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‘Warrior takes an armored cat for a walk’ (着甲武人猫散歩逍遥図) by Noguchi Tetsuya, 2014.
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A colossal statue of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (r. 117 to 138 AD) found in the ruins of a bathhouse at Sagalossos, a Greco-Roman city in south-central Turkey. It is estimated the statue stood between 13 and 16 feet (4 and 5 meters) tall.
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Photo of the “Llullaillaco Maiden”, a 15-year-old girl sacrificed during the Inca Empire for both purposes of religious rite and social control. Read more: instagram.com/archaeologyart
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Goddess Sculptures from the Prehistoric Period to 1200 BC.
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Flooded ruins at Angkor. Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia.
Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century.
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Colossi of Memnon, two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III; 14th century BC.
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Cute toad (oldest form of frog idol) bringer of rain and fertility in Vichama, archaeological site of the Caral Civilization in Peru. 1.800 to 1.600 BC.
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The Lovers of Valdaro, discovered by archaeologists at a tomb in San Giorgio near Mantua, Italy. The couple have been holding one another for 6,000 years.
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“Dogu” ceramics, which were discovered in the remains of Aomori. Jomon-era. BC.3,500 - BC.2,500. Aomori, Japan. More: e-yakimono.net/html/jomon-dog…
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Interior of the temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel (now relocated), Dynasty XIX, ca. 1290-1224 B.C.
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Sumerian tablet showing the basic instructions of brewing beer, 3100 B.C. Found in the temple of Inanna at Uruk.
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Hellenistic rock tombs of Kaunos, Asia Minor, Turkey (4th – 2nd century BC)
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Blood-moon over the temple of Apollo in Corinth, Greece. Photograph: Valerie Gache/AFP/Getty Images.
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Fossilized olive leaves, 50.000 BC. Museum of Prehistoric Thera island, Cyclades, Greece.
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Incan skulls show evidence of practiced brain surgery. The Incan people practiced brain surgery, in which a piece was chipped out of the skull, part of the brain removed, and the hole covered by metal beaten flat. Photo Credit & Reblog: Thomas Quine via Flickr.
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Hercules and the Hydra. 1918. Rudolph Tegner. Danish 1873-1950. Medium: plaster.
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Pebble art by British artist © Justin Bateman. Read more: boredpanda.com/pebble-art-mos…
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The Mouth of Truth (Bocca della Verita), Rome, Italy. The massive marble mask weighs about 1300 kg and probably depicts the face of the sea titan god Oceanus.
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Dream of the Magi, 1120-30, Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun, France.
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Amalthea and Jupiter's goat - Pierre Julien, 1785. (Laiterie de La Reine, Château de Rambouillet, France)
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This drawing was made 750 years ago by a 7-years-old boy named Onfim who lived in Novgorod. (Novgorod birch-bank document No. 200) Self-portrait of Onfim as a threefingered horseman, striking the enemy.
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The first picture of Ötzi as he emerged from the melting ice, taken by the finders – the German couple Helmut and Erika Simon. (1991) - Photo Credit: Paul Hanny, Gamma-Rapho via Getty.
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General view of "Girls in Bikini" Mosaic., Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy, c 3rd. century AD.
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One of the greatest discoveries of archaeology: the Riace Bronzes (Calabria, Italy, c. 450 BC)
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