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Located in Utah, the Butler Wash Ruins are some ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings that were inhabited around 1200 CE. The ruins, which include 4 kivas along with areas for storage and living, are nestled into the alcoves near the top of the cliff

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Located in Utah, the Butler Wash Ruins are some ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings that were inhabited around 1200 CE. The ruins, which include 4 kivas along with areas for storage and living, are nestled into the alcoves near the top of the cliff

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The Lewis Lodge Ruins are 13th-century CE Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings, built on the edge of a 800-foot cliff in Utah's Cedar Mesa

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The Lewis Lodge Ruins are 13th-century CE Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings, built on the edge of a 800-foot cliff in Utah's Cedar Mesa

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The 900-year-old Ancestral Puebloan Nankoweap Granaries located 700 hundred feet above the banks of the Colorado River in Arizona. The granaries served as grain storage facilities that were designed to be sealed, protecting food stores from seasonal flooding, rodents, and insects

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The 900-year-old Ancestral Puebloan Nankoweap Granaries located 700 hundred feet above the banks of the Colorado River in Arizona. The granaries served as grain storage facilities that were designed to be sealed, protecting food stores from seasonal flooding, rodents, and insects

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A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China's Han dynasty were buried. The top one for example belongs to the king Liu Wu , and was made from more than 4,000 pieces of jade linked together with gold wire

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A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China's Han dynasty were buried. The top one for example belongs to the king Liu Wu , and was made from more than 4,000 pieces of jade linked together with gold wire

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An Ancestral Puebloan ceramic storage jar which displays the typical geometric black on red designs of the Wingate Style, 1125-1200 CE. Now housed at the Dallas Museum of Art

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An Ancestral Puebloan ceramic storage jar which displays the typical geometric black on red designs of the Wingate Style, 1125-1200 CE. Now housed at the Dallas Museum of Art

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The White House Ruins in Arizona's Canyon de Chelly National Monument is an 11th-century CE Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings built against a 600-foot sandstone wall. Accessible via a 1.5-mile trail, the site features about 80 rooms, named for the white plaster used on the upper walls

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The White House Ruins in Arizona's Canyon de Chelly National Monument is an 11th-century CE Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings built against a 600-foot sandstone wall. Accessible via a 1.5-mile trail, the site features about 80 rooms, named for the white plaster used on the upper walls

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In the ruins of Pompeii – specifically in the area of region V, where street bars were located – archaeologists have found an unusual object: a vase , manufactured in Alexandria, Egypt, which is decorated with Egyptian-style hunting scenes.

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In the ruins of Pompeii – specifically in the area of region V, where street bars were located – archaeologists have found an unusual object: a vase , manufactured in Alexandria, Egypt, which is decorated with Egyptian-style hunting scenes.

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The Criel Mound in West Virginia, built in 250–150 BC. Inside the mound, there was 2 skeletons near the top, and 11 at the base, which consisted of a large skeleton at the center surrounded by 10 others arranged in a spoke-like pattern with their feet pointing toward the central skeleton

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The Criel Mound in West Virginia, built in 250–150 BC. Inside the mound, there was 2 skeletons near the top, and 11 at the base, which consisted of a large skeleton at the center surrounded by 10 others arranged in a spoke-like pattern with their feet pointing toward the central skeleton

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The interior space of the Porta Nigra, located in Trier, Germany. The Porta Nigra, which is the best-preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps, was built in around 170 CE using approximately 7200 blocks of stone, and is now on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List

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The interior space of the Porta Nigra, located in Trier, Germany. The Porta Nigra, which is the best-preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps, was built in around 170 CE using approximately 7200 blocks of stone, and is now on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List

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DNA extracted from bones and teeth in a 4600-year-old stone age burial has provided the earliest evidence for the nuclear family as a social structure. The grave which was found in Germany, consists of 2 parents and 2 sons who were buried together after being killed in a violent conflict

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DNA extracted from bones and teeth in a 4600-year-old stone age burial has provided the earliest evidence for the nuclear family as a social structure. The grave which was found in Germany, consists of 2 parents and 2 sons who were buried together after being killed in a violent conflict

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1,700-Year-Old Writing Kit from Georgia , c.250-350 CE: this writing kit was found in an unmarked grave located in the foundations of a cathedral, where it lay buried next to the body of a 40-50 year old woman; it's decorated with images of the Greek muses

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1,700-Year-Old Writing Kit from Georgia , c.250-350 CE: this writing kit was found in an unmarked grave located in the foundations of a cathedral, where it lay buried next to the body of a 40-50 year old woman; it's decorated with images of the Greek muses

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13th-century CE Ancestral Puebloan stone towers, located in Hovenweep National Monument in Utah

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13th-century CE Ancestral Puebloan stone towers, located in Hovenweep National Monument in Utah

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Near Rome, at the ancient city of Gabii, archaeologists have uncovered a massive stone basin. It dates to around 250 BCE. In ancient times, Gabia was a significant city-state and one of the rivals to Rome’s growing power.

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Near Rome, at the ancient city of Gabii, archaeologists have uncovered a massive stone basin. It dates to around 250 BCE. In ancient times, Gabia was a significant city-state and one of the rivals to Rome’s growing power.

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A painted round table from one of the dining rooms at villa Moregine in Pompeii. The table has a marble top from the centre of which water flowed to enhance the dining experience. The beds were faced with marble, and a small channel ran around inside them and was fed by 14 water jets

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A painted round table from one of the dining rooms at villa Moregine in Pompeii. The table has a marble top from the centre of which water flowed to enhance the dining experience. The beds were faced with marble, and a small channel ran around inside them and was fed by 14 water jets

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While trekking through the Aurlandsfjellet mountains of western Norway, a hiker recently found an enormous reindeer trap that dates back 1,500 years. Amongst the wooden logs, archaeologists uncovered other items as well, including several sets of well-preserved reindeer antlers

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While trekking through the Aurlandsfjellet mountains of western Norway, a hiker recently found an enormous reindeer trap that dates back 1,500 years. Amongst the wooden logs, archaeologists uncovered other items as well, including several sets of well-preserved reindeer antlers

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