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A personal changing tent, designed to provide privacy for women changing into and out of swimwear at the beach or seaside. From France, 1900 CE

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A personal changing tent, designed to provide privacy for women changing into and out of swimwear at the beach or seaside. From France, 1900 CE

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This painting of a cave bear, at the Chauvet Cave in France, was drawn with 14 lines around 32,000 years ago. The artist used a technique known as 'stump-drawing' - the use of fingers or a piece of hide to paint the muzzle and to emphasize the outlines of the head and forequarters

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This painting of a cave bear, at the Chauvet Cave in France, was drawn with 14 lines around 32,000 years ago. The artist used a technique known as 'stump-drawing' - the use of fingers or a piece of hide to paint the muzzle and to emphasize the outlines of the head and forequarters

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The Petelia Tablet from Ancient Greece, c.300-150 BCE: this "passport for the dead" provides instructions on where to go and what to say after crossing into the Greek Underworld, and it was supposed to allow a dead person to obtain special privileges in the afterlife

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The Petelia Tablet from Ancient Greece, c.300-150 BCE: this "passport for the dead" provides instructions on where to go and what to say after crossing into the Greek Underworld, and it was supposed to allow a dead person to obtain special privileges in the afterlife

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A trepanned neolithic skull of a woman that had a prosthetic ear made from seashell attached, found at Roque d'Aille in France and dates from 3000-2000 BCE. The skull shows evidence the woman had survived the "open brain" operation and gone on to live for many years

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A trepanned neolithic skull of a woman that had a prosthetic ear made from seashell attached, found at Roque d'Aille in France and dates from 3000-2000 BCE. The skull shows evidence the woman had survived the "open brain" operation and gone on to live for many years

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A sailor's valentine is a form of shellcraft, made using large numbers of small seashells. These were originally made between 1830 and 1890, and they were designed to be brought home from a sailor's voyage at sea and given to the sailor's loved one or loved ones

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A sailor's valentine is a form of shellcraft, made using large numbers of small seashells. These were originally made between 1830 and 1890, and they were designed to be brought home from a sailor's voyage at sea and given to the sailor's loved one or loved ones

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The 900-year-old Ancestral Puebloan Nankoweap Granaries located 700 hundred feet above the banks of the Colorado River in Arizona. The granaries served as grain storage facilities that were designed to be sealed, protecting food stores from seasonal flooding, rodents, and insects

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The 900-year-old Ancestral Puebloan Nankoweap Granaries located 700 hundred feet above the banks of the Colorado River in Arizona. The granaries served as grain storage facilities that were designed to be sealed, protecting food stores from seasonal flooding, rodents, and insects

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A bronze and turquoise ornament with frog and snake design. 5th-3rd BCE, unearthed from Sanguandianzi in Lingyuan, China. Now housed at the Liaoning Provincial Museum

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A bronze and turquoise ornament with frog and snake design. 5th-3rd BCE, unearthed from Sanguandianzi in Lingyuan, China. Now housed at the Liaoning Provincial Museum

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Bronze deer ornament. Former Yan, Sixteen Kingdoms period, China, ca. 337-70 AD. Excavated in 1998 from a tomb in Liaoning province, where it was worn at the waist. Loaned to the China Institute from Liaoning Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

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Bronze deer ornament. Former Yan, Sixteen Kingdoms period, China, ca. 337-70 AD. Excavated in 1998 from a tomb in Liaoning province, where it was worn at the waist. Loaned to the China Institute from Liaoning Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology

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Episcopal Palace, Astorga, Antoni Gaudí, 1889-1913. When the original Palace burned in the 19th century, the bishop assigned the design of the new building to his friend. Gaudí used his personal Catalan Modernist style to create one of the three buildings by Gaudí outside Catalonia.

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Episcopal Palace, Astorga, Antoni Gaudí, 1889-1913. When the original Palace burned in the 19th century, the bishop assigned the design of the new building to his friend. Gaudí used his personal Catalan Modernist style to create one of the three buildings by Gaudí outside Catalonia.

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The Tao Te Ching or Laozi is a Chinese classic text and foundational work of Taoism. 2nd century BCE, Han Dynasty, unearthed from Mawangdui tomb, Chansha, Hunan Province, China.

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The Tao Te Ching or Laozi is a Chinese classic text and foundational work of Taoism. 2nd century BCE, Han Dynasty, unearthed from Mawangdui tomb, Chansha, Hunan Province, China.

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13,000-year-old painting of a weasel, at the Cave of Niaux in France

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13,000-year-old painting of a weasel, at the Cave of Niaux in France

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A bear body made from clay with a bear skull in between its paws, made during the Upper Paleolithic and found in the Montespan cave in France. Riddled with holes from spear points, it was possibly used to teach hunting, or perhaps used for a ritual

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A bear body made from clay with a bear skull in between its paws, made during the Upper Paleolithic and found in the Montespan cave in France. Riddled with holes from spear points, it was possibly used to teach hunting, or perhaps used for a ritual

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Perfume House created in India which was gifted to President Ulysses S. Grant by the Maharaja of Travancore around 1877. Crafted from silver It was designed to hold scented oils or perfumes.

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Perfume House created in India which was gifted to President Ulysses S. Grant by the Maharaja of Travancore around 1877. Crafted from silver It was designed to hold scented oils or perfumes.

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Juramento de Fidelidad, or Oath of Allegiance to Spain, signed on July 15th, 1789, by future 7th President Andrew Jackson and others.

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Juramento de Fidelidad, or Oath of Allegiance to Spain, signed on July 15th, 1789, by future 7th President Andrew Jackson and others.

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An Original Edo Period Woodblock depicting the Kami Fumi-E. The image is that of a decapitated Christian, and woodblock prints from this were printed throughout the 18th century onwards as anti-Christian propaganda to deter worshippers or would be worshippers in Japan

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An Original Edo Period Woodblock depicting the Kami Fumi-E. The image is that of a decapitated Christian, and woodblock prints from this were printed throughout the 18th century onwards as anti-Christian propaganda to deter worshippers or would be worshippers in Japan

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14,000-year-old bas-reliefs of reclining women, located at the cave La Magdeleine des Albis in France

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14,000-year-old bas-reliefs of reclining women, located at the cave La Magdeleine des Albis in France

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An old photo of a man wearing a 13th century CE necklace made from moa bone, and discovered at the Māori archaeological site of Wairau Bar in New Zealand

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An old photo of a man wearing a 13th century CE necklace made from moa bone, and discovered at the Māori archaeological site of Wairau Bar in New Zealand

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A prostitute’s shoe from Ancient Greece, engraved with the word “Follow” , designed to leave the message in footprints guiding potential customers who noticed it.

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A prostitute’s shoe from Ancient Greece, engraved with the word “Follow” , designed to leave the message in footprints guiding potential customers who noticed it.

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A pair of Cobra chairs made by the Italian decorator, designer and manufacturer Carlo Bugatti. Circa 1902 CE, made of painted parchment, wood and patinated copper. Sold at Sotheby's in 2019

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A pair of Cobra chairs made by the Italian decorator, designer and manufacturer Carlo Bugatti. Circa 1902 CE, made of painted parchment, wood and patinated copper. Sold at Sotheby's in 2019

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The Hospices de Beaune, in France, was founded in 1443 CE by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, as a hospital for the poor. The roofs are covered with flat, polychrome glazed tiles with diamond-shaped designs

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The Hospices de Beaune, in France, was founded in 1443 CE by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of Burgundy, as a hospital for the poor. The roofs are covered with flat, polychrome glazed tiles with diamond-shaped designs

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