G. G. & J. Robinson, The interior of an Ottoman Turkish dwelling, Aleppo, Syria, c. 1795.
Abu'l Izz Isma'il al-Jazari, Automata Elephant-Clock, 1315.
Source: metmuseum.org
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François-Marie Rosset, Femmes Turcs turques de Serquin, leur manière de faire leur pain - Syrie, 1789.
The Howling Dervish; History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria (G. Maspero), Volume 9, N.d.
Source: gutenberg.org
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The skull of a two-year-old Neanderthal child: 'Dederiyeh 2' (Syria); between 70,000 and 50,000 years old. Smithsonian Institution.
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"The Jewels and Weapons of Queen Ahhotep". From Maspero’s History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume IV, Part A.
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