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Grime's Graves is a large Neolithic flint mining complex in Norfolk, England, that was worked between c. 2600 and c. 2300 BCE, although production may have continued through the Bronze and Iron Ages and later, owing to the low cost of flint compared with metals

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Grime's Graves is a large Neolithic flint mining complex in Norfolk, England, that was worked between c. 2600 and c. 2300 BCE, although production may have continued through the Bronze and Iron Ages and later, owing to the low cost of flint compared with metals

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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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On the walls of the Deer Cave, in Italy, are depicted numerous paintings, almost 3000 pictograms, from the smallest of about 2 cm to the largest of about 75 cm, concentrated in groups in about 60 panels on both walls of 3 galleries. The Neolithic paintings are between 5000-6000 years old

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On the walls of the Deer Cave, in Italy, are depicted numerous paintings, almost 3000 pictograms, from the smallest of about 2 cm to the largest of about 75 cm, concentrated in groups in about 60 panels on both walls of 3 galleries. The Neolithic paintings are between 5000-6000 years old

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The Snettisham Jeweller's Hoard is a collection of Romano-British jewellery and raw materials, found during the construction of a house in the Norfolk village of Snettisham in 1985. The hoard is thought to be the working stock of a jeweller, buried in a single clay pot around 155 CE

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The Snettisham Jeweller's Hoard is a collection of Romano-British jewellery and raw materials, found during the construction of a house in the Norfolk village of Snettisham in 1985. The hoard is thought to be the working stock of a jeweller, buried in a single clay pot around 155 CE

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15 large thin-necked stone axes, made of light gray flint, all unused, were laid as a sacrificial offering at Hagelbjerggård in Zealand, Denmark, somewhere between 3000 and 4000 BCE. Now housed at the National Museum of Denmark

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15 large thin-necked stone axes, made of light gray flint, all unused, were laid as a sacrificial offering at Hagelbjerggård in Zealand, Denmark, somewhere between 3000 and 4000 BCE. Now housed at the National Museum of Denmark

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17 Old Copper Culture "Spuds" from the Judge James R. Beer Private Collection. These are adze-like woodworking tools produced between 4500-1000 B.C.E. They were found throughout Wisconsin, and spuds have also been found in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec, and New York

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17 Old Copper Culture "Spuds" from the Judge James R. Beer Private Collection. These are adze-like woodworking tools produced between 4500-1000 B.C.E. They were found throughout Wisconsin, and spuds have also been found in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec, and New York

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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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2000-year-old graves of nearly 600 cats and dogs at the Roman port of Berenice in Egypt may be world's oldest pet cemetery. Many wore collars or other adornments, and they had been cared for through injury and old age, like today's pets

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2000-year-old graves of nearly 600 cats and dogs at the Roman port of Berenice in Egypt may be world's oldest pet cemetery. Many wore collars or other adornments, and they had been cared for through injury and old age, like today's pets

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Mycenaean Bull-Head Rhyton. Combining silver as primary body and gold decoration, it attests masterful metallurgical expertise. Dated to c. 1525 BC, it was found in Shaft Grave IV within Grave Circle A at Mycenae, the royal cemetery of Bronze Age Greece's most powerful civilization...

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Mycenaean Bull-Head Rhyton. Combining silver as primary body and gold decoration, it attests masterful metallurgical expertise. Dated to c. 1525 BC, it was found in Shaft Grave IV within Grave Circle A at Mycenae, the royal cemetery of Bronze Age Greece's most powerful civilization...

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A golden ring from Ugarit, in Syria, engraved with the phrase "the free woman". Late Bronze Age , now housed at the National Museum of Damascus

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A golden ring from Ugarit, in Syria, engraved with the phrase "the free woman". Late Bronze Age , now housed at the National Museum of Damascus

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Guyaju Caves are the ruins of a cave complex, in China, that may have served as dwellings for a fortified community, probably between 1000 and 2000 years ago. The origins of the community are mysterious due to uncertainty about the founding people and later disappearance of the community

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Guyaju Caves are the ruins of a cave complex, in China, that may have served as dwellings for a fortified community, probably between 1000 and 2000 years ago. The origins of the community are mysterious due to uncertainty about the founding people and later disappearance of the community

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The Dilmun Burial Mounds in Bahrain, dating back to the Dilmun and the Umm al-Nar culture . Recent studies have shown that an estimated 350,000 ancient grave mounds could have been solely produced by the local population over a number of thousands of years

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The Dilmun Burial Mounds in Bahrain, dating back to the Dilmun and the Umm al-Nar culture . Recent studies have shown that an estimated 350,000 ancient grave mounds could have been solely produced by the local population over a number of thousands of years

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The Vix Krater is an imported Greek wine-mixing vessel found in the Celtic grave of the "Lady of Vix" in northern Burgundy, France. Made of bronze and dating back to ca. 500 BC, the Vix krater is the largest known metal vessel from Western classical antiquity, being 1.63 m in height

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The Vix Krater is an imported Greek wine-mixing vessel found in the Celtic grave of the "Lady of Vix" in northern Burgundy, France. Made of bronze and dating back to ca. 500 BC, the Vix krater is the largest known metal vessel from Western classical antiquity, being 1.63 m in height

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The Berlin gold hat is a Late Bronze Age gold hat made in c. 1000-800 BCE, and now housed in the Neues Museum in Berlin. It is generally assumed that it served as the insignia of deities or priests in the context of a sun cult

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The Berlin gold hat is a Late Bronze Age gold hat made in c. 1000-800 BCE, and now housed in the Neues Museum in Berlin. It is generally assumed that it served as the insignia of deities or priests in the context of a sun cult

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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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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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A plate made of bronze, which served as confirmation of the demobilization of a Roman soldier of auxilia and granting him, in exchange for faithful service, Roman citizenship. The property is located in the Colchester Museum in the East of England.

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A plate made of bronze, which served as confirmation of the demobilization of a Roman soldier of auxilia and granting him, in exchange for faithful service, Roman citizenship. The property is located in the Colchester Museum in the East of England.

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A plate made of bronze, which served as confirmation of the demobilization of a Roman soldier of auxilia and granting him, in exchange for faithful service, Roman citizenship. The property is located in the Colchester Museum in the East of England.

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A plate made of bronze, which served as confirmation of the demobilization of a Roman soldier of auxilia and granting him, in exchange for faithful service, Roman citizenship. The property is located in the Colchester Museum in the East of England.

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A photograph from 1911 showing the excavation of the Temple of Artemis at Sardis in Turkey. Construction of the temple, which is the fourth largest Ionic temple in the world, began around 334 BCE, soon after Alexander the Great liberated Sardis from the Persians

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A photograph from 1911 showing the excavation of the Temple of Artemis at Sardis in Turkey. Construction of the temple, which is the fourth largest Ionic temple in the world, began around 334 BCE, soon after Alexander the Great liberated Sardis from the Persians

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