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Ornate Bird Palaces of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey. Nearly every city in the country contains examples of the bird homes, the oldest example, a 16th-century house attached to the Büyükçekmece Bridge, still surviving in Istanbul

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Ornate Bird Palaces of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey. Nearly every city in the country contains examples of the bird homes, the oldest example, a 16th-century house attached to the Büyükçekmece Bridge, still surviving in Istanbul

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1513 Piri Reis Map full of European state secrets and snarky commentary. Approximately one third of the map survives housed at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul Turkey

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1513 Piri Reis Map full of European state secrets and snarky commentary. Approximately one third of the map survives housed at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul Turkey

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A ceramic tankard decorated with ships. From the Ottoman Empire, late 16th century CE, now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago

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A ceramic tankard decorated with ships. From the Ottoman Empire, late 16th century CE, now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago

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A16th-century CE incense storage container in the shape of a ship. Coins of the Roman Emperor Nero, minted between 64 and 68 CE, have been attached as wheels. Now housed at the Landesmuseum Württemberg in Germany

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A16th-century CE incense storage container in the shape of a ship. Coins of the Roman Emperor Nero, minted between 64 and 68 CE, have been attached as wheels. Now housed at the Landesmuseum Württemberg in Germany

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Over 30 film reels from the Qajar Empire have been discovered at Golestan Palace, dated to 1896–1907. They contain some of the earliest footage in Iran’s history, featuring Persian celebrations during that period, government officials in royal palaces, and the dawn of the country’s cinema.

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Over 30 film reels from the Qajar Empire have been discovered at Golestan Palace, dated to 1896–1907. They contain some of the earliest footage in Iran’s history, featuring Persian celebrations during that period, government officials in royal palaces, and the dawn of the country’s cinema.

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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Silver Roman ring, with an agate intaglio showing two fishes hanging from an anchor, one of the earliest symbols for Christianity in the Roman Empire, 3rd century CE. Found in 2014 in the ruins of the Roman fort «Vinovia», near the English village of Binchester in County Durham

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Silver Roman ring, with an agate intaglio showing two fishes hanging from an anchor, one of the earliest symbols for Christianity in the Roman Empire, 3rd century CE. Found in 2014 in the ruins of the Roman fort «Vinovia», near the English village of Binchester in County Durham

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Phoenitian sarcophagus dating back to the V century B.C. from the city of Cádiz in Spain. These are two of the last surviving examples in Europe

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Phoenitian sarcophagus dating back to the V century B.C. from the city of Cádiz in Spain. These are two of the last surviving examples in Europe

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Byzantine mosaic of a man feeding a donkey. 5th or 6th Century CE. Housed in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey.

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Byzantine mosaic of a man feeding a donkey. 5th or 6th Century CE. Housed in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey.

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Amphitheater, Roman city of Augusta Emerita, Merida, Spain. Constructed in 8 BC to complement the theater built next to it some 7 years earlier. This fighting ground was used until the fall of the Empire in the 4th century and ended partially underground. It was uncovered in 1912...

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Amphitheater, Roman city of Augusta Emerita, Merida, Spain. Constructed in 8 BC to complement the theater built next to it some 7 years earlier. This fighting ground was used until the fall of the Empire in the 4th century and ended partially underground. It was uncovered in 1912...

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In 19th century Paris, some streets were paved with wood instead of stone to reduce the noise of horse-drawn carriages. Pictured here is the Passage Saint-Maur which still holds a few of the city’s last surviving wooden blocks

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In 19th century Paris, some streets were paved with wood instead of stone to reduce the noise of horse-drawn carriages. Pictured here is the Passage Saint-Maur which still holds a few of the city’s last surviving wooden blocks

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Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Olympos, in Turkey’s Antalya Province, have uncovered last month a monumental Roman tomb, containing an ornate marble sarcophagus believed to have belonged to a member of the city’s aristocratic elite

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Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Olympos, in Turkey’s Antalya Province, have uncovered last month a monumental Roman tomb, containing an ornate marble sarcophagus believed to have belonged to a member of the city’s aristocratic elite

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A colossal limestone sculpture of the ancient Egyptian god Bes. From Cyprus, 7th-6th century BCE, now housed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey

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A colossal limestone sculpture of the ancient Egyptian god Bes. From Cyprus, 7th-6th century BCE, now housed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey

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A soapstone container containing several hundred gold coins from the Roman Empire was found in the center of the Italian city of Como.

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A soapstone container containing several hundred gold coins from the Roman Empire was found in the center of the Italian city of Como.

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The Amman Citadel, in Jordan, is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited places, with evidence of settlement dating back to the Neolithic period . The major remains at the site are the Temple of Hercules, a Byzantine church, and the Umayyad Palace

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The Amman Citadel, in Jordan, is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited places, with evidence of settlement dating back to the Neolithic period . The major remains at the site are the Temple of Hercules, a Byzantine church, and the Umayyad Palace

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Roman mosaic panel representing a wounded equine. The inscription in Latin "THEBA" may suggest a connection with city Thebes, the name of a horse or a hunter. Dated back to III-IV century CE.

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Roman mosaic panel representing a wounded equine. The inscription in Latin "THEBA" may suggest a connection with city Thebes, the name of a horse or a hunter. Dated back to III-IV century CE.

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A remarkable example of medieval craftsmanship, this ornate A remarkable example of medieval craftsmanship, this ornate reliquary foot dates back to late 12th Century and is housed in the Basilica of St. Mark in Venice, Italy

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A remarkable example of medieval craftsmanship, this ornate A remarkable example of medieval craftsmanship, this ornate reliquary foot dates back to late 12th Century and is housed in the Basilica of St. Mark in Venice, Italy

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There is a building in Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey which covers 3 period of history in its architecture. Roman Empire , Ottoman Empire , Republic

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There is a building in Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey which covers 3 period of history in its architecture. Roman Empire , Ottoman Empire , Republic

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The Throne Room at the very heart of the Palace of Knossos, considered the oldest throne room in Europe. Crete, 15th century BC.

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The Throne Room at the very heart of the Palace of Knossos, considered the oldest throne room in Europe. Crete, 15th century BC.

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Archaeologists excavating a house in the Roman city of Aphrodisias, in Turkey, found that the artists who painted the faux marble there got a little creative, drawing human faces and even a leaping animal inside the veining. 5th-6th century CE

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Archaeologists excavating a house in the Roman city of Aphrodisias, in Turkey, found that the artists who painted the faux marble there got a little creative, drawing human faces and even a leaping animal inside the veining. 5th-6th century CE

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