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Skeletons from 17-18th century found in March 2026 during construction works in Poznań, Poland.

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Skeletons from 17-18th century found in March 2026 during construction works in Poznań, Poland.

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Reception hall with fountain and inlaid marble flooring, reconstructed. Cairo, Egypt, Ottoman Empire, 17th century

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Reception hall with fountain and inlaid marble flooring, reconstructed. Cairo, Egypt, Ottoman Empire, 17th century

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This wood encased graphite pencil from the 17th century was found in the 1960s during restoration work on the beams of a house in Langenburg , Germany

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This wood encased graphite pencil from the 17th century was found in the 1960s during restoration work on the beams of a house in Langenburg , Germany

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Ivory figurines of four skeletons playing dominoes. Japan, Meiji period, 19th century

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Ivory figurines of four skeletons playing dominoes. Japan, Meiji period, 19th century

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Ancient Celtic die discovered during the excavations in Samborowice, Poland in 2023. 1st or 2nd century B.C., made out of animal bone.

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Ancient Celtic die discovered during the excavations in Samborowice, Poland in 2023. 1st or 2nd century B.C., made out of animal bone.

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The sculpture of the boxer is one of the two found during the construction of the Quirinal Theater in Rome. Both were buried very carefully, perhaps in order to hide them from looters.

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The sculpture of the boxer is one of the two found during the construction of the Quirinal Theater in Rome. Both were buried very carefully, perhaps in order to hide them from looters.

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Silver Goblet, circa 2nd century BCE, found during Ropar Mound Excavations. On display at ASI museum, Ropar, India.

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Silver Goblet, circa 2nd century BCE, found during Ropar Mound Excavations. On display at ASI museum, Ropar, India.

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The elongated skull of a woman, excavated from the 5th century CE cemetery of Dully in Switzerland. And in the bottom picture, a facial reconstruction made by Philippe Froesch, based on 3D modeling of the deformed skull

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The elongated skull of a woman, excavated from the 5th century CE cemetery of Dully in Switzerland. And in the bottom picture, a facial reconstruction made by Philippe Froesch, based on 3D modeling of the deformed skull

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16th-century diamond ring found with a metal detector in Wormington, Gloucestershire

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16th-century diamond ring found with a metal detector in Wormington, Gloucestershire

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Hand-knitted from wool Tudor child’s mitten. Found in London and housed at London Docklands Museum.16th Century.

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Hand-knitted from wool Tudor child’s mitten. Found in London and housed at London Docklands Museum.16th Century.

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French dagger with a skeleton — ‘Handle of Death,’ 19th century.

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French dagger with a skeleton — ‘Handle of Death,’ 19th century.

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15th century wooden road discovered in Łekno, Poland in July 2023.

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15th century wooden road discovered in Łekno, Poland in July 2023.

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In 2017, during construction work at an IKEA parking garage near the Via Tiburtina, in Rome, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a Roman road, believed to have been used between the 2nd-4th centuries CE, and which still bore the marks of wagon wheels carved into its stone surface

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In 2017, during construction work at an IKEA parking garage near the Via Tiburtina, in Rome, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a Roman road, believed to have been used between the 2nd-4th centuries CE, and which still bore the marks of wagon wheels carved into its stone surface

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17th century cannon made in the Netherlands found in a modern ship being scrapped

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17th century cannon made in the Netherlands found in a modern ship being scrapped

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