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Terracotta torso showing the internal organs of the abdomen, intended either to indicate the part of the body that needed help or as thanks for a cure. Objects like this were left at healing sanctuaries and religious sites as offerings to gods such as Asklepios. 200BCE-200CE. Wellcome

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Terracotta torso showing the internal organs of the abdomen, intended either to indicate the part of the body that needed help or as thanks for a cure. Objects like this were left at healing sanctuaries and religious sites as offerings to gods such as Asklepios. 200BCE-200CE. Wellcome

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Corinthian terracotta figurine with articulated limbs, 5th century BCE. The attire—cylindrical polos , short tunic and shoes—seems to indicate a ritual dancer. A small hole on the top of the head indicates that the figurine was meant to be suspended

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Corinthian terracotta figurine with articulated limbs, 5th century BCE. The attire—cylindrical polos , short tunic and shoes—seems to indicate a ritual dancer. A small hole on the top of the head indicates that the figurine was meant to be suspended

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preserved 500 year old body of the "Llullaillaco Maiden" a 15 year old Inca girl sacrificed and left to freeze at a 22000 foot volcano summit ,Found in 1999 , she looks like she is merely sleeping with intact internal organs and blood still present in her heart

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preserved 500 year old body of the "Llullaillaco Maiden" a 15 year old Inca girl sacrificed and left to freeze at a 22000 foot volcano summit ,Found in 1999 , she looks like she is merely sleeping with intact internal organs and blood still present in her heart

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The Tandragee Idol, dated to the Iron Age, with some sources suggesting a date as early as 1000 BCE. It shows the torso and head of a grotesque and brutish figure who crosses his body with his left arm to hold his right arm in what appears to be a ritualistic pose. Northern Ireland

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The Tandragee Idol, dated to the Iron Age, with some sources suggesting a date as early as 1000 BCE. It shows the torso and head of a grotesque and brutish figure who crosses his body with his left arm to hold his right arm in what appears to be a ritualistic pose. Northern Ireland

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Urns for the mummies of cats; often found with their necks broken, these cats were likely bred for the sole purpose of being religious offerings to the Egyptian feline goddess Bastet, c. 1000-800 BC

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Urns for the mummies of cats; often found with their necks broken, these cats were likely bred for the sole purpose of being religious offerings to the Egyptian feline goddess Bastet, c. 1000-800 BC

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Excavations in 2022 revealed a unique Andean tomb at the site of Pacopampa, in Peru. Within lay the body of a man aged 25-35 and a remarkable range of offerings, such as square beads and 20 Strombus shells, which had been covered with a red pigment, probably cinnabar. 1200-700 BCE

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Excavations in 2022 revealed a unique Andean tomb at the site of Pacopampa, in Peru. Within lay the body of a man aged 25-35 and a remarkable range of offerings, such as square beads and 20 Strombus shells, which had been covered with a red pigment, probably cinnabar. 1200-700 BCE

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