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Elam

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Long ago, a group of people lived in a land called Elam.

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They lived near big rivers. They built many cities. Some of their cities were very old.
Proto-Elamite kneeling bull holding a spouted vessel.jpg
Proto-Elamite kneeling bull holding a spouted vessel.jpg
Their ways of life helped shape the world. Do you like learning about old places?

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Ha-ta-m-ti.jpg
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Pre-Achaemenid Era.gif
File:Proto-Elamite kneeling bull holding a spouted vessel.jpg
Proto-Elamite kneeling bull holding a...
File:Striding figure with ibex horns, a raptor skin draped around the shoulders, and upturned boots ,ca. 3000 B.C. Mesopotamia or Iran Metropolitan Museum of Art (detail).jpg
Striding figure with ibex horns, a raptor...
File:Susa III or Proto-Elamite cylinder seal 3150-2800 BC Louvre Museum Sb 6166.jpg
Susa III or Proto-Elamite cylinder seal...
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Elam1.png
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Elam cool.jpg
File:Cubist orant Louvre Sb77.jpg
Cubist orant Louvre Sb77.jpg
File:Seal of King Ebarat Louvre Museum Sb 6225.jpg
Seal of King Ebarat Louvre Museum Sb 6225.jpg
File:Goatfishes Louvre Sb19.jpg
Goatfishes Louvre Sb19.jpg
File:Untash Napirisha stele Louvre Sb12.jpg
Untash Napirisha stele Louvre Sb12.jpg
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Tchogha Zanbil.jpg

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