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17,000-year-old paintings of horses at the Villars Cave in France. The horses were painted in manganese dioxide, and coated over the millenia with calcite, which has the effect of making the black manganese oxide appear blue

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17,000-year-old paintings of horses at the Villars Cave in France. The horses were painted in manganese dioxide, and coated over the millenia with calcite, which has the effect of making the black manganese oxide appear blue

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10,000-year-old painted schist pebbles with red ochre, found at the Mas d'Azil cave in France

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10,000-year-old painted schist pebbles with red ochre, found at the Mas d'Azil cave 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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13,000-year-old painting of a weasel, at the Cave of Niaux in France

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The "Circus Horse" is a 15,000-year-old charcoal painting of a horse found at the Cave of Le Portel in France

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The "Circus Horse" is a 15,000-year-old charcoal painting of a horse found at the Cave of Le Portel in France

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Iranian and German archaeologists have discovered a 3,000-year-old kohl in Iran, containing no traces of organics like those in Egypt, but showing traces of graphite and manganese oxide. This unprecedented formula, which was far ahead of its time, gave the eyes a shiny, metallic luster.

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Iranian and German archaeologists have discovered a 3,000-year-old kohl in Iran, containing no traces of organics like those in Egypt, but showing traces of graphite and manganese oxide. This unprecedented formula, which was far ahead of its time, gave the eyes a shiny, metallic luster.

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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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A painted round table from one of the dining rooms at villa Moregine in Pompeii. The table has a marble top from the centre of which water flowed to enhance the dining experience. The beds were faced with marble, and a small channel ran around inside them and was fed by 14 water jets

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A painted round table from one of the dining rooms at villa Moregine in Pompeii. The table has a marble top from the centre of which water flowed to enhance the dining experience. The beds were faced with marble, and a small channel ran around inside them and was fed by 14 water jets

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Meymand is a very ancient village in Iran. It is believed to be a primary human residence in the Iranian Plateau, dating back to 12,000 years ago. Many of the residents live in the 350 hand-dug houses amid the rocks, some of which have been inhabited for as long as 3,000 years

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Meymand is a very ancient village in Iran. It is believed to be a primary human residence in the Iranian Plateau, dating back to 12,000 years ago. Many of the residents live in the 350 hand-dug houses amid the rocks, some of which have been inhabited for as long as 3,000 years

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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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12,000-year-old rock paintings at Serrania de la Lindosa, in Colombia, may depict extinct megafauna of the ice age including a giant ground sloth, a macraucheniid, a proboscidean and a horse

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12,000-year-old rock paintings at Serrania de la Lindosa, in Colombia, may depict extinct megafauna of the ice age including a giant ground sloth, a macraucheniid, a proboscidean and a horse

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Paintings from the Horse Period in Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria, showing two women with long flowing dresses and young warriors in short skirts.These figures originally would have had white ‘stick’ heads which have now disappeared

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Paintings from the Horse Period in Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria, showing two women with long flowing dresses and young warriors in short skirts.These figures originally would have had white ‘stick’ heads which have now disappeared

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An astronomical clock built by an Augustinian friar in 1679 CE, now housed at the Viennese Clock Museum in Vienna, Austria. 30 different readings. Gold plated movement, its calibrated up to year 99999. One of the hands will rotate only once in 20,000 years

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An astronomical clock built by an Augustinian friar in 1679 CE, now housed at the Viennese Clock Museum in Vienna, Austria. 30 different readings. Gold plated movement, its calibrated up to year 99999. One of the hands will rotate only once in 20,000 years

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39,000-year-old cave painting of an anoa, with hand stencils underneath. Sumpang Bita Cave, Indonesia

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39,000-year-old cave painting of an anoa, with hand stencils underneath. Sumpang Bita Cave, Indonesia

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Actun Tunichil Muknal, a ceremonial Maya cave in Belize, is home to the famous "Crystal Maiden", the 1100-year-old skeleton of a 17-year-old boy, possibly a sacrifice victim, whose bones have been calcified to a sparkling, crystallized appearance

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Actun Tunichil Muknal, a ceremonial Maya cave in Belize, is home to the famous "Crystal Maiden", the 1100-year-old skeleton of a 17-year-old boy, possibly a sacrifice victim, whose bones have been calcified to a sparkling, crystallized appearance

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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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An aerial view of Zorats Karer, a site of unknown origins in Southern Armenia and thought to be over 6,000 years old. The site has over 200 standing stones, with a circular hole carved in about 80 of them.

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An aerial view of Zorats Karer, a site of unknown origins in Southern Armenia and thought to be over 6,000 years old. The site has over 200 standing stones, with a circular hole carved in about 80 of them.

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Diver holding an oxhide ingot at the Uluburun Shipwreck, which sank 3,300 years ago with a cargo of copper, tin, and glass ingots. Turkey, around 1320 BC

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Diver holding an oxhide ingot at the Uluburun Shipwreck, which sank 3,300 years ago with a cargo of copper, tin, and glass ingots. Turkey, around 1320 BC

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