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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 Treasury seen from the Siq, Petra, 1st Century AD. One of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom, as most of the surviving buildings and tombs in the city, the facade was carved out of the cliff. This was the first glimpse of Petra on arrival...

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The Treasury seen from the Siq, Petra, 1st Century AD. One of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom, as most of the surviving buildings and tombs in the city, the facade was carved out of the cliff. This was the first glimpse of Petra on arrival...

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Treasury chamber portal and round window, Petra, Nabatean Kingdom, 1st c. AD. Jordan. The two side portals are richly decorated. The pilasters end in floral capitals as those of the upper order of the building. Large volutes carry a wide cornice with winged creatures at the corners.

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Treasury chamber portal and round window, Petra, Nabatean Kingdom, 1st c. AD. Jordan. The two side portals are richly decorated. The pilasters end in floral capitals as those of the upper order of the building. Large volutes carry a wide cornice with winged creatures at the corners.

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Little Petra Tomb, Petra, Jordan, 1st century BC - 1st AD. The rock-cut tomb with classical façade stands on the right in front of the gate to the deep gorge known as Siq al-Barid . The chamber inside is unfinished, so probably never served as a burial place...

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Little Petra Tomb, Petra, Jordan, 1st century BC - 1st AD. The rock-cut tomb with classical façade stands on the right in front of the gate to the deep gorge known as Siq al-Barid . The chamber inside is unfinished, so probably never served as a burial place...

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Among the treasures discovered in King Tut’s tomb is an elaborate pectoral with a central scarab carved from a canary-yellow material called Libyan Desert glass. Found in the sand dunes of Egypt’s western desert, the glass was formed about 29 million years ago by a meteorite strike

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Among the treasures discovered in King Tut’s tomb is an elaborate pectoral with a central scarab carved from a canary-yellow material called Libyan Desert glass. Found in the sand dunes of Egypt’s western desert, the glass was formed about 29 million years ago by a meteorite strike

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The 1st picture is that of the stone sarcophagus, from the 6th century CE Fujinoki Kofun in Japan, which contained the remains of 2 adult men buried together along with a vast array of grave goods. The other pictures show replicas of some of the grave goods found in the tomb

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The 1st picture is that of the stone sarcophagus, from the 6th century CE Fujinoki Kofun in Japan, which contained the remains of 2 adult men buried together along with a vast array of grave goods. The other pictures show replicas of some of the grave goods found in the tomb

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Nabatean tomb with a rock-cut façade of the "Hegra type", Petra, Jordan, c. 1st century BC. Remains of the Nabataean water supply system can be seen, cut horizontally on the frieze above the capitals where the tongue and groove ceramic pipe was placed and plastered over...

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Nabatean tomb with a rock-cut façade of the "Hegra type", Petra, Jordan, c. 1st century BC. Remains of the Nabataean water supply system can be seen, cut horizontally on the frieze above the capitals where the tongue and groove ceramic pipe was placed and plastered over...

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Ostrich Egg Decorated with Bitumen and mother-of-pearl, from a grave in the Royal Cemetery of Ur, Sumer. 2600 BCE.

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Ostrich Egg Decorated with Bitumen and mother-of-pearl, from a grave in the Royal Cemetery of Ur, Sumer. 2600 BCE.

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During an invasion of Naghadeh around 1200 BC, one of the soldiers grabbed a golden bowl from the treasury and tried to escape with it. He fell and died clutching it, bending the bowl under his weight. Discovered beneath his skeleton in 1958, it’s now housed at National Museum of Iran.

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During an invasion of Naghadeh around 1200 BC, one of the soldiers grabbed a golden bowl from the treasury and tried to escape with it. He fell and died clutching it, bending the bowl under his weight. Discovered beneath his skeleton in 1958, it’s now housed at National Museum of Iran.

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2nd century CE Roman pipe burial from Wales. Within the tomb was a lead canister containing cremated bones and a piece of linen bearing traces of frankincense. Pipe burials are thought to have allowed relatives to pour blood or wine into the container to nourish the soul of the deceased

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2nd century CE Roman pipe burial from Wales. Within the tomb was a lead canister containing cremated bones and a piece of linen bearing traces of frankincense. Pipe burials are thought to have allowed relatives to pour blood or wine into the container to nourish the soul of the deceased

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A 1st century CE Roman gold and green chalcedony ring engraved with a parrot. The carving is so detailed, the parrot can be identified as an Indian Ringneck known for its bright green plumage. Such parrots surprised Alexander the Great’s entourage in India by talking like humans

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A 1st century CE Roman gold and green chalcedony ring engraved with a parrot. The carving is so detailed, the parrot can be identified as an Indian Ringneck known for its bright green plumage. Such parrots surprised Alexander the Great’s entourage in India by talking like humans

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The silver urn with golden oak wreath likely holding the ashes of Alexander IV - the teenage son of Alexander the Great, c. 310 BCE. From Tomb III , now housed at the Museum of the Royal Tombs in Vergina, Greece

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The silver urn with golden oak wreath likely holding the ashes of Alexander IV - the teenage son of Alexander the Great, c. 310 BCE. From Tomb III , now housed at the Museum of the Royal Tombs in Vergina, Greece

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The sculpture of the boxer is one of the two found during the construction of the Quirinal Theater in Rome. Both were buried very carefully, perhaps in order to hide them from looters.

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The sculpture of the boxer is one of the two found during the construction of the Quirinal Theater in Rome. Both were buried very carefully, perhaps in order to hide them from looters.

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The Catacombs of Milos, in Greece, were carved out of soft volcanic rock and are estimated to date back to the 1st century CE. Housing 291 arcosolia and floor tombs, they are said to have been the final resting place for over 2,000 individuals

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The Catacombs of Milos, in Greece, were carved out of soft volcanic rock and are estimated to date back to the 1st century CE. Housing 291 arcosolia and floor tombs, they are said to have been the final resting place for over 2,000 individuals

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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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Jabal Al Khuraymat, largest cluster of tombs in Hegra, Saudi Arabia, can be found at this outcrop. The unfinished tombs leave hints how the Nabataean people would carve the tombs, starting from top and in several layers of work. 1st century CE

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Jabal Al Khuraymat, largest cluster of tombs in Hegra, Saudi Arabia, can be found at this outcrop. The unfinished tombs leave hints how the Nabataean people would carve the tombs, starting from top and in several layers of work. 1st century CE

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The National Archeological Park of Tierradentro, in Colombia, contains many hypogea dating from the 6th to the 10th century CE. These huge underground tombs are decorated with motifs that reproduce the internal decor of homes of the period

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The National Archeological Park of Tierradentro, in Colombia, contains many hypogea dating from the 6th to the 10th century CE. These huge underground tombs are decorated with motifs that reproduce the internal decor of homes of the period

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A Roman marble head dated around 1st-2nd Century AD has been discovered by Greg Crawley, a construction worker driver while undertaking renovation works in Peterborough. Its bust was also discovered close to the site of the original find and were reassembled.

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A Roman marble head dated around 1st-2nd Century AD has been discovered by Greg Crawley, a construction worker driver while undertaking renovation works in Peterborough. Its bust was also discovered close to the site of the original find and were reassembled.

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An 1,800-year-old chariot race comes alive under the gentle care of Italian and Libyan conservators working at Villa Silin, a Roman residence buried under dunes on the coast near Leptis Magna, in Libya, until 1974. Layers of sand protected mosaics like this from damage

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An 1,800-year-old chariot race comes alive under the gentle care of Italian and Libyan conservators working at Villa Silin, a Roman residence buried under dunes on the coast near Leptis Magna, in Libya, until 1974. Layers of sand protected mosaics like this from damage

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