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An Old Copper Culture 'I-B'- or 'I-J'-style Spearhead Found Somewhere in Michigan. I-Bs and I-Js are thought to date between 4500-1000 B.C.E. Although resembling some Eurasian styles, this is from the Great Lakes region and was cold-hammered and annealed, not smelted

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An Old Copper Culture 'I-B'- or 'I-J'-style Spearhead Found Somewhere in Michigan. I-Bs and I-Js are thought to date between 4500-1000 B.C.E. Although resembling some Eurasian styles, this is from the Great Lakes region and was cold-hammered and annealed, not smelted

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An Old Copper Culture 'I-D'-style Spearpoint Recovered from Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. Although it resembles Eurasian-style spearpoints, these were cold-hammered and annealed, not smelted. This style is thought to date between 4000-1000 B.C.E. based on similar finds.

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An Old Copper Culture 'I-D'-style Spearpoint Recovered from Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. Although it resembles Eurasian-style spearpoints, these were cold-hammered and annealed, not smelted. This style is thought to date between 4000-1000 B.C.E. based on similar finds.

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An Old Copper Culture 'III-D'-style Crescent Knife/Ulu . Similar to Arctic ulus, these are thought to be food-processing knives; other styles are thought to be ornaments. This one is from Minnesota, and many have been found across the Great Lakes region

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An Old Copper Culture 'III-D'-style Crescent Knife/Ulu . Similar to Arctic ulus, these are thought to be food-processing knives; other styles are thought to be ornaments. This one is from Minnesota, and many have been found across the Great Lakes region

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17 Old Copper Culture "Spuds" from the Judge James R. Beer Private Collection. These are adze-like woodworking tools produced between 4500-1000 B.C.E. They were found throughout Wisconsin, and spuds have also been found in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec, and New York

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17 Old Copper Culture "Spuds" from the Judge James R. Beer Private Collection. These are adze-like woodworking tools produced between 4500-1000 B.C.E. They were found throughout Wisconsin, and spuds have also been found in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec, and New York

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Four Old Copper Culture Artifacts from the Winnipeg River Region of Manitoba, Canada. Many different Old Copper Culture artifacts have been found across southern Manitoba, including adzes, ulus, beads, and knives. Most date between 4000-1000 B.C.E.

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Four Old Copper Culture Artifacts from the Winnipeg River Region of Manitoba, Canada. Many different Old Copper Culture artifacts have been found across southern Manitoba, including adzes, ulus, beads, and knives. Most date between 4000-1000 B.C.E.

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An Old Copper Culture Spear found in Houghton County, Michigan, in 1872. It's 1.95ft long, weighs 3.5 pounds, has a rolled socket with two square rivet holes, and a bifacially beveled blade.

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An Old Copper Culture Spear found in Houghton County, Michigan, in 1872. It's 1.95ft long, weighs 3.5 pounds, has a rolled socket with two square rivet holes, and a bifacially beveled blade.

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This artifact from a Hopewell mound serves as a testament to the culture's vast influence. Made of copper mined in Michigan, it’s shaped like a horn of a sheep not found in Ohio or Michigan but native to Wyoming, far from the southern Ohio mounds where it was found. 200 BCE-500 CE

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This artifact from a Hopewell mound serves as a testament to the culture's vast influence. Made of copper mined in Michigan, it’s shaped like a horn of a sheep not found in Ohio or Michigan but native to Wyoming, far from the southern Ohio mounds where it was found. 200 BCE-500 CE

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10 Old Copper Culture Artifacts from the McCollum Site , southeastern Lake Nipigon, Ontario, Canada. This site's materials show connections with Wisconsin, Manitoba, and the northern Great Plains.

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10 Old Copper Culture Artifacts from the McCollum Site , southeastern Lake Nipigon, Ontario, Canada. This site's materials show connections with Wisconsin, Manitoba, and the northern Great Plains.

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A Hoard Of Roman Solidii Was Found Near A Small Roman Fort In Luxembourg, Containing 141 Solidii, All Minted Between 364-408AD. The Image Below Are Solidii Found Within This Hoard, Including Rarer Emperors Such As Eugenius, Pictured Third From Right With Beard.

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A Hoard Of Roman Solidii Was Found Near A Small Roman Fort In Luxembourg, Containing 141 Solidii, All Minted Between 364-408AD. The Image Below Are Solidii Found Within This Hoard, Including Rarer Emperors Such As Eugenius, Pictured Third From Right With Beard.

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The Green Stone lying in one of the storerooms of the Temple complex in Hattusa, which was the capital of the Hittite Empire until it was destroyed around 1200 BC. The stone, which is thought to have been made from serpentinite, may have played a role in some religious cult

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The Green Stone lying in one of the storerooms of the Temple complex in Hattusa, which was the capital of the Hittite Empire until it was destroyed around 1200 BC. The stone, which is thought to have been made from serpentinite, may have played a role in some religious cult

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2 of the 500-year-old Qilakitsoq Mummies that were found in Greenland in 1972. There were 6 women and 2 children, including a 6 month old baby boy , all of whom were fully dressed. It is thought that the child was either smothered or buried alive when the mother died

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2 of the 500-year-old Qilakitsoq Mummies that were found in Greenland in 1972. There were 6 women and 2 children, including a 6 month old baby boy , all of whom were fully dressed. It is thought that the child was either smothered or buried alive when the mother died

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The Solstice Snake petroglyph, located near Moab in Utah, is estimated to be between 800 and 1200 years old. For about two minutes on the Summer Solstice a dagger of light shaped like an arrowhead appears on the head of this very large and well executed petroglyph of a snake

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The Solstice Snake petroglyph, located near Moab in Utah, is estimated to be between 800 and 1200 years old. For about two minutes on the Summer Solstice a dagger of light shaped like an arrowhead appears on the head of this very large and well executed petroglyph of a snake

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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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A 2,500-year-old Persian Acinaces, one of the few remaining royal swords from the Achaemenid Empire in exceptional condition. Made of pure gold and related to the era of Darius the Great, it was discovered in Hamadan , and is housed at National Museum of Iran.

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A 2,500-year-old Persian Acinaces, one of the few remaining royal swords from the Achaemenid Empire in exceptional condition. Made of pure gold and related to the era of Darius the Great, it was discovered in Hamadan , and is housed at National Museum of Iran.

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2400 year old Scythian leather made of human skin confirming what was for centuries thought to be an exaggeration from Greek historian Herodotus

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2400 year old Scythian leather made of human skin confirming what was for centuries thought to be an exaggeration from Greek historian Herodotus

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Grime's Graves is a large Neolithic flint mining complex in Norfolk, England, that was worked between c. 2600 and c. 2300 BCE, although production may have continued through the Bronze and Iron Ages and later, owing to the low cost of flint compared with metals

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Grime's Graves is a large Neolithic flint mining complex in Norfolk, England, that was worked between c. 2600 and c. 2300 BCE, although production may have continued through the Bronze and Iron Ages and later, owing to the low cost of flint compared with metals

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This skull was preserved in a Danish bog for 5000 years, with the murder weapon beside it. The man was struck 8 times in the head with this wooden club, and analysis showed that his DNA differed from that of the local Danish population, indicating that he grew up somewhere else

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This skull was preserved in a Danish bog for 5000 years, with the murder weapon beside it. The man was struck 8 times in the head with this wooden club, and analysis showed that his DNA differed from that of the local Danish population, indicating that he grew up somewhere else

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Banner of 4th Podhale Rifles Regiment found on 2 May 2025 near Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland. It was secured and buried in the ground with the rest of unit's emblems in late September 1939, to prevent them from falling into German hands.

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Banner of 4th Podhale Rifles Regiment found on 2 May 2025 near Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland. It was secured and buried in the ground with the rest of unit's emblems in late September 1939, to prevent them from falling into German hands.

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This unusual Costa Rican sculpture is of two naked males wearing flat headdresses engaging in a homosexual activity. Carved of basalt stone, the sculpture is highly stylized and created in a simple, minimal manner.

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This unusual Costa Rican sculpture is of two naked males wearing flat headdresses engaging in a homosexual activity. Carved of basalt stone, the sculpture is highly stylized and created in a simple, minimal manner.

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