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This pair of boots, made of finely woven silk tapestry features phoenixes in flight chasing a flaming pearl. Although the colors have become muted from being buried in a tomb, the lavish use of gold & phoenix motif suggest that the boots were made for a member of the Liao imperial family

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This pair of boots, made of finely woven silk tapestry features phoenixes in flight chasing a flaming pearl. Although the colors have become muted from being buried in a tomb, the lavish use of gold & phoenix motif suggest that the boots were made for a member of the Liao imperial family

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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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Samples of some of the marbles used in the Roman Empire. For centuries, all sorts of different marbles were methodically sought and brought from all the reaches of the empire. Myriad marbles covered the walls and floors of the Imperial buildings. Rome was a richly colorful place...

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Samples of some of the marbles used in the Roman Empire. For centuries, all sorts of different marbles were methodically sought and brought from all the reaches of the empire. Myriad marbles covered the walls and floors of the Imperial buildings. Rome was a richly colorful place...

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A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China's Han dynasty were buried. The top one for example belongs to the king Liu Wu , and was made from more than 4,000 pieces of jade linked together with gold wire

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A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China's Han dynasty were buried. The top one for example belongs to the king Liu Wu , and was made from more than 4,000 pieces of jade linked together with gold wire

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DNA extracted from bones and teeth in a 4600-year-old stone age burial has provided the earliest evidence for the nuclear family as a social structure. The grave which was found in Germany, consists of 2 parents and 2 sons who were buried together after being killed in a violent conflict

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DNA extracted from bones and teeth in a 4600-year-old stone age burial has provided the earliest evidence for the nuclear family as a social structure. The grave which was found in Germany, consists of 2 parents and 2 sons who were buried together after being killed in a violent conflict

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A 15th century BC collar made of gold, carnelian, obsidian and glass, which was gifted by Thutmose III to one of his three foreign wives. It was found in their communal, lavishly furnished rock-cut tomb in the same valley where Hatshepsut was going to be buried before she became pharaoh.

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A 15th century BC collar made of gold, carnelian, obsidian and glass, which was gifted by Thutmose III to one of his three foreign wives. It was found in their communal, lavishly furnished rock-cut tomb in the same valley where Hatshepsut was going to be buried before she became pharaoh.

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A 1 meter high pagoda, unearthed from the Chaoyang North Tower in China, and made of tens of thousands of crystal beads strung together. The pagoda is also inlaid with gold, silver, agate, amber, coral, pearls, glass, jade, shells and other materials. Liao Dynasty

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A 1 meter high pagoda, unearthed from the Chaoyang North Tower in China, and made of tens of thousands of crystal beads strung together. The pagoda is also inlaid with gold, silver, agate, amber, coral, pearls, glass, jade, shells and other materials. Liao Dynasty

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The tomb of the Lord of Sipán , and how he looked like wearing the silver and gold jewelry and ornaments that were found in his tomb . The lord was an ancient Moche ruler from the 3rd century CE, and his tomb was found at Huaca Rajada in Peru

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The tomb of the Lord of Sipán , and how he looked like wearing the silver and gold jewelry and ornaments that were found in his tomb . The lord was an ancient Moche ruler from the 3rd century CE, and his tomb was found at Huaca Rajada in Peru

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The burial assemblage of Enkomi Tomb 93, from Cyprus and now housed at British Museum. The tomb contained the wealthiest grave goods from the archaeological site of Enkomi, totaling approximately 1,430 grams of gold, including a gold pectoral made in Egypt in 1400-1100 BCE

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The burial assemblage of Enkomi Tomb 93, from Cyprus and now housed at British Museum. The tomb contained the wealthiest grave goods from the archaeological site of Enkomi, totaling approximately 1,430 grams of gold, including a gold pectoral made in Egypt in 1400-1100 BCE

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The first and second floors of the Treasury, in Petra, seen from above. The ground floor, with at least 6 chambers, likely royal tombs, is buried under 6 ft of sand and rocks carried by the wind and the floods. A carved door can be seen in the picture through the grate on the left...

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The first and second floors of the Treasury, in Petra, seen from above. The ground floor, with at least 6 chambers, likely royal tombs, is buried under 6 ft of sand and rocks carried by the wind and the floods. A carved door can be seen in the picture through the grate on the left...

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The 14,625-year-old peat-covered Monte Verde II archaeological site, in Southern Chile, consists of a series of tent-like structures made from animal hides tied to a timber framework with ropes woven from reeds

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The 14,625-year-old peat-covered Monte Verde II archaeological site, in Southern Chile, consists of a series of tent-like structures made from animal hides tied to a timber framework with ropes woven from reeds

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Mayan teeth dating to the 1st millennium. A wide variety of gems have been found in teeth from burial sites: jadeite, iron pyrites, hematite, turquoise, quartz, serpentine, and cinnabar. The cement the Maya used was a complex mixture that most likely also had medicinal benefits

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Mayan teeth dating to the 1st millennium. A wide variety of gems have been found in teeth from burial sites: jadeite, iron pyrites, hematite, turquoise, quartz, serpentine, and cinnabar. The cement the Maya used was a complex mixture that most likely also had medicinal benefits

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The grave of a woman, at Mulhouse-Est in France, who was buried with several ornaments that she was wearing at the time of her burial, but alongside her was also a kind of pile made up of 617 shaped beads. Linear Pottery culture

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The grave of a woman, at Mulhouse-Est in France, who was buried with several ornaments that she was wearing at the time of her burial, but alongside her was also a kind of pile made up of 617 shaped beads. Linear Pottery culture

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Mummy of Sitre In, wet nurse of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut . Although not a member of the royal family, she received the honour of a burial in the royal necropolis, and more precisely in the tomb KV60 in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt

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Mummy of Sitre In, wet nurse of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut . Although not a member of the royal family, she received the honour of a burial in the royal necropolis, and more precisely in the tomb KV60 in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt

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For the first time in 200 years, the Parthenon’s exterior is completely free of scaffolding on all sides. It’s also the first time in 20 years that the western side has been scaffold-free. At least six generations have never seen the Parthenon unobstructed.

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For the first time in 200 years, the Parthenon’s exterior is completely free of scaffolding on all sides. It’s also the first time in 20 years that the western side has been scaffold-free. At least six generations have never seen the Parthenon unobstructed.

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