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1. Coup de poings in stone from Barda Balka, datable to about 100,000 years ago
2. Skeletal remains of Neanderthal Man, datable to about 45,000 years ago
3. Bone points, knives and implements found at various sites, datable to about 12,000 years ago
 
4. Alabaster figurines of the mother-goddess fro Tell Es-Sawwan, belonging to the 6th millennium BC
5. Terracotta figurine of man with traces of red paint, from Tell Es-Sawwan, early 6th millennium BC
6. Coarse pottery vessels from Tell Hassuna, end of the 6th millennium BC
 
7. A collection of various types of pottery vessels from Tell Hassuna, end of the 6th millennium BC
8. Neck of a jar painted with a female face, eyes and nose projecting out of the surface, from Tell Hassuna, early 5th millennium BC
9. Two pottery vessels painted with geometric patterns
 

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