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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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Toy from Ancient Greece, c.450 BCE: this doll was crafted in the form of a woman with a rolling pin, and it has articulated joints that allow the rolling pin to be pushed back and forth

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Toy from Ancient Greece, c.450 BCE: this doll was crafted in the form of a woman with a rolling pin, and it has articulated joints that allow the rolling pin to be pushed back and forth

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Toy from Ancient Greece, c.450 BCE: this doll was crafted in the form of a woman with a rolling pin, and it has articulated joints that allow the rolling pin to be pushed back and forth

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Toy from Ancient Greece, c.450 BCE: this doll was crafted in the form of a woman with a rolling pin, and it has articulated joints that allow the rolling pin to be pushed back and forth

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A wall painting from the tomb KV6 of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses IX , located in Egypt's Valley of the Kings

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A wall painting from the tomb KV6 of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses IX , located in Egypt's Valley of the Kings

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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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Ring with Cats and Kittens was created in ancient Egypt of glazed ceramic dating from ca. 1295-664 B.C. and now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

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Ring with Cats and Kittens was created in ancient Egypt of glazed ceramic dating from ca. 1295-664 B.C. and now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

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An old picture of the ancient Egyptian rock cut temple of Gerf Hussein, that was dedicated to pharaoh Ramesses II and built by Setau in 1241-1216 BCE. Most of the temple is now submerged beneath the waters of the Nile after the building of the Aswan dam project in the 1960s

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An old picture of the ancient Egyptian rock cut temple of Gerf Hussein, that was dedicated to pharaoh Ramesses II and built by Setau in 1241-1216 BCE. Most of the temple is now submerged beneath the waters of the Nile after the building of the Aswan dam project in the 1960s

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Bracelet that belonged to Queen Amanishakheto of the Kingdom of Kush, who reigned from approximately 10 BC to 1 AD. It was found in her tomb in Nubia and is currently located in the Egyptian Museum in Berlin.

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Bracelet that belonged to Queen Amanishakheto of the Kingdom of Kush, who reigned from approximately 10 BC to 1 AD. It was found in her tomb in Nubia and is currently located in the Egyptian Museum in Berlin.

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This gold collar from the Royal Tombs of Tanis is an ancient piece of currently in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. It dates back to approximately 1070–712 B.C.

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This gold collar from the Royal Tombs of Tanis is an ancient piece of currently in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. It dates back to approximately 1070–712 B.C.

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A tourist has sparked outrage in Greece after being photographed lifting an ancient marble fragment at the Temple of Apollo, raising serious concerns about the site's preservation. The marble appears to have been a loose piece — meaning that by being moved, it was likely scratched.

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A tourist has sparked outrage in Greece after being photographed lifting an ancient marble fragment at the Temple of Apollo, raising serious concerns about the site's preservation. The marble appears to have been a loose piece — meaning that by being moved, it was likely scratched.

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Reliefs from the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Vizier Ramose, in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, depicting him and his wife. Ramose was Vizier under both Amenhotep III and Akhenaten

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Reliefs from the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Vizier Ramose, in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, depicting him and his wife. Ramose was Vizier under both Amenhotep III and Akhenaten

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The granite core or CORE 7, was found by the archaeologist Petrie in Giza, Egypt, and was made by the ancient Egyptians using a tubular drill. 4th Dynasty , now housed at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology in London

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The granite core or CORE 7, was found by the archaeologist Petrie in Giza, Egypt, and was made by the ancient Egyptians using a tubular drill. 4th Dynasty , now housed at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology in London

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Egypt recovers trove of smuggled ancient artifacts from the US, including gilded coffin lids from the Pharaonic era, gold funerary masks and what's believed to be fragments of Queen Hatshepsut's ancient temple.

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Egypt recovers trove of smuggled ancient artifacts from the US, including gilded coffin lids from the Pharaonic era, gold funerary masks and what's believed to be fragments of Queen Hatshepsut's ancient temple.

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2 blue glass cups made Ennion, who was one of the most prominent glassworkers of Ancient Rome, active from about 1 to 50 CE. He is famous for being the first known maker of decorated mold-blown glass, and for the exquisite quality of his work. Ennion branded his work by signing them

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2 blue glass cups made Ennion, who was one of the most prominent glassworkers of Ancient Rome, active from about 1 to 50 CE. He is famous for being the first known maker of decorated mold-blown glass, and for the exquisite quality of his work. Ennion branded his work by signing them

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The leather cuirass of the pharaoh Tutankhamun . Painstakingly restored and now on display at the Grand Egyptian Museum, it is the only complete piece of body armor to survive from Ancient Egypt

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The leather cuirass of the pharaoh Tutankhamun . Painstakingly restored and now on display at the Grand Egyptian Museum, it is the only complete piece of body armor to survive from Ancient Egypt

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The Greek Serpentine Column that commemorated the Battle of Platea, and the Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III brought from Karnak by Theodosius I, set in their original Roman relocation place in the spina of what was the circus of Constantinople for over fifteen centuries...

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The Greek Serpentine Column that commemorated the Battle of Platea, and the Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III brought from Karnak by Theodosius I, set in their original Roman relocation place in the spina of what was the circus of Constantinople for over fifteen centuries...

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One of the two Obelisks carved to stand at the sides of the portal of the Temple of Luxor by Ramesses II, c. 1250 BC. The western piece, 75 ft high, was "gifted" by Egypt to France in the 1830s and stands at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The other one remains in Luxor...

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One of the two Obelisks carved to stand at the sides of the portal of the Temple of Luxor by Ramesses II, c. 1250 BC. The western piece, 75 ft high, was "gifted" by Egypt to France in the 1830s and stands at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The other one remains in Luxor...

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Located in the desert of Faiyum, in Egypt, is a small unfinished and uninscribed temple known locally as Qasr el-Sagha. The date of the temple is a source of debate among scholars, but its plan suggests that the structure was built no later than the Middle Kingdom

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Located in the desert of Faiyum, in Egypt, is a small unfinished and uninscribed temple known locally as Qasr el-Sagha. The date of the temple is a source of debate among scholars, but its plan suggests that the structure was built no later than the Middle Kingdom

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Takabuti was an ancient Egyptian married woman who died in her twenties or early thirties in 660 BCE, from an axe blow to her back. A study of the proteins in her leg muscles allowed researchers to hypothesise that she had been running for some time before she was killed

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Takabuti was an ancient Egyptian married woman who died in her twenties or early thirties in 660 BCE, from an axe blow to her back. A study of the proteins in her leg muscles allowed researchers to hypothesise that she had been running for some time before she was killed

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Granite sculpture of king Ramesses III, flanked by Horus and Seth. From Medinet Habu, c. 1186-1155 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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Granite sculpture of king Ramesses III, flanked by Horus and Seth. From Medinet Habu, c. 1186-1155 BCE, now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

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