One can trace such expeditions back to ancient Sumeria, the earliestknown Middle Eastern civilization.
这样的探险可以追溯到古苏美尔时期,这是已知的最早的中东文明。
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Many of the earliestknown images of Hindu deities in India date from the time of the Kushan empire, fashioned either from the spotted sandstone of Mathura or Gandharan grey schist.