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Intricate floor mosaic in the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Firenzi, Italy.
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Aerial view of the Temple of Ramses lll at Medinet Habu, Luxor, Egypt.
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Arctic Circle people have been protecting their eyes from snow blindness for over 4,000 years with snow goggles (usually carving whalebone, horn, and ivory).
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A 900-year-old church still standing in Wicklow, Ireland.
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Installed in 1410, this 600-year-old clock in Prague is the world's oldest astrological clock still in operation.
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A Roman helmet found in the Rhine River. Inscribed inside is the name of the soldier who wore it, L. Lucretius Celeris.
Photo by Wolfgang Sauber
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A 3,300-year-old hairstyle on a preserved ancient Egyptian head
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The Punic cothon of Carthage, in modern-day Tunisia, as it would have appeared in the 3rd century BCE compared to today
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The unbroken seal On Tutankhamen’s Tomb, 1922
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Head of Dionysus, the god of wine, uncovered in an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Aizanoi, Turkey
Photo by Anadolu Agency
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Inky paw prints left by a cat on a 15th-century manuscript.
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Trinity College is home to one of the world's most beautiful libraries. Inside is The Long Room, which contains 200,000 historic volumes.
Photo by Failte Ireland
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A Corinthian helmet and skull from the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. When found, the skull was still inside the helmet.
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Breastplate Armor of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1549.
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A 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Bead Dress
The Penn Museum
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Haid al-Jazil is a 500-year-old mud-brick village on top of a massive boulder. Wadi Dawan, Yemen.
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A 1400-year-old Ginkgo tree found within the walls of the Gu Guanyin Buddhist Temple, in the Zhongnan Mountains region of China. Photo by Han Fei
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Located in Air Massif, Niger are two of the biggest animal rock petroglyphs in the world, called the Dabous Giraffes, dated 8000 BC.
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“Undine rising from the waters," Chauncey Bradley Ives 1810-1894.
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Ceramic water pipes found near Epang Palace. China, Warring States, 5th-3rd century BCE
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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 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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Ancient wooden gate of temple, Purulia, West Bengal
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A 2000-year-old green serpentine mask found at the base of a pyramid in Mexico
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Lithops are South African plants that have evolved to look like stones.
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