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A papyrus from the Hermopolite nome in Egypt, dated to A. D. 117, written by a lady called Eudaimonis to her daughter Aline addresses a wide range of family matters, including some current worries over the family business :

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A papyrus from the Hermopolite nome in Egypt, dated to A. D. 117, written by a lady called Eudaimonis to her daughter Aline addresses a wide range of family matters, including some current worries over the family business :

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This stone found in North Carolina, and allegedly from Eleanor White Dare in 1591, tells a grim story of the Lost Colony's fate: colonists moved inland, suffered war and sickness, and all but 7 colonists were killed by the natives, including Eleanor's husband and daughter Virginia Dare

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This stone found in North Carolina, and allegedly from Eleanor White Dare in 1591, tells a grim story of the Lost Colony's fate: colonists moved inland, suffered war and sickness, and all but 7 colonists were killed by the natives, including Eleanor's husband and daughter Virginia Dare

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The Greek Magical Papyri is the name given by scholars to a body of papyri from Graeco-Roman Egypt,written mostly in ancient Greek,which each contain a number of magical spells,formulae,hymns and rituals.The materials in the papyri date from the 100s BCE to the 400s CE.

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The Greek Magical Papyri is the name given by scholars to a body of papyri from Graeco-Roman Egypt,written mostly in ancient Greek,which each contain a number of magical spells,formulae,hymns and rituals.The materials in the papyri date from the 100s BCE to the 400s CE.

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Located at the granite quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan, not far from the famous unfinished obelisk, another huge piece of rock was even closer to being freed

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Located at the granite quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan, not far from the famous unfinished obelisk, another huge piece of rock was even closer to being freed

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"La Parisienne", aka the Minoan Lady, is a fresco fragment from the Palace of Knossos in Crete, dated around 1400 BC. It depicts a young woman in profile with large, black-outlined eyes, bright red lips, fair skin and black hair, often interpreted as a priestess due to her attire...

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"La Parisienne", aka the Minoan Lady, is a fresco fragment from the Palace of Knossos in Crete, dated around 1400 BC. It depicts a young woman in profile with large, black-outlined eyes, bright red lips, fair skin and black hair, often interpreted as a priestess due to her attire...

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Tanga: unique ceramic pubic covers from the ancient Marajoara culture of Marajó Island in northern Brazil. Believed to be worn by women and girls, possibly for rite of passage ceremonies.Dating approximately from 400 to 1350 CE

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Tanga: unique ceramic pubic covers from the ancient Marajoara culture of Marajó Island in northern Brazil. Believed to be worn by women and girls, possibly for rite of passage ceremonies.Dating approximately from 400 to 1350 CE

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The Cyrus Cylinder, dating to 539 BC, has just been recognized by UNESCO as the first human rights charter in world history. The resolution was submitted by Iran, which was adopted after being widely supported by several countries including Egypt, Poland, India, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.

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The Cyrus Cylinder, dating to 539 BC, has just been recognized by UNESCO as the first human rights charter in world history. The resolution was submitted by Iran, which was adopted after being widely supported by several countries including Egypt, Poland, India, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.

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A boat carved from an olive pit, approximately 3.4 centimeters long and 1.4 cm wide, is dated to 1737. It is currently housed at the National Palace Museum in Taipei .

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A boat carved from an olive pit, approximately 3.4 centimeters long and 1.4 cm wide, is dated to 1737. It is currently housed at the National Palace Museum in Taipei .

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A 2nd century BCE mosaic from Alexandria, in Egypt, depicting a rooster, a hen and her chicks, symbols of the family. Now located at villa Kérylos in France

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A 2nd century BCE mosaic from Alexandria, in Egypt, depicting a rooster, a hen and her chicks, symbols of the family. Now located at villa Kérylos in France

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THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM BY DONATIEN ALPHONSE FRANÇOIS DE SADE, 1785 written during his imprisonment in the Bastille. His name came to label a sexual perversion, a mental illness, and he became a subject of study bordering between normal and pathological

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THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM BY DONATIEN ALPHONSE FRANÇOIS DE SADE, 1785 written during his imprisonment in the Bastille. His name came to label a sexual perversion, a mental illness, and he became a subject of study bordering between normal and pathological

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