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Green stone jaguar mortar from the Correra culture, Ecuador 1500-300 BC. Works such as this one are thought to have served as ritual mortars for the preparation of hallucinogenic snuffs, to be inhaled by shamans to facilitate their interaction with the spirit realm

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Green stone jaguar mortar from the Correra culture, Ecuador 1500-300 BC. Works such as this one are thought to have served as ritual mortars for the preparation of hallucinogenic snuffs, to be inhaled by shamans to facilitate their interaction with the spirit realm

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A wooden Taino vomiting spatula used for purification by shamans during the "cohoba" ritual . 1200-1500 CE, from the Dominican Republic, now housed at the Musée du quai Branly in Paris

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A wooden Taino vomiting spatula used for purification by shamans during the "cohoba" ritual . 1200-1500 CE, from the Dominican Republic, now housed at the Musée du quai Branly in Paris

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Mortar in the form of a monkey. Valdivia culture, Ecuador, ca. 3300-1500 BC. Stone. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, collection

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Mortar in the form of a monkey. Valdivia culture, Ecuador, ca. 3300-1500 BC. Stone. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, collection

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The Green Stone lying in one of the storerooms of the Temple complex in Hattusa, which was the capital of the Hittite Empire until it was destroyed around 1200 BC. The stone, which is thought to have been made from serpentinite, may have played a role in some religious cult

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The Green Stone lying in one of the storerooms of the Temple complex in Hattusa, which was the capital of the Hittite Empire until it was destroyed around 1200 BC. The stone, which is thought to have been made from serpentinite, may have played a role in some religious cult

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Marble fragment with the head of Medea from a 1st or 2nd c AD Roman copy of a Greek original relief, thought to have been decoration from the parapet surrounding the Altar of the Twelve Gods in the Athenian Agora, ca. 420–410 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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Marble fragment with the head of Medea from a 1st or 2nd c AD Roman copy of a Greek original relief, thought to have been decoration from the parapet surrounding the Altar of the Twelve Gods in the Athenian Agora, ca. 420–410 BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

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One of the many enigmatic artifacts of Japan's distant past in Asuka village, this megalith has been carved with the face of a turtle. Both the time of construction and its purpose are unknown, and although several theories have been put forward, no conclusion has been reached

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One of the many enigmatic artifacts of Japan's distant past in Asuka village, this megalith has been carved with the face of a turtle. Both the time of construction and its purpose are unknown, and although several theories have been put forward, no conclusion has been reached

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A cohoba Inhaler made from a manatee rib in the shape of an anthropomorphic figure with its legs held up by its hands. It was used by theTaíno to inhale hallucinogens during the cohoba ceremony. 12th-15th century CE, Fundacion Garcia Arevalo, Dominican Republic

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A cohoba Inhaler made from a manatee rib in the shape of an anthropomorphic figure with its legs held up by its hands. It was used by theTaíno to inhale hallucinogens during the cohoba ceremony. 12th-15th century CE, Fundacion Garcia Arevalo, Dominican Republic

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The impeccable stonework of Sacsayhuamán reveals the precision of 15th-century Inca megalithic architecture. Each stone—some weighing over 100 tons—was expertly shaped to fit perfectly without mortar, with joints so tight that not even a hair or a sheet of paper can pass between them.

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The impeccable stonework of Sacsayhuamán reveals the precision of 15th-century Inca megalithic architecture. Each stone—some weighing over 100 tons—was expertly shaped to fit perfectly without mortar, with joints so tight that not even a hair or a sheet of paper can pass between them.

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An Old Copper Culture 'I-B'- or 'I-J'-style Spearhead Found Somewhere in Michigan. I-Bs and I-Js are thought to date between 4500-1000 B.C.E. Although resembling some Eurasian styles, this is from the Great Lakes region and was cold-hammered and annealed, not smelted

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An Old Copper Culture 'I-B'- or 'I-J'-style Spearhead Found Somewhere in Michigan. I-Bs and I-Js are thought to date between 4500-1000 B.C.E. Although resembling some Eurasian styles, this is from the Great Lakes region and was cold-hammered and annealed, not smelted

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An Old Copper Culture 'III-D'-style Crescent Knife/Ulu . Similar to Arctic ulus, these are thought to be food-processing knives; other styles are thought to be ornaments. This one is from Minnesota, and many have been found across the Great Lakes region

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An Old Copper Culture 'III-D'-style Crescent Knife/Ulu . Similar to Arctic ulus, these are thought to be food-processing knives; other styles are thought to be ornaments. This one is from Minnesota, and many have been found across the Great Lakes region

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The Warrior's Grave at Doigahama, in Japan, of a Yayoi period man who had 15 stone arrowheads driven into bones from chest to waist. It is believed that he was struck at point-blank range and speculated that he was a warrior who fought to protect the village at Doigahama

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The Warrior's Grave at Doigahama, in Japan, of a Yayoi period man who had 15 stone arrowheads driven into bones from chest to waist. It is believed that he was struck at point-blank range and speculated that he was a warrior who fought to protect the village at Doigahama

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A cluster of statues in Gopachal Jain Colossi. It is a collection of gigantic, proportionate Jain cave monuments carved into the rock face around Gwalior Fort in India. The statues here are several feet high. It was built by the Tomar Rajput kings in the 15th century.

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A cluster of statues in Gopachal Jain Colossi. It is a collection of gigantic, proportionate Jain cave monuments carved into the rock face around Gwalior Fort in India. The statues here are several feet high. It was built by the Tomar Rajput kings in the 15th century.

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A Hoard Of Roman Solidii Was Found Near A Small Roman Fort In Luxembourg, Containing 141 Solidii, All Minted Between 364-408AD. The Image Below Are Solidii Found Within This Hoard, Including Rarer Emperors Such As Eugenius, Pictured Third From Right With Beard.

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A Hoard Of Roman Solidii Was Found Near A Small Roman Fort In Luxembourg, Containing 141 Solidii, All Minted Between 364-408AD. The Image Below Are Solidii Found Within This Hoard, Including Rarer Emperors Such As Eugenius, Pictured Third From Right With Beard.

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