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In 1965, a young girl on a picnic found what she thought at first to be a small grinding stone. It turned out to be a 900-year-old pottery jar containing 1,212 beads, 240 pendants, all of turquoise, and 36 perforated glycimeris shells. Hohokam culture, Arizona State Museum

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In 1965, a young girl on a picnic found what she thought at first to be a small grinding stone. It turned out to be a 900-year-old pottery jar containing 1,212 beads, 240 pendants, all of turquoise, and 36 perforated glycimeris shells. Hohokam culture, Arizona State Museum

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An 18th century Chinese shoe for a bound foot. Foot-binding was a painful practice first carried out on young girls 1000 years ago in China to make their feet as small as possible, which were considered a status symbol and a mark of feminine beauty. The practice was banned in 1912

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An 18th century Chinese shoe for a bound foot. Foot-binding was a painful practice first carried out on young girls 1000 years ago in China to make their feet as small as possible, which were considered a status symbol and a mark of feminine beauty. The practice was banned in 1912

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Unearthed from a tomb of the State of Qi during the Warring States Period , is a bronze jar that contained 59 pieces of copper tableware, including 10 ear cups, 10 small plates, 10 boxes, 4 bowls and 25 plates. Now housed at the Shandong Museum in China

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Unearthed from a tomb of the State of Qi during the Warring States Period , is a bronze jar that contained 59 pieces of copper tableware, including 10 ear cups, 10 small plates, 10 boxes, 4 bowls and 25 plates. Now housed at the Shandong Museum in China

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This Olmec jadeite pendant, from Mexico, is a miniature mask of the fat god, a poorly understood being found among the Maya and other early cultures of Mesoamerica. Middle Formative Period , now housed at the Dumbarton Oaks Museum in Washington, D.C.

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This Olmec jadeite pendant, from Mexico, is a miniature mask of the fat god, a poorly understood being found among the Maya and other early cultures of Mesoamerica. Middle Formative Period , now housed at the Dumbarton Oaks Museum in Washington, D.C.

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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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The "Princess of Sarazm" from Tajikistan. The woman, who died around 5,500 years ago at the age of 37, was covered in a veil adorned with thousands of beads made of lapis lazuli, turquoise, and limestone. Gold beads adorned her hair, and she wore massive bracelets made from seashells

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The "Princess of Sarazm" from Tajikistan. The woman, who died around 5,500 years ago at the age of 37, was covered in a veil adorned with thousands of beads made of lapis lazuli, turquoise, and limestone. Gold beads adorned her hair, and she wore massive bracelets made from seashells

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2005, a team of archaeologists reported finding an earthenware bowl that contained 4,000-year-old noodles at the Lajia archaeological site, made by the Qijia culture. The Entire area and it’s inhabitants are thought to have killed by an Earthquake and Then Tsunami.

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2005, a team of archaeologists reported finding an earthenware bowl that contained 4,000-year-old noodles at the Lajia archaeological site, made by the Qijia culture. The Entire area and it’s inhabitants are thought to have killed by an Earthquake and Then Tsunami.

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A gold cosmetic container and 3 bi-valve shells containing red, blue, and black cosmetic pigments, found at the Royal Cemetery at Ur in Iraq. Circa 2600 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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A gold cosmetic container and 3 bi-valve shells containing red, blue, and black cosmetic pigments, found at the Royal Cemetery at Ur in Iraq. Circa 2600 BCE, now housed at the British Museum

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Runestone ordered by Harold Bluetooth in Jelling 1900. Jelling is the small city where Harold Bluetooth had the giant stones erected to honour his parents and to tell that he turned the Danes to Christianity.

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Runestone ordered by Harold Bluetooth in Jelling 1900. Jelling is the small city where Harold Bluetooth had the giant stones erected to honour his parents and to tell that he turned the Danes to Christianity.

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Bronze statuette of Sucellus, Gaulish deity associated with boundaries - of land and between living/dead - whose symbols include the mallet, wolf skin and jar. Five small mallets radiate from a large one behind him. Vienne, Isère, 1st-2nd AD, from a household shrine. Walters Art Museum

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Bronze statuette of Sucellus, Gaulish deity associated with boundaries - of land and between living/dead - whose symbols include the mallet, wolf skin and jar. Five small mallets radiate from a large one behind him. Vienne, Isère, 1st-2nd AD, from a household shrine. Walters Art Museum

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A large necklace, from Susa in Iran, with ten rows of small limestone beads held by black schist loops: three appendages and a series of amulets or pendants are attached to it. 3800-3100 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A large necklace, from Susa in Iran, with ten rows of small limestone beads held by black schist loops: three appendages and a series of amulets or pendants are attached to it. 3800-3100 BCE, now housed at the Louvre Museum

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Young attendant wearing gold headdress and jewelry of gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian and shell from the royal cemetery of Ur 2550-2450 BCE. She is one of 68 female sacrifices found beneath the burial of Queen Puabi in the great "death pit" excavated in 1934.

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Young attendant wearing gold headdress and jewelry of gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian and shell from the royal cemetery of Ur 2550-2450 BCE. She is one of 68 female sacrifices found beneath the burial of Queen Puabi in the great "death pit" excavated in 1934.

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The grave of a woman, at Mulhouse-Est in France, who was buried with several ornaments that she was wearing at the time of her burial, but alongside her was also a kind of pile made up of 617 shaped beads. Linear Pottery culture

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The grave of a woman, at Mulhouse-Est in France, who was buried with several ornaments that she was wearing at the time of her burial, but alongside her was also a kind of pile made up of 617 shaped beads. Linear Pottery culture

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This net is made of mostly knotted human hair with yucca fiber cordage and was used by a Hohokam community to corral and hunt jackrabbits. Discovered in 1962, it is from a cave in the Altar Valley, southwest of Tucson, and dates from 1250-1450 CE. Now housed at the Arizona State Museum

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This net is made of mostly knotted human hair with yucca fiber cordage and was used by a Hohokam community to corral and hunt jackrabbits. Discovered in 1962, it is from a cave in the Altar Valley, southwest of Tucson, and dates from 1250-1450 CE. Now housed at the Arizona State Museum

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A jaguar mask made of green and black stone and shell, found in tomb 105 of Monte Albán in Mexico. 200-500 CE, now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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A jaguar mask made of green and black stone and shell, found in tomb 105 of Monte Albán in Mexico. 200-500 CE, now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City

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These 4th century CE jewelry—2 bracelets, one solid gold, the other dark glass—were found in the sarcophagus of a 6-year-old girl in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Around her neck lay a simple necklace of gold rings and glass beads, and on one finger she wore a gold ring with a green stone

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These 4th century CE jewelry—2 bracelets, one solid gold, the other dark glass—were found in the sarcophagus of a 6-year-old girl in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Around her neck lay a simple necklace of gold rings and glass beads, and on one finger she wore a gold ring with a green stone

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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 4000-year-old Harput relief, now housed at the Elazig City Museum in Turkey, was discovered by chance in 2016. This 4-ton limestone relief depicts the conquest of a fortress and the arrival of prisoners before the king

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The 4000-year-old Harput relief, now housed at the Elazig City Museum in Turkey, was discovered by chance in 2016. This 4-ton limestone relief depicts the conquest of a fortress and the arrival of prisoners before the king

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Mirror back with goddess wearing butterfly headdress and attendants. Thought to be from Escuintla, Guatemala, but in Teotihuacán style, Classic period, ca. 400-550 AD. Slate with pigment. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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Mirror back with goddess wearing butterfly headdress and attendants. Thought to be from Escuintla, Guatemala, but in Teotihuacán style, Classic period, ca. 400-550 AD. Slate with pigment. Cleveland Museum of Art collection

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