are the oldest manufactured mirrors in the world; the convex carving suggest they were also used to light up dark spaces during the day

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A neolithic limestone “Thinker” statue representing a stylized man, sitting and resting his head in his hands. Found in the Balkan region, 5000-4500 BCE

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A neolithic limestone “Thinker” statue representing a stylized man, sitting and resting his head in his hands. Found in the Balkan region, 5000-4500 BCE

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A stone relief of four figures, found at the archaeological site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey. 6000-5500 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara

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A stone relief of four figures, found at the archaeological site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey. 6000-5500 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara

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Plastered Skull of Jericho, dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period . Jordan Archaeological Museum in Amman.

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Plastered Skull of Jericho, dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period . Jordan Archaeological Museum in Amman.

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A wooden floor of a Neolithic house, unearthed in Alleshausen-Grundwiesen, a wetland settlement at the western rim of the Federsee marshlands in Germany, 3020-2700 BCE

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A wooden floor of a Neolithic house, unearthed in Alleshausen-Grundwiesen, a wetland settlement at the western rim of the Federsee marshlands in Germany, 3020-2700 BCE

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A hunting scene on the back of an arrow straightener, Göbekli Tepe | Temporary exhibit in James Simon Gallery, Berlin | Pre-pottery Neolithic, 9400 BCE to 8000 BCE | , OC

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A hunting scene on the back of an arrow straightener, Göbekli Tepe | Temporary exhibit in James Simon Gallery, Berlin | Pre-pottery Neolithic, 9400 BCE to 8000 BCE | , OC

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One of the Ain Ghazal statues, large-scale lime plaster and reed statues discovered near Amman, Jordan, made between 7200 and 6250 BCE. Pre-Pottery Neolithic C period. The statues are among the earliest large-scale representations of the human form. Their purpose remains uncertain...

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One of the Ain Ghazal statues, large-scale lime plaster and reed statues discovered near Amman, Jordan, made between 7200 and 6250 BCE. Pre-Pottery Neolithic C period. The statues are among the earliest large-scale representations of the human form. Their purpose remains uncertain...

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Detail of Vulture Statue from Göbekli Tepe, currently on temporary exhibit in James Simon Gallery, Berlin. Pre-pottery Neolithic, 9600 BCE to 8000 BCE. , OC.

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Detail of Vulture Statue from Göbekli Tepe, currently on temporary exhibit in James Simon Gallery, Berlin. Pre-pottery Neolithic, 9600 BCE to 8000 BCE. , OC.

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A middle bronze age clay model representing libation scene, from a necropolis in Kotsiatis, Cyprus. 2000-1650 BCE, now housed at the Cyprus Museum

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A middle bronze age clay model representing libation scene, from a necropolis in Kotsiatis, Cyprus. 2000-1650 BCE, now housed at the Cyprus Museum

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A pottery bottle from the Songze culture . Now housed at the Jiaxing Museum in China

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A pottery bottle from the Songze culture . Now housed at the Jiaxing Museum in China

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World's Oldest Mask: 9,000 year old artifact, This is a limestone mask dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period, It was discovered in the Nahal Hemar cave in Israel, near the Dead Sea

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World's Oldest Mask: 9,000 year old artifact, This is a limestone mask dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period, It was discovered in the Nahal Hemar cave in Israel, near the Dead Sea

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Rock Crystal Flask from Ancient Rome, c.25 BCE: this stunning little flask measures just 5.7cm tall, and it was carved from a solid piece of rock crystal more than 2,000 years ago

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Rock Crystal Flask from Ancient Rome, c.25 BCE: this stunning little flask measures just 5.7cm tall, and it was carved from a solid piece of rock crystal more than 2,000 years ago

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Roe deer antler mask - Part of a headdress gifted by Late Mesolithic Western Hunter-Gatherers to Early European farmers when they met at an early fortified border outpost settlement in what is now Eilsleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany c. 5300 BCE

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Roe deer antler mask - Part of a headdress gifted by Late Mesolithic Western Hunter-Gatherers to Early European farmers when they met at an early fortified border outpost settlement in what is now Eilsleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany c. 5300 BCE

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A silver stater from the ancient Greek city of Kroton in modern day Italy, 500-480 BCE

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A silver stater from the ancient Greek city of Kroton in modern day Italy, 500-480 BCE

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Last year this alien-like statue was unearthed from a 7,000-year-old Stone Age settlement in Kuwait. Clay, sixth millennium B.C.

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Last year this alien-like statue was unearthed from a 7,000-year-old Stone Age settlement in Kuwait. Clay, sixth millennium B.C.

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Ostrich Egg Decorated with Bitumen and mother-of-pearl, from a grave in the Royal Cemetery of Ur, Sumer. 2600 BCE.

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Ostrich Egg Decorated with Bitumen and mother-of-pearl, from a grave in the Royal Cemetery of Ur, Sumer. 2600 BCE.

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