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The Hingston Hill Cairn and Stone Row, located in Dartmoor in Devon, England. The 316m long alignment contains at least 174 stones, and date from the Late Neolithic period , while the round cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument dating to the Bronze Age

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The Hingston Hill Cairn and Stone Row, located in Dartmoor in Devon, England. The 316m long alignment contains at least 174 stones, and date from the Late Neolithic period , while the round cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument dating to the Bronze Age

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The Shrine of St. Patrick's Bell is a bell shrine reliquary dated to c. 1094–1105 CE, and is made of bronze, silver, gold, glass and rock crystal. It contains a c. 500 iron hand-bell which survives, and is a highpoint of Irish metalwork from the late Insular and early Romanesque periods

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The Shrine of St. Patrick's Bell is a bell shrine reliquary dated to c. 1094–1105 CE, and is made of bronze, silver, gold, glass and rock crystal. It contains a c. 500 iron hand-bell which survives, and is a highpoint of Irish metalwork from the late Insular and early Romanesque periods

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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A silver mask from an archaeological site near Aalborg , dated to the Late Iron Age . Danish archaeologists think this is an image of a god; it is during this period representations of Nordic gods start to be found in the archaeological record.

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A silver mask from an archaeological site near Aalborg , dated to the Late Iron Age . Danish archaeologists think this is an image of a god; it is during this period representations of Nordic gods start to be found in the archaeological record.

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A plate made of bronze, which served as confirmation of the demobilization of a Roman soldier of auxilia and granting him, in exchange for faithful service, Roman citizenship. The property is located in the Colchester Museum in the East of England.

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A plate made of bronze, which served as confirmation of the demobilization of a Roman soldier of auxilia and granting him, in exchange for faithful service, Roman citizenship. The property is located in the Colchester Museum in the East of England.

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A plate made of bronze, which served as confirmation of the demobilization of a Roman soldier of auxilia and granting him, in exchange for faithful service, Roman citizenship. The property is located in the Colchester Museum in the East of England.

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A plate made of bronze, which served as confirmation of the demobilization of a Roman soldier of auxilia and granting him, in exchange for faithful service, Roman citizenship. The property is located in the Colchester Museum in the East of England.

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Grime's Graves is a large Neolithic flint mining complex in Norfolk, England, that was worked between c. 2600 and c. 2300 BCE, although production may have continued through the Bronze and Iron Ages and later, owing to the low cost of flint compared with metals

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Grime's Graves is a large Neolithic flint mining complex in Norfolk, England, that was worked between c. 2600 and c. 2300 BCE, although production may have continued through the Bronze and Iron Ages and later, owing to the low cost of flint compared with metals

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On Elephantine Island in Egypt rests a massive granite stone box, carved from a single monolithic block weighing nearly 17 tons. The artifact, which dates back to the New Kingdom , was likely a shrine or reliquary dedicated to the god Khnum

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On Elephantine Island in Egypt rests a massive granite stone box, carved from a single monolithic block weighing nearly 17 tons. The artifact, which dates back to the New Kingdom , was likely a shrine or reliquary dedicated to the god Khnum

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A polished stone sword excavated from a dolmen in Muge-ri, South Korea. The 52 cm long stone sword consists of a blade and a single-piece handle. Bronze age , now housed at the National Museum of Korea

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A polished stone sword excavated from a dolmen in Muge-ri, South Korea. The 52 cm long stone sword consists of a blade and a single-piece handle. Bronze age , now housed at the National Museum of Korea

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The “Vounous Bowl” is a prehistoric Bronze Age vessel from the cemetery at Bellapais Vounous in Cyprus, modeled to depict what is commonly interpreted as people engaged in ritual activities in front of a shrine. Now housed at the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia

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The “Vounous Bowl” is a prehistoric Bronze Age vessel from the cemetery at Bellapais Vounous in Cyprus, modeled to depict what is commonly interpreted as people engaged in ritual activities in front of a shrine. Now housed at the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia

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The Amman Citadel, in Jordan, is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited places, with evidence of settlement dating back to the Neolithic period . The major remains at the site are the Temple of Hercules, a Byzantine church, and the Umayyad Palace

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The Amman Citadel, in Jordan, is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited places, with evidence of settlement dating back to the Neolithic period . The major remains at the site are the Temple of Hercules, a Byzantine church, and the Umayyad Palace

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The Ghagha-Shahr is a citadel complex dated to the Sassanid period , and located on the southern promontory of the eastern slope of Mount Khajeh, a flat-topped black basalt hill rising up as an island in the middle of Lake Hamun in Iran

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The Ghagha-Shahr is a citadel complex dated to the Sassanid period , and located on the southern promontory of the eastern slope of Mount Khajeh, a flat-topped black basalt hill rising up as an island in the middle of Lake Hamun in Iran

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La Bastida de Totana is an archaeological site, in Spain, belonging to the Argaric culture located on a conical hill and was occupied between approximately 2200 and 1550 BCE. It is one of the largest settlements of the early Bronze Age in continental Europe

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La Bastida de Totana is an archaeological site, in Spain, belonging to the Argaric culture located on a conical hill and was occupied between approximately 2200 and 1550 BCE. It is one of the largest settlements of the early Bronze Age in continental Europe

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Pictograph known as the White-Horned Dancer located in the Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site near El Paso, Texas dating back to the Jornada Mogollon period, around 600 to 1450 AD.

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Pictograph known as the White-Horned Dancer located in the Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site near El Paso, Texas dating back to the Jornada Mogollon period, around 600 to 1450 AD.

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"The Kiss", prehistoric rock painting located at the Pedra Furada archaeological site situated within the Serra da Capivara National Park in Piauí, Brazil. Generally dated to between 9,000 and 12,000 years old.

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"The Kiss", prehistoric rock painting located at the Pedra Furada archaeological site situated within the Serra da Capivara National Park in Piauí, Brazil. Generally dated to between 9,000 and 12,000 years old.

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The Herodium, Herod the Great’s fortress and one of the largest from the ancient world. He intentionally buried the whole mountain and converted it to a funerary complex upon his death

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The Herodium, Herod the Great’s fortress and one of the largest from the ancient world. He intentionally buried the whole mountain and converted it to a funerary complex upon his death

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New DNA analysis indicates that a Roman-era individual known as Beachy Head Woman, whose remains were found in England, in fact came from southeastern England. Radiocarbon dating revealed that the woman died between A.D. 129 and 311, and isotopes in her bones provide clues to her diet

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New DNA analysis indicates that a Roman-era individual known as Beachy Head Woman, whose remains were found in England, in fact came from southeastern England. Radiocarbon dating revealed that the woman died between A.D. 129 and 311, and isotopes in her bones provide clues to her diet

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Marble female figurine, Early Cycladic , Greece, 2800-2300 B.C. The best known type of Cycladic art is the marble figurine, a full-length female with arms folded across the front. Their function remains uncertain, but most were found in graves, indicating a funerary role...

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Marble female figurine, Early Cycladic , Greece, 2800-2300 B.C. The best known type of Cycladic art is the marble figurine, a full-length female with arms folded across the front. Their function remains uncertain, but most were found in graves, indicating a funerary role...

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Tholos de El Romeral, located in Spain and built in 1800 BCE, is a megalithic burial site that consists of a long corridor with drystone walls made of small stones and a ceilings made of megalithic slabs. The corridor culminates with 2 consecutive round beehive-like chambers

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Tholos de El Romeral, located in Spain and built in 1800 BCE, is a megalithic burial site that consists of a long corridor with drystone walls made of small stones and a ceilings made of megalithic slabs. The corridor culminates with 2 consecutive round beehive-like chambers

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