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A 35-meter-long wreck of a Roman ship. As it turns out, it was a transport unit that carried 6,000 amphoras. The property was discovered in 2019 off the coast of the Greek island of Kefalonia. This is one of the largest Roman shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean Sea.

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A 35-meter-long wreck of a Roman ship. As it turns out, it was a transport unit that carried 6,000 amphoras. The property was discovered in 2019 off the coast of the Greek island of Kefalonia. This is one of the largest Roman shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Antikythera Ephebe, c. 335 BC, Greece. Found by sponge-divers near the island of Antikythera, it was the first of a series of bronze sculptures rescued from the Aegean and Mediterranean seas in the 20th century which fundamentally altered the modern view of ancient Greek sculpture...

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Antikythera Ephebe, c. 335 BC, Greece. Found by sponge-divers near the island of Antikythera, it was the first of a series of bronze sculptures rescued from the Aegean and Mediterranean seas in the 20th century which fundamentally altered the modern view of ancient Greek sculpture...

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2 huge Roman wooden barrels in an outstanding state of preservation, found in Xanten. Both had a capacity of approximatively 1250 l and were used to transport wine from the Mediterranean region to the Lower Rhine. Now housed at the Xanten Roman Museum in Germany

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2 huge Roman wooden barrels in an outstanding state of preservation, found in Xanten. Both had a capacity of approximatively 1250 l and were used to transport wine from the Mediterranean region to the Lower Rhine. Now housed at the Xanten Roman Museum in Germany

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Prehistoric Flute from Germany, c.40,000 BCE: this is one of the oldest musical instruments ever discovered, and it was carved from the wing-bone of a griffon vulture

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Prehistoric Flute from Germany, c.40,000 BCE: this is one of the oldest musical instruments ever discovered, and it was carved from the wing-bone of a griffon vulture

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A unique bone box was discovered in a late Roman grave of a young woman in Worcestershire, England. Archaeologists suspect it may have contained ointment for pain relief, as the woman's remains show signs of lesions and joint inflammation

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A unique bone box was discovered in a late Roman grave of a young woman in Worcestershire, England. Archaeologists suspect it may have contained ointment for pain relief, as the woman's remains show signs of lesions and joint inflammation

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Base slab for a huge statue, discovered at Aksum, Ethiopia by a German Expedition in 1906. It bore two depressions, 5 cm deep and 92 cm long in the shape of human feet. It is estimated it was about 5.5-6 meters tall.

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Base slab for a huge statue, discovered at Aksum, Ethiopia by a German Expedition in 1906. It bore two depressions, 5 cm deep and 92 cm long in the shape of human feet. It is estimated it was about 5.5-6 meters tall.

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Gallagh Man was discovered in a bog in County Galway, Ireland, in 1821. The remnants of the rope used to strangle him over 2000 years ago were still around his neck.

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Gallagh Man was discovered in a bog in County Galway, Ireland, in 1821. The remnants of the rope used to strangle him over 2000 years ago were still around his neck.

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This gas line happened to be laid straight through the skull of an Anglo Saxon woman. This woman, discovered in 2014, was one of over 100 skeletons found in a 6th century CE Anglo Saxon cemetery under a primary school playground in the village of Oakington in Cambridgeshire

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This gas line happened to be laid straight through the skull of an Anglo Saxon woman. This woman, discovered in 2014, was one of over 100 skeletons found in a 6th century CE Anglo Saxon cemetery under a primary school playground in the village of Oakington in Cambridgeshire

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Chinese porcelain recovered from a shipwreck discovered off the southern coast of Norway, 18th century

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Chinese porcelain recovered from a shipwreck discovered off the southern coast of Norway, 18th century

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A 6,000-year-old Stone Age burial of a woman with a baby cradled in her arm discovered in 2015 in the central Netherlands city of Nieuwegein. It is the oldest infant burial ever found in the Netherlands

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A 6,000-year-old Stone Age burial of a woman with a baby cradled in her arm discovered in 2015 in the central Netherlands city of Nieuwegein. It is the oldest infant burial ever found in the Netherlands

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The Hoxne Hoard, the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, was accidentally found by a man when he set out with a metal detector to find a hammer he had lost in a farm. The British government rewarded him with £1.75 million. He found his hammer afterwards

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The Hoxne Hoard, the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, was accidentally found by a man when he set out with a metal detector to find a hammer he had lost in a farm. The British government rewarded him with £1.75 million. He found his hammer afterwards

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Portrait of a Roman made on glass. The find was discovered in Pompeii and is dated to 79 CE.

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Portrait of a Roman made on glass. The find was discovered in Pompeii and is dated to 79 CE.

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The Vix Krater, a 6th century BC Greek bronze vessel imported to the Celts. Discovered in Bourgogne/France in the tomb of the “Lady of Vix,” a Celtic princess. It remains the largest known metal vessel of Western antiquity

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The Vix Krater, a 6th century BC Greek bronze vessel imported to the Celts. Discovered in Bourgogne/France in the tomb of the “Lady of Vix,” a Celtic princess. It remains the largest known metal vessel of Western antiquity

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Amber chunk recovered from the Beilitung Shipwreck, a Chinese trade ship that sunk off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Tang dynasty, 830 AD

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Amber chunk recovered from the Beilitung Shipwreck, a Chinese trade ship that sunk off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Tang dynasty, 830 AD

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Roman figurine showing a dog with a protruding tongue. The finding is dating back to 4-5th century CE and it's made of copper. This was found in Gloucestershire .

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Roman figurine showing a dog with a protruding tongue. The finding is dating back to 4-5th century CE and it's made of copper. This was found in Gloucestershire .

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Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II, king of Sidon 539-525 BC. It was unearthed from an ancient necropolis near Sidon, Lebanon, imported from Egypt, but inscribed in Phoenician language. When found, it was the first and largest Phoenician inscription ever discovered in Phoenicia proper...

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Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II, king of Sidon 539-525 BC. It was unearthed from an ancient necropolis near Sidon, Lebanon, imported from Egypt, but inscribed in Phoenician language. When found, it was the first and largest Phoenician inscription ever discovered in Phoenicia proper...

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