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Ancient Saharan rock painting located in the Tassili n'Ajjer plateau of southeastern Algeria.The artwork belongs to the "Horse Period" of Saharan rock art. The Headless figures once had white sick heads now long disappeared

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Ancient Saharan rock painting located in the Tassili n'Ajjer plateau of southeastern Algeria.The artwork belongs to the "Horse Period" of Saharan rock art. The Headless figures once had white sick heads now long disappeared

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Paintings from the Horse Period in Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria, showing two women with long flowing dresses and young warriors in short skirts.These figures originally would have had white ‘stick’ heads which have now disappeared

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Paintings from the Horse Period in Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria, showing two women with long flowing dresses and young warriors in short skirts.These figures originally would have had white ‘stick’ heads which have now disappeared

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The "Running Horned Woman" is a prehistoric painting located at Tassili n’Ajjer National Park in Algeria. Pigment on rock, 8000-6000 years old

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The "Running Horned Woman" is a prehistoric painting located at Tassili n’Ajjer National Park in Algeria. Pigment on rock, 8000-6000 years old

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A cave painting discovered in Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria, dating back to between 7000 BCE and 2000 BCE.

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A cave painting discovered in Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria, dating back to between 7000 BCE and 2000 BCE.

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Meymand is a very ancient village in Iran. It is believed to be a primary human residence in the Iranian Plateau, dating back to 12,000 years ago. Many of the residents live in the 350 hand-dug houses amid the rocks, some of which have been inhabited for as long as 3,000 years

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Meymand is a very ancient village in Iran. It is believed to be a primary human residence in the Iranian Plateau, dating back to 12,000 years ago. Many of the residents live in the 350 hand-dug houses amid the rocks, some of which have been inhabited for as long as 3,000 years

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2,300-Year-Old Horse Headdress from Siberia, c.350-300 BCE: this elaborate headgear was designed to be worn by a horse, and it's decorated with a figure of a rooster perched atop the head of a ram

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2,300-Year-Old Horse Headdress from Siberia, c.350-300 BCE: this elaborate headgear was designed to be worn by a horse, and it's decorated with a figure of a rooster perched atop the head of a ram

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The Yinan tombs, in China, are tombs from the late Eastern Han Dynasty period that display monumental architecture, and particularly corbelled roofs, a technique well known in ancient West Asia, which may have been the result of west–east transmission. 168-189 CE

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The Yinan tombs, in China, are tombs from the late Eastern Han Dynasty period that display monumental architecture, and particularly corbelled roofs, a technique well known in ancient West Asia, which may have been the result of west–east transmission. 168-189 CE

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A Manichæan silk painting of the Buddha-Jesus, from the Southern Song Dynasty, c.12-13th century CE. A syncretic figure is seated in lotus position. He holds a red lotus, in which rests a golden cross. He is haloed by a Christian nimbus, and rests under a Buddhist chatra .

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A Manichæan silk painting of the Buddha-Jesus, from the Southern Song Dynasty, c.12-13th century CE. A syncretic figure is seated in lotus position. He holds a red lotus, in which rests a golden cross. He is haloed by a Christian nimbus, and rests under a Buddhist chatra .

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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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On Rapa Nui, in the Ana Kai Tangata sea cave, there are red, white & black ochre paintings depicting frigate birds & The Birdman a therianthropic figure 16 Century OC

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On Rapa Nui, in the Ana Kai Tangata sea cave, there are red, white & black ochre paintings depicting frigate birds & The Birdman a therianthropic figure 16 Century OC

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A relief fragment depicting an Assyrian soldier conducting captives across the water. In the lower part of the panel, the pole used to propel the boat appears to hit a dead body in the water. Neo-Assyrian period, ca. 668–627 BCE, from Iraq, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A relief fragment depicting an Assyrian soldier conducting captives across the water. In the lower part of the panel, the pole used to propel the boat appears to hit a dead body in the water. Neo-Assyrian period, ca. 668–627 BCE, from Iraq, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Gold Temple Pendants from Georgia c.350 BCE: these artifacts were worn as part of an elaborate headdress, with each pendant hanging down one side of the wearer's face; they measure about 13cm long, and each pendant depicts a pair of horses in exquisite detail

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Gold Temple Pendants from Georgia c.350 BCE: these artifacts were worn as part of an elaborate headdress, with each pendant hanging down one side of the wearer's face; they measure about 13cm long, and each pendant depicts a pair of horses in exquisite detail

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A wig-like headgear consisting of a cap of natural brown camelid yarn worked in looping, from which falls long human-hair braids, the lower 10 inches of which are wrapped with dyed camelid yarns to form a pattern of stepped triangles. Southern coast of Peru, 500-900 AD

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A wig-like headgear consisting of a cap of natural brown camelid yarn worked in looping, from which falls long human-hair braids, the lower 10 inches of which are wrapped with dyed camelid yarns to form a pattern of stepped triangles. Southern coast of Peru, 500-900 AD

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An amazing artefact displaying the love of grapes in ancient Yemen, showing a man attacking a griffien of some sort and what seems to be a pagan South Arabian goddess wrapped in Grape leaves. date unknown, location, Yemen.

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An amazing artefact displaying the love of grapes in ancient Yemen, showing a man attacking a griffien of some sort and what seems to be a pagan South Arabian goddess wrapped in Grape leaves. date unknown, location, Yemen.

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Thought to belong to Assyrian kings and surviving to the present day, the king's tombs, located on the shores of the Dicle Dam Lake in Eğil, Turkey, were carved into the main rock and shaped like cupolae

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Thought to belong to Assyrian kings and surviving to the present day, the king's tombs, located on the shores of the Dicle Dam Lake in Eğil, Turkey, were carved into the main rock and shaped like cupolae

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Pictograph known as the White-Horned Dancer located in the Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site near El Paso, Texas dating back to the Jornada Mogollon period, around 600 to 1450 AD.

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Pictograph known as the White-Horned Dancer located in the Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site near El Paso, Texas dating back to the Jornada Mogollon period, around 600 to 1450 AD.

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Roman tombstone for a beloved horse. The epitaph reads: "Once you ran faster than the birds in the sky, outracing even the northwest wind. But you no longer graze in Tuscan woods and Siculan fields, and now you rest peacefully in this tomb." From Brescia, Italy, 2nd century CE.

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Roman tombstone for a beloved horse. The epitaph reads: "Once you ran faster than the birds in the sky, outracing even the northwest wind. But you no longer graze in Tuscan woods and Siculan fields, and now you rest peacefully in this tomb." From Brescia, Italy, 2nd century CE.

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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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17,000-year-old paintings of horses at the Villars Cave in France. The horses were painted in manganese dioxide, and coated over the millenia with calcite, which has the effect of making the black manganese oxide appear blue

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17,000-year-old paintings of horses at the Villars Cave in France. The horses were painted in manganese dioxide, and coated over the millenia with calcite, which has the effect of making the black manganese oxide appear blue

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