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Chinese bronze sword with turquoise studded, gold inlaid rock crystal hilt, Warring States Period, 4th-2nd century BC. Private Collection.
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Bactrian disk wrought from silver and gold (ca. 328-135 BC); excavated at Ai Khanum (Amu Darya), Takhar Province, Afghanistan.
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The Museum Hotel is home to the world’s largest mosaic, uncovered in 2010. (c. 300 B.C.) The mosaic rug extends over 1050 square meters and it’s the world’s largest mosaic piece.
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Babylonian map of the world, 6th century BC.
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Detail view, Byzantine mosaic from Great Palace Mosaic Museum, modern-day Istanbul, Turkey. 6th c. AD.
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Can you imagine a king's tomb under the parking lot where you park your car every day? One of the greatest discoveries of archaeology: Discovery of Richard III's tomb, Leicester, Great Britain, 2012.
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Shoulder of Siberian Ice Princess (Princess Ukok), circa 500 B.C., Urok Plateau, Autonomous Altai Republic, Siberia. The most surprising fact about the princess is her tattoos.
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John William Waterhouse - The Rescue (1890).
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The oldest door in Britain in Westminster Abbey - a 900-year-old door was put in place in the 1050s, during the reign of Abbey’s founder, Edward the Confessor. The door, which measures 6.5ft by 4ft, was made from one tree which probably grew between AD 924 and 1030.
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Ancient Olive Tree of Vouves is located in the village of Ano Vouves on the island of Crete and is believed to be the oldest olive tree, which still produces olives. It's only one of seven olive trees in the Mediterranean, which are believed to be over 2,000 years old.
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Shaun Tan - "Tales from the inner city", 2018.
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Rock art of Tassili n'Ajjer Sahara Desert, Algeria, c. 7.000 BC.
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A visitor feeds two deer on a tideflat next to the Torri Gate at the Itsukushima Jinja Shrine on the coast of Japan, date unknown.
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Neolithic Venus figurine called "Red hair goddess", terracotta, Starčevo culture, around 6300 - 5500 BC.
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Then & Now: Grand Theatre of Ephesus (modern-day Selcuk, Izmir, Turkey), 2nd Century A.D. / Illustration Credit: akg-images.com.
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Hadrian’s Villa - Hadrian died just four years after the country house was completed. Later it was the imperial summer residence but fell into disrepair after Constantine moved to Byzantium in 330.
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"Under the Protection of the Gods, 1908" - Watercolor Painting by Howard Carter.
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Schliemann and visitors at the Lion Gate of Mycenae, 1876.
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Eastern greek fluorite carved idol: Owl. 4th - 3rd century BC. Private Collection. @OptimoPrincipi
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One of the greatest discoveries of archaeology: Oseberg Viking Ship, Tønsberg, Norway, c. 834 AD.
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The City of Troy from the Sea, an illustration from 'L'Odyssee', by Homer, translated by Victor Berard, 1929-33 (colour litho). Artist: Francois-Louis Schmied.
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The Rosetta Stone and a reconstruction of how it would have originally looked. Illustration by Claire Thorne.
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