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Mirror work inside the 1,000-year-old Shah Cheragh Shrine in Shiraz, Iran. One of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, it is the resting place of the son of the seventh Imam, known in Persian as Shah Cheragh .

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Mirror work inside the 1,000-year-old Shah Cheragh Shrine in Shiraz, Iran. One of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, it is the resting place of the son of the seventh Imam, known in Persian as Shah Cheragh .

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Decorative muqarnas vaulting inside the Fatima Masumeh Shrine in Qom, Iran. It is the resting place of the sister of the eighth Imam, and among the holiest sites in Shia Islam.

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Decorative muqarnas vaulting inside the Fatima Masumeh Shrine in Qom, Iran. It is the resting place of the sister of the eighth Imam, and among the holiest sites in Shia Islam.

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The Lion Man statue is the oldest known carving in the world. It was carved from mammoth ivory and is believed to be 40,000 years old .

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The Lion Man statue is the oldest known carving in the world. It was carved from mammoth ivory and is believed to be 40,000 years old .

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7,500-year-old stone toy car from the Late Chalcolithic period, discovered in Mardin, Turkey. It is considered one of the oldest known toys in the world.

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7,500-year-old stone toy car from the Late Chalcolithic period, discovered in Mardin, Turkey. It is considered one of the oldest known toys in the world.

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The Clacton Spear is the tip of a wooden spear discovered in 1911. At approximately 400,000 years old, it is the oldest known worked wooden implement.

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The Clacton Spear is the tip of a wooden spear discovered in 1911. At approximately 400,000 years old, it is the oldest known worked wooden implement.

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8,000-year-old flute made of migratory bird bone, one of the world's oldest known musical instruments. With four main holes and one at the end, its a testament to early humans' sophisticated skill in making musical instruments. Discovered in Shahrud, its housed at National Museum of Iran.

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8,000-year-old flute made of migratory bird bone, one of the world's oldest known musical instruments. With four main holes and one at the end, its a testament to early humans' sophisticated skill in making musical instruments. Discovered in Shahrud, its housed at National Museum of Iran.

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Ain Sakhri figurine, the oldest known representation of two people having sex

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Ain Sakhri figurine, the oldest known representation of two people having sex

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The Huaca de Moho is a little-known stone monolith located in Moho, Peru, and believed to be over 1,000 years old, dating back to the Tiwanaku civilization

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The Huaca de Moho is a little-known stone monolith located in Moho, Peru, and believed to be over 1,000 years old, dating back to the Tiwanaku civilization

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8,000 year old prehistoric obsidian mirrors found in the ruins of the Neolithic settlement known as Çatalhöyük, Turkey, and were made c. 6400 BCE. These are the oldest manufactured mirrors in the world; the convex carving suggest they were also used to light up dark spaces during the day

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8,000 year old prehistoric obsidian mirrors found in the ruins of the Neolithic settlement known as Çatalhöyük, Turkey, and were made c. 6400 BCE. These are the oldest manufactured mirrors in the world; the convex carving suggest they were also used to light up dark spaces during the day

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War Panel of the Standard of Ur, Sumerian, c. 2600 BC. One of the two main sides of what most likely formed a box , it is one of the earliest representations of a Sumerian army, in what is considered the comic-like narration of a border skirmish...

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War Panel of the Standard of Ur, Sumerian, c. 2600 BC. One of the two main sides of what most likely formed a box , it is one of the earliest representations of a Sumerian army, in what is considered the comic-like narration of a border skirmish...

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Inside the Palace of King Ardashir in Fars , built the same year he founded the Sasanian Empire in 224 AD - the earliest example of Sasanian architecture.

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Inside the Palace of King Ardashir in Fars , built the same year he founded the Sasanian Empire in 224 AD - the earliest example of Sasanian architecture.

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A 5,200-year-old pottery bowl from Shahr-e Sukhteh bearing what is considered the world's oldest example of animation. It shows five sequential images of a wild goat leaping to reach a tree, and when placed in sequence, they create a brief animated scene. National Museum of Iran.

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A 5,200-year-old pottery bowl from Shahr-e Sukhteh bearing what is considered the world's oldest example of animation. It shows five sequential images of a wild goat leaping to reach a tree, and when placed in sequence, they create a brief animated scene. National Museum of Iran.

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The Lady with the Hood or Venus of Brassempouy , France. This 1,44" high fragmentary ivory figurine from the Upper Paleolithic was carved from a mammoth tusk. It is one of the oldest busts ever found and one of the earliest known realistic representations of a human face...

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The Lady with the Hood or Venus of Brassempouy , France. This 1,44" high fragmentary ivory figurine from the Upper Paleolithic was carved from a mammoth tusk. It is one of the oldest busts ever found and one of the earliest known realistic representations of a human face...

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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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In 1949, artists from Iran and Italy gathered to create the history's first statue of a Persian king made in the West: Nader Shah, known in Europe as the "Napoleon of the East." Six years later, a 14-ton statue arrived from Rome at his tomb in Mashhad, where it greets visitors today.

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In 1949, artists from Iran and Italy gathered to create the history's first statue of a Persian king made in the West: Nader Shah, known in Europe as the "Napoleon of the East." Six years later, a 14-ton statue arrived from Rome at his tomb in Mashhad, where it greets visitors today.

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A Parthian necklace, despite being 2,000 years old, is in pristine condition and retaining even its chains.

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A Parthian necklace, despite being 2,000 years old, is in pristine condition and retaining even its chains.

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