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Statue of Sobekneferu. The first confirmed female Pharoah. She ruled for 3 years and 10 months around 1800 bc during the 12th dynasty. The statue was lost in World War 2.

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Statue of Sobekneferu. The first confirmed female Pharoah. She ruled for 3 years and 10 months around 1800 bc during the 12th dynasty. The statue was lost in World War 2.

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The Luxor statue cache is a grouping of ancient Egyptian statues unearthed in 1989 beneath the solar court of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor. The cache was buried during the Roman conversion of the area into a military camp, with a total of 26 statues being found

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The Luxor statue cache is a grouping of ancient Egyptian statues unearthed in 1989 beneath the solar court of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor. The cache was buried during the Roman conversion of the area into a military camp, with a total of 26 statues being found

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Belgian Army first aid kit pouch made of canvas and leather which was used during World War I, c. 1914-1918. The canvas pouch is filled with six packets of dressings for wounds.

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Belgian Army first aid kit pouch made of canvas and leather which was used during World War I, c. 1914-1918. The canvas pouch is filled with six packets of dressings for wounds.

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"Ditchling Road Man" This is a forensic reconstruction of a 25-35 year-old male who lived around 4,200 years ago. He was buried with a pottery beaker, arrowhead & shells. He was discovered in 1921 during road work in Brighton, Sussex.

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"Ditchling Road Man" This is a forensic reconstruction of a 25-35 year-old male who lived around 4,200 years ago. He was buried with a pottery beaker, arrowhead & shells. He was discovered in 1921 during road work in Brighton, Sussex.

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The Lion Man statue is the oldest known carving in the world. It was carved from mammoth ivory and is believed to be 40,000 years old .

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The Lion Man statue is the oldest known carving in the world. It was carved from mammoth ivory and is believed to be 40,000 years old .

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The ruins of Dezh Dokhtar Castle in southern Iran, built during the rule of Ardashir .

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The ruins of Dezh Dokhtar Castle in southern Iran, built during the rule of Ardashir .

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A 2,000-year-old Roman tombstone has been found in a New Orleans backyard, left there by the granddaughter of a U.S. soldier who brought it from Italy during World War II. The tombstone belonged to a Roman soldier and sailor named Sextus Congenius Verus.

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A 2,000-year-old Roman tombstone has been found in a New Orleans backyard, left there by the granddaughter of a U.S. soldier who brought it from Italy during World War II. The tombstone belonged to a Roman soldier and sailor named Sextus Congenius Verus.

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An 18th century Chinese shoe for a bound foot. Foot-binding was a painful practice first carried out on young girls 1000 years ago in China to make their feet as small as possible, which were considered a status symbol and a mark of feminine beauty. The practice was banned in 1912

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An 18th century Chinese shoe for a bound foot. Foot-binding was a painful practice first carried out on young girls 1000 years ago in China to make their feet as small as possible, which were considered a status symbol and a mark of feminine beauty. The practice was banned in 1912

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Bronze statue of a woman fastening her peplos, Herculaneum, 1st c. BC-AD. One of five bronze dancers , or water bearers, found in the peristyle of the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, one of the most refined residences recovered from the Roman world...

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Bronze statue of a woman fastening her peplos, Herculaneum, 1st c. BC-AD. One of five bronze dancers , or water bearers, found in the peristyle of the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, one of the most refined residences recovered from the Roman world...

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The oldest clothing item recorded is the linen ‘Tarkhan Dress’ from Egypt's first dynasty around 5,000 years ago.

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The oldest clothing item recorded is the linen ‘Tarkhan Dress’ from Egypt's first dynasty around 5,000 years ago.

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Statue of a Molossian Dog; this Roman replica of a Greek original depicts one of the ancient world’s most versatile dog breeds, renowned for its exceptional strength as a fearsome war and hunting hound, as well as a dedicated guardian of property and livestock, c. 100 AD

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Statue of a Molossian Dog; this Roman replica of a Greek original depicts one of the ancient world’s most versatile dog breeds, renowned for its exceptional strength as a fearsome war and hunting hound, as well as a dedicated guardian of property and livestock, c. 100 AD

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An interior view of the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, also known as the Pink Mosque, in Shiraz . The mosque was constructed between 1876 CE and 1888 CE, during the Qajar dynasty

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An interior view of the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, also known as the Pink Mosque, in Shiraz . The mosque was constructed between 1876 CE and 1888 CE, during the Qajar dynasty

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The Prague astronomical clock was installed in the year 1410 and is the World’s oldest astronomical clock still in operation

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The Prague astronomical clock was installed in the year 1410 and is the World’s oldest astronomical clock still in operation

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Stingray-Skin Armor from Kiribati, c.1800-1880 CE: this piece of armor was crafted from coconut-fiber and stingray-skin, and it was worn by warriors during ritual combat

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Stingray-Skin Armor from Kiribati, c.1800-1880 CE: this piece of armor was crafted from coconut-fiber and stingray-skin, and it was worn by warriors during ritual combat

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The Lena Shoal shipwreck was discovered in 1997 at a depth of 48 meters near Lena Shoal in the Philippines. The vessel sank around 1490 during the Ming-Dynasty, and contained more than 5,000 objects, mostly Asian ceramics, like this rare Chinese plate depicting a flying elephant

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The Lena Shoal shipwreck was discovered in 1997 at a depth of 48 meters near Lena Shoal in the Philippines. The vessel sank around 1490 during the Ming-Dynasty, and contained more than 5,000 objects, mostly Asian ceramics, like this rare Chinese plate depicting a flying elephant

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Augustus of Prima Porta, 20 BC. At over 6ft high, this statue was a complex statement of the ideas and merits he wanted to convey. It depicts the emperor addressing his soldiers, wearing a cuirass and a cloak. Augustus was both the first Roman Emperor and the one who ruled longest...

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Augustus of Prima Porta, 20 BC. At over 6ft high, this statue was a complex statement of the ideas and merits he wanted to convey. It depicts the emperor addressing his soldiers, wearing a cuirass and a cloak. Augustus was both the first Roman Emperor and the one who ruled longest...

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2 knives, ceramic containers, a collection of shells, and golden earrings were among the artifacts found in an 800-year-old flooded Lambayeque tomb in Peru. This tomb, located beneath the water table, was found beneath the burial chamber of a seated high priestess

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2 knives, ceramic containers, a collection of shells, and golden earrings were among the artifacts found in an 800-year-old flooded Lambayeque tomb in Peru. This tomb, located beneath the water table, was found beneath the burial chamber of a seated high priestess

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Edith Howard Cook was an American child who died at the age of 2 years 10 months-

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Edith Howard Cook was an American child who died at the age of 2 years 10 months-

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