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Macellum with a central fountain, Jerasa , Jordan, c.190 AD. The market normally occupied a prominent location in a Roman city. Built from reused blocks, the octogonal shaped macellum in Jerash covered a complete insulae at the side of the Cardo...

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Macellum with a central fountain, Jerasa , Jordan, c.190 AD. The market normally occupied a prominent location in a Roman city. Built from reused blocks, the octogonal shaped macellum in Jerash covered a complete insulae at the side of the Cardo...

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Nymphaeum in Jerasa, Jerash, Jordan, 190 AD. Built as a main source of water to the multiple small public fountains along the Cardo. It consisted of two side aisles which enclosed a central semi-circular apse that was topped with a concrete vault. The façade was richly ornamented...

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Nymphaeum in Jerasa, Jerash, Jordan, 190 AD. Built as a main source of water to the multiple small public fountains along the Cardo. It consisted of two side aisles which enclosed a central semi-circular apse that was topped with a concrete vault. The façade was richly ornamented...

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Oval Forum of Jerasa seen from the Temple of Zeus-Jupiter, c. 130 AD. Jerash, Jordan. When the new Cardo was laid out as the city's north-south connection and main street, the incorporation of the central Sanctuary of Zeus was not possible through a frontal approach...

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Oval Forum of Jerasa seen from the Temple of Zeus-Jupiter, c. 130 AD. Jerash, Jordan. When the new Cardo was laid out as the city's north-south connection and main street, the incorporation of the central Sanctuary of Zeus was not possible through a frontal approach...

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The entrance to a small store, temple, or warehouse, Jerash, Jordan, , c. 100 AD. Jerasa, a city of Greek origin, was conquered by Trajan and formed part of the Decapolis, a league of Hellenistic cities with considerable autonomy under Roman protection.

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The entrance to a small store, temple, or warehouse, Jerash, Jordan, , c. 100 AD. Jerasa, a city of Greek origin, was conquered by Trajan and formed part of the Decapolis, a league of Hellenistic cities with considerable autonomy under Roman protection.

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Gerasa, Jordan. Partial of the 2700-ft-long Cardo Maximus, North Tetrapylon and, through its arch, the Gate of Damascus, c. 100 AD. Once conquered, Pompey attached the city to the Decapolis, a league of Hellenistic cities with considerable autonomy under Roman protection...

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Gerasa, Jordan. Partial of the 2700-ft-long Cardo Maximus, North Tetrapylon and, through its arch, the Gate of Damascus, c. 100 AD. Once conquered, Pompey attached the city to the Decapolis, a league of Hellenistic cities with considerable autonomy under Roman protection...

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Corinthian Capitals, temple of Artemis, Gerasa, c.130 AD. Jerash, Jordan. Artemis, the patron goddess of the city, was likely the Greek interpretation of a local deity worshipped before their arrival. Although a complex propylaeum was completed, the temple itself was never finished.

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Corinthian Capitals, temple of Artemis, Gerasa, c.130 AD. Jerash, Jordan. Artemis, the patron goddess of the city, was likely the Greek interpretation of a local deity worshipped before their arrival. Although a complex propylaeum was completed, the temple itself was never finished.

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Temple of Artemis Propylaeum from the Cardo. Gerasa, 150 AD, Jordan. Built during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius, it was part of a large complex that included east and west Propylaea, grand staircases, a temenos, and the temple itself, which was never finished...

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Temple of Artemis Propylaeum from the Cardo. Gerasa, 150 AD, Jordan. Built during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius, it was part of a large complex that included east and west Propylaea, grand staircases, a temenos, and the temple itself, which was never finished...

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A pendant from Paquimé in Mexico, 1200-1450 CE. The pendant is largely covered with a mosaic of more than 170 turquoise tiles, several hematite fragments, and a small copper rectangle. Now housed at the the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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A pendant from Paquimé in Mexico, 1200-1450 CE. The pendant is largely covered with a mosaic of more than 170 turquoise tiles, several hematite fragments, and a small copper rectangle. Now housed at the the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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Roman decoration in the shape of a tiger's face, which was located on the fountain. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Roman decoration in the shape of a tiger's face, which was located on the fountain. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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A cache of 11 duck decoys found in 1924 at Lovelock Cave in Nevada. These remarkable hunting tools were made from bundled tule, a long grass-like herb, covered in feathers and painted. Now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

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A cache of 11 duck decoys found in 1924 at Lovelock Cave in Nevada. These remarkable hunting tools were made from bundled tule, a long grass-like herb, covered in feathers and painted. Now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

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The honeycombed octogonal dome of muqarnas developed from a central star is a master work that covers the Hall of the Two Sisters, by the court of the Lions, in the Nasrid palaces of the Alhambra de Granada, the last kingdom of Al-Andalus in Spain. Built around 1350 AD...

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The honeycombed octogonal dome of muqarnas developed from a central star is a master work that covers the Hall of the Two Sisters, by the court of the Lions, in the Nasrid palaces of the Alhambra de Granada, the last kingdom of Al-Andalus in Spain. Built around 1350 AD...

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Detail of the different carved motives on the Arch of Hadrian, Gerasa, 129 AD, Jerash, Jordan. This triumphal arch was built to celebrate the visit of the Emperor Hadrian in AD 129–130. At 40Wx34Hx10D yd, it is one of the largest in the Roman Empire...

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Detail of the different carved motives on the Arch of Hadrian, Gerasa, 129 AD, Jerash, Jordan. This triumphal arch was built to celebrate the visit of the Emperor Hadrian in AD 129–130. At 40Wx34Hx10D yd, it is one of the largest in the Roman Empire...

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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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Pennannular brooch with beast-shaped terminals, part of the St Ninian's Isle Treasure, discovered in the late 1950s on an island in the Shetlands. From the latter part of the 8th century. National Museum of Scotland.

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Pennannular brooch with beast-shaped terminals, part of the St Ninian's Isle Treasure, discovered in the late 1950s on an island in the Shetlands. From the latter part of the 8th century. National Museum of Scotland.

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A marble Roman sarcophagus with the myth of Prometheus, ca. 300 CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy

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A marble Roman sarcophagus with the myth of Prometheus, ca. 300 CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy

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Palace of the pool is a recreational facility within the larger imperial complex of Samarra . The building is 14 meter under ground and the pool has a circular shape that is 62 meter in diameter and is 1.5 meter deep. 840s AD, Central Iraq

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Palace of the pool is a recreational facility within the larger imperial complex of Samarra . The building is 14 meter under ground and the pool has a circular shape that is 62 meter in diameter and is 1.5 meter deep. 840s AD, Central Iraq

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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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Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, constructed along several centuries, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, in Loiret, France. It is a chateau-fort, a true castle surrounded with a defensive moat, built to control one of the few sites where the Loire can be forded.

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Chateau de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, constructed along several centuries, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, in Loiret, France. It is a chateau-fort, a true castle surrounded with a defensive moat, built to control one of the few sites where the Loire can be forded.

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