![EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN CIVILIZATIONS. SYRIA. CULTURE OF HALAF (-5300-h. -4300). Extendeding from Samarra to Lake Van and from the Zagros Mountains to the Tauros. Basalt relief of a lion guarding TEMPLE OF TELL EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN CIVILIZATIONS. SYRIA. CULTURE OF HALAF (-5300-h. -4300). Extendeding from Samarra to Lake Van and from the Zagros Mountains to the Tauros. Basalt relief of a lion guarding TEMPLE OF TELL](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PP9N2F/eastern-mediterranean-civilizations-syria-culture-of-halaf-5300-h-4300-extendeding-from-samarra-to-lake-van-and-from-the-zagros-mountains-to-the-tauros-basalt-relief-of-a-lion-guarding-temple-of-tell-halaf-country-northeast-site-entrance-of-the-building-of-the-national-museum-of-aleppo-PP9N2F.jpg)
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN CIVILIZATIONS. SYRIA. CULTURE OF HALAF (-5300-h. -4300). Extendeding from Samarra to Lake Van and from the Zagros Mountains to the Tauros. Basalt relief of a lion guarding TEMPLE OF TELL
![File:Basalt statue, Hoa Hakananai'a (hidden or stolen friend). Moai; an ancestor figure, made by the Rapanui people. 1000-1200 CE. From Orongo (Polynesia, Easter Island); probably made in Rano Kao. British Museum.jpg - File:Basalt statue, Hoa Hakananai'a (hidden or stolen friend). Moai; an ancestor figure, made by the Rapanui people. 1000-1200 CE. From Orongo (Polynesia, Easter Island); probably made in Rano Kao. British Museum.jpg -](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Basalt_statue%2C_Hoa_Hakananai%27a_%28hidden_or_stolen_friend%29._Moai%3B_an_ancestor_figure%2C_made_by_the_Rapanui_people._1000-1200_CE._From_Orongo_%28Polynesia%2C_Easter_Island%29%3B_probably_made_in_Rano_Kao._British_Museum.jpg)
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![Aerial view of the Öxarárfoss waterfall and the basalt rock formations in Þingvellir National Park, Iceland. Aerial view of the Öxarárfoss waterfall and the basalt rock formations in Þingvellir National Park, Iceland.](https://www.westend61.de/images/0001422697pw/aerial-view-of-the-oexarrfoss-waterfall-and-the-basalt-rock-formations-in-ingvellir-national-park-iceland-AAEF09187.jpg)
Aerial view of the Öxarárfoss waterfall and the basalt rock formations in Þingvellir National Park, Iceland.
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