How did this shape come to recognize love and the human heart? There are at least a half a dozen stories that claim to be the origin of this shape representing our hearts. They range from the heart shaped fruit of the flower of the silphium, which was used for …

This majestic lion is 5,000 years old! He and many other lion mosaics graced the outside walls in ancient Babylonia as tribute to the goddess Ishtar.  

The fawn is from Roman times, 2000 years ago.

I have always been amazed at how little pieces of rock, tile, or …