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1,500-year-old ceramic Maya figurine that included a removable helmet. El Perú-Waka', Petén, GuatemalaPhoto by Kenneth G...
25/09/2022

1,500-year-old ceramic Maya figurine that included a removable helmet. El Perú-Waka', Petén, Guatemala

Photo by Kenneth Garrett

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Eski Gümüşler Monastery (7th C. AD.) is one of the most beautiful and well preserved creations of the Byzantine art in A...
24/09/2022

Eski Gümüşler Monastery (7th C. AD.) is one of the most beautiful and well preserved creations of the Byzantine art in Anatolia. (Photo: Xavier Allard)

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Roman bronze statue (1st Century BC - 1st Century CE) of youthful Hercules; inlaid eyes of blue glass, found in Sanctuar...
20/09/2022

Roman bronze statue (1st Century BC - 1st Century CE) of youthful Hercules; inlaid eyes of blue glass, found in Sanctuary of Hercules Victor, Tivoli.

Carlsberg Glyptotek, NY

📸: Gareth Harney
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Acropolis , Greece, c. 1964-1966. Photographer: Kees Scherer. Credit:
15/09/2022

Acropolis , Greece, c. 1964-1966. Photographer: Kees Scherer.

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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 IsraelCredit:
13/09/2022

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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The reconstruction of the face of a young Neanderthal man from bones gathered on a beach in the Netherlands. He lived in...
09/09/2022

The reconstruction of the face of a young Neanderthal man from bones gathered on a beach in the Netherlands. He lived in Europe between 50,000 and 70,000 years ago.

(Photo credit: Servaas Neijens)

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Unfinished obelisk is largest known ancient obelisk, located in northern region of stone quarries in Aswan, Egypt. It wa...
08/09/2022

Unfinished obelisk is largest known ancient obelisk, located in northern region of stone quarries in Aswan, Egypt. It was studied in detail by Reginald Engelbach in 1922. Its creation was ordered by Hatshepsut (1508–1458 BC).

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Moai, Easter Island. Carved by the Rapa Nui people, the monolithic sculptures were made between 1250 and 1500. Photo: St...
07/09/2022

Moai, Easter Island. Carved by the Rapa Nui people, the monolithic sculptures were made between 1250 and 1500. Photo: Stock Image.

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An 8.000-year-old marble figurine of a voluptuous woman was unearthed in 2016 in the Neolithic urban settlement of Çatal...
05/09/2022

An 8.000-year-old marble figurine of a voluptuous woman was unearthed in 2016 in the Neolithic urban settlement of Çatalhöyük in central Turkey. The figurine is 17 centimeters long, 11 centimeters wide and weighs one kilo. Photo via hurriyetdailynew/AA Photo.

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Petra has been inhabited from as early as 7000 BC, and Nabataeans might have settled in what would become capital city o...
27/08/2022

Petra has been inhabited from as early as 7000 BC, and Nabataeans might have settled in what would become capital city of their kingdom as early as 4th century BC. Archaeological evidence of Nabataean presence dating back 2nd century BC, time Petra had become their capital.

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Gold glass medallion portrait from the Late Roman empire, depicting a family from Alexandria, 3rd-4th century AD. Credit...
24/08/2022

Gold glass medallion portrait from the Late Roman empire, depicting a family from Alexandria, 3rd-4th century AD.

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Parthenon✨by @ t.kakavoulasCredit:
22/08/2022

Parthenon✨

by @ t.kakavoulas

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Ahlat Burial Monuments, at Ahlat Seljuk Cemetery, Türkiye. Bitlis Ahlat Burial Monuments are tombstones from Seljuk and ...
20/08/2022

Ahlat Burial Monuments, at Ahlat Seljuk Cemetery, Türkiye.

Bitlis Ahlat Burial Monuments are tombstones from Seljuk and Principalities period, dated between 12th-15th centuries. Apart from these, there are also Ottoman tombstones, but quality of Seljuk tombstones is much higher

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In 2011, archeologists found in Blombos Cave (South Africa) a small rock fragment among spear points and other excavated...
16/08/2022

In 2011, archeologists found in Blombos Cave (South Africa) a small rock fragment among spear points and other excavated material. After extensive testing for seven years, it was revealed that 9 red lines drawn on rock were handmade and from an ochre crayon dated 73000 years.

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An aerial photo of Sasanian circular city of Gōr, Iran, and a reconstruction of city as it may have appeared in its heyd...
13/08/2022

An aerial photo of Sasanian circular city of Gōr, Iran, and a reconstruction of city as it may have appeared in its heyday. Gōr was new capital city of Ardashir I (180-242 CE), founder of Sasanian Empire and had a perfect circular plan of 1950m diameter.

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Dolmen of Soto, discovered in 1922, Dolmen de Soto is located in municipality of Trigueros (Huelva), Iberia, Spain. Cons...
12/08/2022

Dolmen of Soto, discovered in 1922, Dolmen de Soto is located in municipality of Trigueros (Huelva), Iberia, Spain. Construction must have taken place between Neolithic and Bronze Age (3000-2500 BC).

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The Egyptian-Hittite peace treaty of 1259 BCE, the oldest surviving example in history.Written between Rameses II and Ha...
12/08/2022

The Egyptian-Hittite peace treaty of 1259 BCE, the oldest surviving example in history.

Written between Rameses II and Hattušili III, both the Egyptian and Hittites created a copy each.

🏛️ Archeological Museum of lstanbul

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Bronze Age, ceramic model of a figureon a swing (child, woman or goddess) swinging on a rope between two columns with bi...
11/08/2022

Bronze Age, ceramic model of a figure
on a swing (child, woman or goddess) swinging on a rope between two columns with birds on top, from Hagia Triada, Crete, 1500-1450 BC.

Collection of the Heraklion Museum

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Located amid rugged desert canyons and mountains in what is now the southwestern corner of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jord...
10/08/2022

Located amid rugged desert canyons and mountains in what is now the southwestern corner of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Petra was once a thriving trading center and the capital of Nabataean empire between 400 BC - 106 AD.

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Library found in Tibet containing 84,000 secret manuscripts (books), including history of mankind for over 1000 years. S...
08/08/2022

Library found in Tibet containing 84,000 secret manuscripts (books), including history of mankind for over 1000 years. Sakya Monastery Perhaps the largest library in the world in the distant history of the planet. It was discovered behind a huge wall. It is 60m long and 10m high.

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Early Bronze Age Stone Double-Headed Disc-Shaped Figurine and Child. Place of Origin: Central/Western Anatolia, modern-d...
06/08/2022

Early Bronze Age Stone Double-Headed Disc-Shaped Figurine and Child. Place of Origin: Central/Western Anatolia, modern-day Turkey. Medium: Stone. Date: c: 3000 BC to 2500 BC. Collection - Photo Credit: Private Collection & Barakat Gallery.

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Longmen Grottos, China.The grottoes were excavated and carved with Buddhist subjects over the period from 493 AD to 1127...
05/08/2022

Longmen Grottos, China.
The grottoes were excavated and carved with Buddhist subjects over the period from 493 AD to 1127 AD.

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A devotional statue (a married couple ?) dating to 2600 BC. Found place: Nippur in Iraq. Dimensions: 3.5 inches. Medium:...
05/08/2022

A devotional statue (a married couple ?) dating to 2600 BC. Found place: Nippur in Iraq. Dimensions: 3.5 inches. Medium: Gypsum (alabaster), resin, shell rock inlays. Now on display at the Iraq Museum, Baghdad.
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A Statue of Osiris at the sunken city of Thonis-Herakleion, 7th to 2nd century BCOsiris Expo Credit:
04/08/2022

A Statue of Osiris at the sunken city of Thonis-Herakleion, 7th to 2nd century BC

Osiris Expo

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1,500-year-old ceramic Maya figurine that included a removable helmet. El Perú-Waka', Petén, GuatemalaPhoto by Kenneth G...
04/08/2022

1,500-year-old ceramic Maya figurine that included a removable helmet. El Perú-Waka', Petén, Guatemala

Photo by Kenneth Garrett

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A 2500 year old ancient Greek 'cooker': three (or four) stoves, oven and a grill. Found on the Greek island of Delos.Arc...
03/08/2022

A 2500 year old ancient Greek 'cooker': three (or four) stoves, oven and a grill. Found on the Greek island of Delos.

Archaeological Museum of Delos, Greece

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Big cat with decorated pattern, between 40000-30000 years old.Carved from mammoth ivory, this small sculpture measuring ...
02/08/2022

Big cat with decorated pattern, between 40000-30000 years old.
Carved from mammoth ivory, this small sculpture measuring under 9cm in length is thought to represent snow leopard or lion. Discovered in Vogelherd Cave in Germany.

Museum der Universität Tübingen

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In 2019, Scientists have found liquid blood in frozen remains of a 42000 year old foal of an extinct horse that was pres...
01/08/2022

In 2019, Scientists have found liquid blood in frozen remains of a 42000 year old foal of an extinct horse that was preserved in Siberian permafrost.

It is believed to be oldest blood ever found in the world and hopes of cloning long-gone Lenskaya species of prehistoric horse.

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Tribal chief Eli Mabel holds body of his ancestor, Agat Mamete Mabel. Agat Mamete Mabel, was a tribal chief who ruled a ...
01/08/2022

Tribal chief Eli Mabel holds body of his ancestor, Agat Mamete Mabel. Agat Mamete Mabel, was a tribal chief who ruled a remote village in Papua, some 250 years ago.

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Pyramid of King KhafrePhoto: Credit:
30/07/2022

Pyramid of King Khafre

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