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Any art that does not represent observed aspects of nature or transforms visible forms into a stylized image.
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| Rows or layers of stone are laid with the end of each row projecting beyond the row beneath, progressing until opposing layers almost meet and can then be capped with a stone that rests across the tops of both layers |
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| large (mega-) and stone (lithos) |
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| A circle of stones or posts, often surrounded by a ditch with built up embankements. |
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| "wedge-shaped" symbols into clay tablets |
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| Each part of the body is portrayed from its most characteristic viewpoint. |
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| A massive gateway formed by a pair of tapering walls of oblong shape. |
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| The use of different sizes for powerful or holy figures and for ordinary people to indicate relative importance. |
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| Picture Writing; words and ideas rendered in the form of pictorial symbols |
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