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Cave pictograph depicting early Spanish settlers/ explorer to Texas created by natives in Texas mostly likely between the 15th and 18th centuries. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory archives.

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Cave pictograph depicting early Spanish settlers/ explorer to Texas created by natives in Texas mostly likely between the 15th and 18th centuries. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory archives.

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Cave pictograph depicting early Spanish settlers/ explorers to Texas created by natives in Texas mostly likely between the 15th and 18th centuries. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory archives

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Cave pictograph depicting early Spanish settlers/ explorers to Texas created by natives in Texas mostly likely between the 15th and 18th centuries. Texas Archeological Research Laboratory archives

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Close up of pictograph of European man, probably a Spaniard, at Vaquero Alcove in Texas. This was obviously painted by a Native who had personally witnessed the man. Photo: The University of Texas at Austin Texas Archeological Research Laboratory

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Close up of pictograph of European man, probably a Spaniard, at Vaquero Alcove in Texas. This was obviously painted by a Native who had personally witnessed the man. Photo: The University of Texas at Austin Texas Archeological Research Laboratory

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Turquoise armband created 1000-1450 CE by the Jornada Mogollon people, placed in a cave in the Hueco Mountains near El Paso. Courtesy Texas Archeological Research Lab, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Turquoise armband created 1000-1450 CE by the Jornada Mogollon people, placed in a cave in the Hueco Mountains near El Paso. Courtesy Texas Archeological Research Lab, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Dated between the 1st century BCE and the 3rd century CE, this artifact was discovered in the Jordanian desert.A nomadic hunter is mounted on a camel and chasing down a native Arabian ostrich with a Bow or spear. Currently preserved in the Amman Archaeological Museum in Jordan.

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Dated between the 1st century BCE and the 3rd century CE, this artifact was discovered in the Jordanian desert.A nomadic hunter is mounted on a camel and chasing down a native Arabian ostrich with a Bow or spear. Currently preserved in the Amman Archaeological Museum in Jordan.

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The Lead Plaque of Magliano, which contains 73 words in the Etruscan language, seems to be a dedicatory text, including as it does many names of mostly underworld deities. It dates to the mid 5th century BCE, and is now housed in the National Archaeological Museum in Florence

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The Lead Plaque of Magliano, which contains 73 words in the Etruscan language, seems to be a dedicatory text, including as it does many names of mostly underworld deities. It dates to the mid 5th century BCE, and is now housed in the National Archaeological Museum in Florence

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A carved Pictish stone known as Rhynie Man depicts a bearded figure with sharp teeth holding an ax. likely between 4th and 6th centuries CE

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A carved Pictish stone known as Rhynie Man depicts a bearded figure with sharp teeth holding an ax. likely between 4th and 6th centuries CE

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Turquoise armband, 700–1450 CE placed in a cave in the Hueco Mountains near El Paso Courtesy Texas Archeological Research Lab, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Turquoise armband, 700–1450 CE placed in a cave in the Hueco Mountains near El Paso Courtesy Texas Archeological Research Lab, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Wall painting from Herculaneum, depicting a tragic actor resting after the play. The fresco is dated to the 1st century BCE. The objectis in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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Wall painting from Herculaneum, depicting a tragic actor resting after the play. The fresco is dated to the 1st century BCE. The objectis in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

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On the walls of the Deer Cave, in Italy, are depicted numerous paintings, almost 3000 pictograms, from the smallest of about 2 cm to the largest of about 75 cm, concentrated in groups in about 60 panels on both walls of 3 galleries. The Neolithic paintings are between 5000-6000 years old

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On the walls of the Deer Cave, in Italy, are depicted numerous paintings, almost 3000 pictograms, from the smallest of about 2 cm to the largest of about 75 cm, concentrated in groups in about 60 panels on both walls of 3 galleries. The Neolithic paintings are between 5000-6000 years old

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A 1st-century terracotta found in Pompeii depicting Aeneas, escaping from Troy, carrying his aged father and leading his young son. Naples National Archeological Museum

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A 1st-century terracotta found in Pompeii depicting Aeneas, escaping from Troy, carrying his aged father and leading his young son. Naples National Archeological Museum

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The remains of a man executed by the breaking wheel in the 16th-18th century CE, and found in 2014 in Austria. Only a few archaeological discoveries of breaking wheel victims have been documented, since their bodies were often left exposed to environmental influences over a long period

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The remains of a man executed by the breaking wheel in the 16th-18th century CE, and found in 2014 in Austria. Only a few archaeological discoveries of breaking wheel victims have been documented, since their bodies were often left exposed to environmental influences over a long period

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The South Gate of Angkor Thom, built in the 12th century leads to the Bayon temple, part of the larger Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia. It is lined with stone figures depicting mythical beings

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The South Gate of Angkor Thom, built in the 12th century leads to the Bayon temple, part of the larger Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia. It is lined with stone figures depicting mythical beings

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The Didache, also known as The Lord's Teaching Through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations, is a brief, anonymous early Christian treatise written in Koine Greek and dated by modern scholars to the first century C.E.

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The Didache, also known as The Lord's Teaching Through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations, is a brief, anonymous early Christian treatise written in Koine Greek and dated by modern scholars to the first century C.E.

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La Bastida de Totana is an archaeological site, in Spain, belonging to the Argaric culture located on a conical hill and was occupied between approximately 2200 and 1550 BCE. It is one of the largest settlements of the early Bronze Age in continental Europe

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La Bastida de Totana is an archaeological site, in Spain, belonging to the Argaric culture located on a conical hill and was occupied between approximately 2200 and 1550 BCE. It is one of the largest settlements of the early Bronze Age in continental Europe

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A scroll of 7 calligraphy pieces by various warlords of Japan from the Kenmu Restoration and slightly earlier, dating from the 13th to 14th century. Each piece is accompanied with an early inscription and seal of appraisal. A rather exciting and very recent acquisition

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A scroll of 7 calligraphy pieces by various warlords of Japan from the Kenmu Restoration and slightly earlier, dating from the 13th to 14th century. Each piece is accompanied with an early inscription and seal of appraisal. A rather exciting and very recent acquisition

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A large mosaic at the late antique Roman villa of La Olmeda, in Spain, depicting mythological and hunting scenes. 3rd-4th century CE

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A large mosaic at the late antique Roman villa of La Olmeda, in Spain, depicting mythological and hunting scenes. 3rd-4th century CE

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Lavabo, created by Johann David Kayser, tin, Szczecin, late 18th or early 19th century, National Museum in Szczecin.

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Lavabo, created by Johann David Kayser, tin, Szczecin, late 18th or early 19th century, National Museum in Szczecin.

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Prehispanic petroglyphs made by the xochimilcas, and located at the archaeological site of Cuahilama in Mexico. The petroglyphs, which date back to between 1200 and 1500 CE, expressed the Xochimilcas views, and have been attributed ceremonial functions and deity veneration

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Prehispanic petroglyphs made by the xochimilcas, and located at the archaeological site of Cuahilama in Mexico. The petroglyphs, which date back to between 1200 and 1500 CE, expressed the Xochimilcas views, and have been attributed ceremonial functions and deity veneration

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A mural painted by Konchok Zangpo in the early 15th century CE, depicting Buddha Shakyamuni. Located in the Gyantse Kumbum in Tibet

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A mural painted by Konchok Zangpo in the early 15th century CE, depicting Buddha Shakyamuni. Located in the Gyantse Kumbum in Tibet

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