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A 3,300-year-old hairstyle on a preserved ancient Egyptian head
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Mosaic after the flood at the ancient Hellenistic town of Zeugma
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2000-year-old preserved loaf of bread found in the ruins of Pompeii.
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Crystal spearhead found in a 5,000-year-old megalithic tomb in Spain. The tomb had the remains of 25 individuals, several of whom had consumed a poisonous substance
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Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I's armored gauntlets, which he owned from 1508 until his death in 1519.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Detail of a bronze statue of Standing Parvati. Chola period, c.1200 CE, Tamil Nadu, India
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The 2000-year-old tree of Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico. It has the largest trunk diameter in the world. Its circumference is close to 60m.
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The 2,300-year-old Grand Theatre of Ephesus, in Turkey, before and after excavation
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Stunning detail on the statue Ugolino and His Sons, 1865–67. Sculpture Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
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“Disillusion” is an intricate sculpture carved from a single block of marble by Italian Artist Queirolo. Even the net is marble!
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The Library of Celsus in Ephesos.
Photo by Nazlı Atabey
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View of the Pyramids during a Solar Eclipse, August 30, 1905. Photo: Gabriel Lekegian
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An early photograph of the junction of Steep and Trenchard, Bristol, England.
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The Angel of Death, sculpture of a funeral gondola, Venice. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1951
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The 2,300-year-old Grand Theatre of Ephesus, in Turkey, before and after excavation
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Oldest surviving pair of Levis jeans dating back to 1879.
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The ornate helmet of Ferdinand Hapsburg II, the Holy Roman Emperor. 16th century AD.
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The Kiss of Death is a marble sculpture, found in Poblenou Cemetery in Barcelona. The sculpture is thought to have been created by Jaume Barba.
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Stairs carved from a solid tree trunk, 1851. Palace of the Princes of Liechtenstein in Lednice, Czech Republic.
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A man takes a selfie using a stick of wood to activate the camera, 1957
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A 3,400 year old painter's palette originating from ancient Egypt.
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Robert Wadlow, tallest human in recorded history, with his parents and siblings, 1935
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Believed to be 11,000 years old. Karahantepe, Near Göbeklitepe. Discovered in 2022.
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Serving a snack on Scandinavian Airlines flight, 1969
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A ghost sculpture found at the castle of Vezio, Italy
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