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The original Apple watch. These watches were only available for sale at The Beatles' Apple Boutique in London during its short time in business from December 1967 to July 1968. It’s estimated that no more than 200 of these watches were produced.

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The original Apple watch. These watches were only available for sale at The Beatles' Apple Boutique in London during its short time in business from December 1967 to July 1968. It’s estimated that no more than 200 of these watches were produced.

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A sailor's valentine is a form of shellcraft, made using large numbers of small seashells. These were originally made between 1830 and 1890, and they were designed to be brought home from a sailor's voyage at sea and given to the sailor's loved one or loved ones

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A sailor's valentine is a form of shellcraft, made using large numbers of small seashells. These were originally made between 1830 and 1890, and they were designed to be brought home from a sailor's voyage at sea and given to the sailor's loved one or loved ones

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Pocket watch belonging to Malcolm Johnson which was recovered from his body. The hands of the watch are frozen in time at 1:37 am the exact moment Johnson's body hit the water

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Pocket watch belonging to Malcolm Johnson which was recovered from his body. The hands of the watch are frozen in time at 1:37 am the exact moment Johnson's body hit the water

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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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A Chu-style tomb guardian beast unearthed from tomb No. 2 at Changtaiguan, China, Warring States period . The beast has the appearance of a crouching tiger, with short antlers, 2 large red eyes, a wide mouth with bared teeth, and a long tongue hanging down to its chest

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A Chu-style tomb guardian beast unearthed from tomb No. 2 at Changtaiguan, China, Warring States period . The beast has the appearance of a crouching tiger, with short antlers, 2 large red eyes, a wide mouth with bared teeth, and a long tongue hanging down to its chest

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A Bill of Mortality for the Great Plague of London in 1665. The official returns record 68,596 cases of plague, but a reasonable estimate suggests this figure is 30,000 short.

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A Bill of Mortality for the Great Plague of London in 1665. The official returns record 68,596 cases of plague, but a reasonable estimate suggests this figure is 30,000 short.

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The Plus Four Wristlet Route Indicator, a British product from the 1920s, is a scroll-map navigator in the shape of a watch. It came with tiny interchangeable instructions that you scrolled manually to see which roads to take when driving. More about analogue 'GPS' devices below.

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The Plus Four Wristlet Route Indicator, a British product from the 1920s, is a scroll-map navigator in the shape of a watch. It came with tiny interchangeable instructions that you scrolled manually to see which roads to take when driving. More about analogue 'GPS' devices below.

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Indonesia showcases returned artifacts it had sought for decades from Netherlands. The collection is part of more than 800 historical artifacts that were returned under a Repatriation agreement signed in 2022.

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Indonesia showcases returned artifacts it had sought for decades from Netherlands. The collection is part of more than 800 historical artifacts that were returned under a Repatriation agreement signed in 2022.

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Blades obtained from a single "livre de beurre" flint core c. 4500 BP, Neolithic. The core was shaped like a short fat baguette ~10" long from which extremely long blades were produced by indirect percussion. The unusually pure flint that allowed this came from...

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Blades obtained from a single "livre de beurre" flint core c. 4500 BP, Neolithic. The core was shaped like a short fat baguette ~10" long from which extremely long blades were produced by indirect percussion. The unusually pure flint that allowed this came from...

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A selection of ancient duck weights in the Yale Babylonian Collection weighing from 2 to 5,370 grams. These duck weights come in various sizes and were made of a number of materials such as limestone, hematite and even more semi-precious stones such as chalcedony and agate

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A selection of ancient duck weights in the Yale Babylonian Collection weighing from 2 to 5,370 grams. These duck weights come in various sizes and were made of a number of materials such as limestone, hematite and even more semi-precious stones such as chalcedony and agate

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The Dilmun Burial Mounds in Bahrain, dating back to the Dilmun and the Umm al-Nar culture . Recent studies have shown that an estimated 350,000 ancient grave mounds could have been solely produced by the local population over a number of thousands of years

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The Dilmun Burial Mounds in Bahrain, dating back to the Dilmun and the Umm al-Nar culture . Recent studies have shown that an estimated 350,000 ancient grave mounds could have been solely produced by the local population over a number of thousands of years

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The nearly finished hull of the Basque Whaler San Juan, sunk in Newfoundland in 1665. Based on accurate measures taken from unaccountable shipwreck pieces, it is being constructed using the same techniques, tools and materials of the 17th century in the same port the original was...

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The nearly finished hull of the Basque Whaler San Juan, sunk in Newfoundland in 1665. Based on accurate measures taken from unaccountable shipwreck pieces, it is being constructed using the same techniques, tools and materials of the 17th century in the same port the original was...

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Shoe found during the search for the remains of the victims of the Palmiry Massacre in July 2025. Between 1939 and 1941 the SS murdered over 1700 Poles and Jews in a forest near Palmiry northwest of Warsaw.

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Shoe found during the search for the remains of the victims of the Palmiry Massacre in July 2025. Between 1939 and 1941 the SS murdered over 1700 Poles and Jews in a forest near Palmiry northwest of Warsaw.

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The painting depicts a young man. It is a so-called Fayum portrait—a unique type of portrait created in Egypt during the Roman period, roughly from the 1st to the 3rd century CE. These portraits were painted on wooden panels using the encaustic technique .

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The painting depicts a young man. It is a so-called Fayum portrait—a unique type of portrait created in Egypt during the Roman period, roughly from the 1st to the 3rd century CE. These portraits were painted on wooden panels using the encaustic technique .

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The round tower, at the Kilmacduagh Monastery in Ireland, is notable both for being well-preserved but also because of its heavy lean, over half a metre from the vertical. The tower is over 30 metres tall, and probably dates from the 10th century CE

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The round tower, at the Kilmacduagh Monastery in Ireland, is notable both for being well-preserved but also because of its heavy lean, over half a metre from the vertical. The tower is over 30 metres tall, and probably dates from the 10th century CE

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silver decorative big bowl presented by then Prince of Wales Albert to salar jung during his London visit.

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silver decorative big bowl presented by then Prince of Wales Albert to salar jung during his London visit.

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A Muromachi Period embroidered painting of the Buddha with human hair woven into it, produced in Japan. These pieces were typically produced by women devotees, and documented examples have been noted to have human hair woven into the Buddha's vestments or hair

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A Muromachi Period embroidered painting of the Buddha with human hair woven into it, produced in Japan. These pieces were typically produced by women devotees, and documented examples have been noted to have human hair woven into the Buddha's vestments or hair

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The world’s oldest woven garment, called the Tarkhan Dress, probably fell past the knees originally. At 5,100 to 5,500 years old, it dates to the dawn of the kingdom of Egypt. Found in Cairo in 1913, now it's in the collection of the University College London

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The world’s oldest woven garment, called the Tarkhan Dress, probably fell past the knees originally. At 5,100 to 5,500 years old, it dates to the dawn of the kingdom of Egypt. Found in Cairo in 1913, now it's in the collection of the University College London

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