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The West Kennet Long Barrow , built in 3700-3600 BCE and located in Wiltshire in England, is one of the largest chambered long barrows in Europe. It entombed the remains of least 36 people, with the ratio of male and female skeletons being roughly balanced

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The West Kennet Long Barrow , built in 3700-3600 BCE and located in Wiltshire in England, is one of the largest chambered long barrows in Europe. It entombed the remains of least 36 people, with the ratio of male and female skeletons being roughly balanced

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The 307-year-old Church of the Transfiguration, located on Kizhi island in Russia, was built entirely of wood without using a single nail. The church has 22 domes and with a height of 37 meters, it is one of the tallest wooden buildings in Northern Europe

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The 307-year-old Church of the Transfiguration, located on Kizhi island in Russia, was built entirely of wood without using a single nail. The church has 22 domes and with a height of 37 meters, it is one of the tallest wooden buildings in Northern Europe

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Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, constructed along several centuries, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, in Loiret, France. It is a chateau-fort, a true castle surrounded with a defensive moat, built to control one of the few sites where the Loire can be forded.

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Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, constructed along several centuries, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, in Loiret, France. It is a chateau-fort, a true castle surrounded with a defensive moat, built to control one of the few sites where the Loire can be forded.

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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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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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Roman tombstone of a horseman named Insus. It is located in the Lancaster Museum in England. The man belonged to the ala August unit. He is shown on the tombstone in a triumphant scene above the fallen barbarian.

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Roman tombstone of a horseman named Insus. It is located in the Lancaster Museum in England. The man belonged to the ala August unit. He is shown on the tombstone in a triumphant scene above the fallen barbarian.

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The Criel Mound in West Virginia, built in 250–150 BC. Inside the mound, there was 2 skeletons near the top, and 11 at the base, which consisted of a large skeleton at the center surrounded by 10 others arranged in a spoke-like pattern with their feet pointing toward the central skeleton

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The Criel Mound in West Virginia, built in 250–150 BC. Inside the mound, there was 2 skeletons near the top, and 11 at the base, which consisted of a large skeleton at the center surrounded by 10 others arranged in a spoke-like pattern with their feet pointing toward the central skeleton

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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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Near a royal tomb complex dating to the Western Han Dynasty , archaeologists discovered the remains of more than 400 sacrificed animals. This included the first complete skeletons of a giant panda and a tapir, to have ever been found in a tomb in China

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Near a royal tomb complex dating to the Western Han Dynasty , archaeologists discovered the remains of more than 400 sacrificed animals. This included the first complete skeletons of a giant panda and a tapir, to have ever been found in a tomb in China

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Harmondsworth Great Barn is a medieval barn on the former Manor Farm in the village of Harmondsworth. Built in the early 15th century CE by Winchester College, it is the largest timber-framed building in England and is regarded as an outstanding example of medieval carpentry

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Harmondsworth Great Barn is a medieval barn on the former Manor Farm in the village of Harmondsworth. Built in the early 15th century CE by Winchester College, it is the largest timber-framed building in England and is regarded as an outstanding example of medieval carpentry

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Marble busts depicting Black Africans, produced widely in Venice and Rome, were popular throughout Europe in the 17-18th centuries. This example is sculpted with sensitivity and realism, suggesting it was based on a real person

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Marble busts depicting Black Africans, produced widely in Venice and Rome, were popular throughout Europe in the 17-18th centuries. This example is sculpted with sensitivity and realism, suggesting it was based on a real person

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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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The South Gate of Angkor Thom, built in the 12th century leads to the Bayon temple, part of the larger Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia. It is lined with stone figures depicting mythical beings

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The South Gate of Angkor Thom, built in the 12th century leads to the Bayon temple, part of the larger Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia. It is lined with stone figures depicting mythical beings

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The interior of the main hall of the Genko-an temple in Kyoto, Japan, built in 1694 CE. The temple is famous for its 2 large windows . One is round and is called “The Window of Enlightenment” while the other is square and is called “The Window of Confusion”

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The interior of the main hall of the Genko-an temple in Kyoto, Japan, built in 1694 CE. The temple is famous for its 2 large windows . One is round and is called “The Window of Enlightenment” while the other is square and is called “The Window of Confusion”

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The west portals of the massive Strasbourg Cathedral in France . Built between 1015 and 1439 CE, it is widely considered to be among the finest examples of Rayonnant Gothic architecture

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The west portals of the massive Strasbourg Cathedral in France . Built between 1015 and 1439 CE, it is widely considered to be among the finest examples of Rayonnant Gothic architecture

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The 4000-year-old skeletons of an adult who was trying to shield a child from a massive earthquake that struck China in 2000 BCE and triggered massive floods, in an event that is sometimes referred to as ‘China’s Pompeii’. Now located at the Lajia Ruins Museum in northwest China

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The 4000-year-old skeletons of an adult who was trying to shield a child from a massive earthquake that struck China in 2000 BCE and triggered massive floods, in an event that is sometimes referred to as ‘China’s Pompeii’. Now located at the Lajia Ruins Museum in northwest China

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Temple of Concordia, built in 440-430 BC, is one of the most well-preserved and outstanding examples of ancient Greek architecture located in Sicily.

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Temple of Concordia, built in 440-430 BC, is one of the most well-preserved and outstanding examples of ancient Greek architecture located in Sicily.

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The Vix Krater, a 6th century BC Greek bronze vessel imported to the Celts. Discovered in Bourgogne/France in the tomb of the “Lady of Vix,” a Celtic princess. It remains the largest known metal vessel of Western antiquity

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The Vix Krater, a 6th century BC Greek bronze vessel imported to the Celts. Discovered in Bourgogne/France in the tomb of the “Lady of Vix,” a Celtic princess. It remains the largest known metal vessel of Western antiquity

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Roman clothes pin in the shape of a female bust. The object is made of a single piece of sapphire with a golden base. The ornament is dated to 100-130 CE.

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Roman clothes pin in the shape of a female bust. The object is made of a single piece of sapphire with a golden base. The ornament is dated to 100-130 CE.

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