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A camel petroglyph found in Najran province, Thar, Saudi Arabia, 2500-1000 BC.
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Chichen Itza was pre-Columbian city built by Mayans. Located in Tinúm Municipality, Yucatán, Mexico.
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Beautifully decorated back of a French ceremonial armor, circa 1575–80.
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A Filipino baby and her family inside a human zoo in New York (Coney Island), US, 1906. Human zoos were once very common in the Western world.
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The wedding portrait of a married Khalkha Mongolian couple, 1920s
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The 3,200-year-old tomb of Queen Nefertari also called the Sistine Chapel of Ancient Egypt. The paintings, which are found on almost every available surface in the tomb, are considered to be the best-preserved and most eloquent decorations of any Egyptian burial site
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Dog’s remains from the 1st century CE. The owner must have loved him very much. They were buried with the vessel and head on a piece of leather. The tomb was discovered in Cologne (Germany).
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A mummified dog and baboon were buried together at the tomb KV50 in the Valley of Kings. Possibly dates to the reign of Amenhotep II (1427–1401 BC), Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
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A giant Cardon cactus in Mexico sometime in the 1890s. This specimen was 8 meters tall and weighed 10 tons. Photo by Leon Digue
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Hand-carved stone weight, made of haematite carved in the shape of a grasshopper. Dates back 1800 - 1700 BCE in ancient Babylon.
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A 2,500-year-old Etruscan wolf's head helmet.
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An old photo showing a party at the summit of the 4600-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza, by life magazine, 1940's
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An Egyptian necklace made of gold flies, and glass inlays, 1550 - 1070 BCE.
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden.
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Charles C. Ebbets takes a photo from atop a skyscraper in New York City, 1905.
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Skull of a young girl found in Patras, Greece dating back to the 3rd century BCE. She was buried wearing a wreath made of ceramic myrtle flowers.
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An astonishing neo-Assyrian amethyst vase, 8th century BCE. Now part of a private collection.
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A bird's-eye view of Masada, built by Herod the Great as a palace complex on top of an isolated rock plateau at the Judaean Desert.
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The unbroken seal On Tutankhamen’s Tomb, 1922
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This 9000-year-old stone mask is the oldest mask in the world, and was found in the Judean Desert in Israel
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Johnny Cash before going on stage at Folsom Prison, 1968
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A sixteen-year-old German anti-aircraft soldier of the Hitler Youth, Hans-Georg Henke, taken prisoner by the US 9th Army in the state of Hessen, Germany, 1945. Colorized by alexlimcolorization.
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Ancient Greek helmets, Altes Museum, Berlin
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Stairway to Heaven, the ancient Inca Trail leading to Machu Picchu, Peru. Photo: Kurt Gordon
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