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The “Hurrian Hymn” is the earliest known song to be recorded in writing, dating to around the 13th century BCE

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The “Hurrian Hymn” is the earliest known song to be recorded in writing, dating to around the 13th century BCE

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Archaeologists have unearthed armor fragments in Czech Republic dating back to the 12th-13th century BC, around the same time that ancient records place the Trojan War.

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Archaeologists have unearthed armor fragments in Czech Republic dating back to the 12th-13th century BC, around the same time that ancient records place the Trojan War.

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Roman mosaic depicts a man lying in bed and his partner standing. The object is dated to 1st BCE - 1st century CE.

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Roman mosaic depicts a man lying in bed and his partner standing. The object is dated to 1st BCE - 1st century CE.

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The Berlin Foundry Cup, early 5th century BC, a red-figure kylix depicting the activities in an Athenian bronze foundry

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The Berlin Foundry Cup, early 5th century BC, a red-figure kylix depicting the activities in an Athenian bronze foundry

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The Snartemo Sword found in the autumn of 1933 in a Norwegian grave, dated to the early 6th century CE

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The Snartemo Sword found in the autumn of 1933 in a Norwegian grave, dated to the early 6th century CE

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What remains of a golden vest that belonged to a south arabian king named Waqh AL Rem from Kingdom of Ma’in, date between 8th century BCE to the 1st century CE

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What remains of a golden vest that belonged to a south arabian king named Waqh AL Rem from Kingdom of Ma’in, date between 8th century BCE to the 1st century CE

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Seljuk figure found in Iran, dated to the 12th-early 13th century. Now located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Seljuk figure found in Iran, dated to the 12th-early 13th century. Now located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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The earliest extant repeating crossbow, a double-shot repeating crossbow excavated from a tomb of the State of Chu, 4th century BCE, China

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The earliest extant repeating crossbow, a double-shot repeating crossbow excavated from a tomb of the State of Chu, 4th century BCE, China

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An ivory erotic gambling dice produced in Germany, dating to the early 18th century CE. Sold at Christies in 2016

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An ivory erotic gambling dice produced in Germany, dating to the early 18th century CE. Sold at Christies in 2016

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Ogham Stone, dating to around the 5th century. The Primitive Irish text reads, "Sílan son of Fáithloga." Tralee, Ireland.

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Ogham Stone, dating to around the 5th century. The Primitive Irish text reads, "Sílan son of Fáithloga." Tralee, Ireland.

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The Swords of Arslantepe Mound dated to 3300 BCE. These are believed to be the first and oldest known swords. They’re made from an arsenic and copper alloy with some of the swords having a silver inlay

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The Swords of Arslantepe Mound dated to 3300 BCE. These are believed to be the first and oldest known swords. They’re made from an arsenic and copper alloy with some of the swords having a silver inlay

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Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Assyrian, c. 9th–8th century BCE

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Furniture element carved in the round with the head of a roaring lion, Assyrian, c. 9th–8th century BCE

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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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Tower of Jericho is the oldest known stone tower in the world. Built by early Neolithic Sultanians around 8000 BCE

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Tower of Jericho is the oldest known stone tower in the world. Built by early Neolithic Sultanians around 8000 BCE

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Arslantepe Swords, discovered at Arslantepe Mound in present-day Turkiye and dated to c. 3300–3000 BCE. Made from an arsenic copper alloy, with three blades inlaid with silver, they are widely regarded as the world's earliest known swords recovered by archaeologists.

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Arslantepe Swords, discovered at Arslantepe Mound in present-day Turkiye and dated to c. 3300–3000 BCE. Made from an arsenic copper alloy, with three blades inlaid with silver, they are widely regarded as the world's earliest known swords recovered by archaeologists.

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The Bhutesvara Yakshis are a series of yakshi reliefs on a railing, dating to the 2nd century CE during the time of the Kushan Empire, and now housed at the Indian Museum in Kolkata

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The Bhutesvara Yakshis are a series of yakshi reliefs on a railing, dating to the 2nd century CE during the time of the Kushan Empire, and now housed at the Indian Museum in Kolkata

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Ring with an ivory ship inside and garnets around the bezel, late 18th Century

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Ring with an ivory ship inside and garnets around the bezel, late 18th Century

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A gold Scythian neckpiece discovered in a royal burial mound in Ukraine that dates to the 4th century BC

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A gold Scythian neckpiece discovered in a royal burial mound in Ukraine that dates to the 4th century BC

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Roman golden glass vessel with a hunting scene. Object dated to the 3rd century CE and is housed in the Cleveland Art Museum in the USA.

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Roman golden glass vessel with a hunting scene. Object dated to the 3rd century CE and is housed in the Cleveland Art Museum in the USA.

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