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Little Buddha who found his way to the Iron Age settlement at Helgö in Uppland, Sweden in the 6th Century.

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Little Buddha who found his way to the Iron Age settlement at Helgö in Uppland, Sweden in the 6th Century.

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Belt ornament in the shape of a panther, Middle Iron Age Scythian culture, 6th century BC, Buj, Hungary

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Belt ornament in the shape of a panther, Middle Iron Age Scythian culture, 6th century BC, Buj, Hungary

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A finely carved double seat monolith is found on the upper platform of the Vilcashuamán Usnu in Peru. According to the chronicles, it was used by the Inca and his colla , to pray. 15th-16th century CE

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A finely carved double seat monolith is found on the upper platform of the Vilcashuamán Usnu in Peru. According to the chronicles, it was used by the Inca and his colla , to pray. 15th-16th century CE

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Bronze relief of Buddha in a niche. Thailand, 12th-13th century

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Bronze relief of Buddha in a niche. Thailand, 12th-13th century

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Excavation of a human burial ground found in a Bronze Age settlement at the Banana Garden archaeological site, circa 2,000 BCE. Hanoi, Vietnam

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Excavation of a human burial ground found in a Bronze Age settlement at the Banana Garden archaeological site, circa 2,000 BCE. Hanoi, Vietnam

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The mummified Black Hand of Castle Hohenlimburg in Hagen, Germany, c. 16th century. Rumored to be the hand of a child who was struck by God for trying to hit his mother.

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The mummified Black Hand of Castle Hohenlimburg in Hagen, Germany, c. 16th century. Rumored to be the hand of a child who was struck by God for trying to hit his mother.

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Hand-knitted from wool Tudor child’s mitten. Found in London and housed at London Docklands Museum.16th Century.

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Hand-knitted from wool Tudor child’s mitten. Found in London and housed at London Docklands Museum.16th Century.

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Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Assyrian, c. 9th–8th century BCE

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Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Assyrian, c. 9th–8th century BCE

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Made of bronze, Roman lamp in the shape of a griffin. The object is dated to the 4th century CE and was found in Serbia.

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Made of bronze, Roman lamp in the shape of a griffin. The object is dated to the 4th century CE and was found in Serbia.

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Probably the oldest legal document in the Nordic countries: a 9th century CE iron ring fully carved with runes on both sides. From Forsa Church in Hälsingland, Sweden

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Probably the oldest legal document in the Nordic countries: a 9th century CE iron ring fully carved with runes on both sides. From Forsa Church in Hälsingland, Sweden

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Su Nuraxi in Sardinia is a settlement consisting of a 17th century BC nuraghe, a bastion of 4 corner towers plus a central one, and a village inhabited from the 13th to the 6th century BC, developed around the nuraghe. The 2nd image is what the settlement would have probably looked like

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Su Nuraxi in Sardinia is a settlement consisting of a 17th century BC nuraghe, a bastion of 4 corner towers plus a central one, and a village inhabited from the 13th to the 6th century BC, developed around the nuraghe. The 2nd image is what the settlement would have probably looked like

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Sandby borg is an Iron Age ringfort, in Sweden, that was the scene of a massacre in the 5th century CE. The victims of the massacre discovered so far, all males, were never buried but are found lying as they fell. 5 deposits of exquisite jewelry were also discovered hidden in the fort

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Sandby borg is an Iron Age ringfort, in Sweden, that was the scene of a massacre in the 5th century CE. The victims of the massacre discovered so far, all males, were never buried but are found lying as they fell. 5 deposits of exquisite jewelry were also discovered hidden in the fort

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A small ivory sculpture of a polar bear found on Igloolik Island. Middle Dorset period, 1st-6th century CE, now on display at the Canadian Museum of History

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A small ivory sculpture of a polar bear found on Igloolik Island. Middle Dorset period, 1st-6th century CE, now on display at the Canadian Museum of History

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Relief of the seven historical Buddhas and Maitreya, the Buddha of the future. Swat Valley, Pakistan, 4th century AD

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Relief of the seven historical Buddhas and Maitreya, the Buddha of the future. Swat Valley, Pakistan, 4th century AD

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The remains of a prehistoric house from the bronze age settlement of Akrotiri in Santorini, Greece. The settlement was destroyed in the Theran eruption sometime in the 16th century BCE and buried in volcanic ash

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The remains of a prehistoric house from the bronze age settlement of Akrotiri in Santorini, Greece. The settlement was destroyed in the Theran eruption sometime in the 16th century BCE and buried in volcanic ash

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