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The Laguna Copperplate Inscription , dating back to 900 CE, oldest known written document found in the Philippines. discovery completely transformed historical understanding, proving that pre-colonial Philippine societies possessed formal legal systems and deep trade connections.
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A Minoan ivory scepter discovered in 2024 Knossos, Crete, holds the longest Linear A inscription ever found, totaling about 119 signs. Linear A, an undeciphered script of the Minoan civilization, is a syllabic and ideographic writing system that was used from around 1800 to 1450 BCE
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Letter dated 106 CE, written by a county officer about attempts on his life by by family members after two murder and robbery suspects were killed for resisting arrest, unearthed from a Han dynasty official document deposit, found in Changsha, China. Full translation in comments.
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8,000-year-old flute made of migratory bird bone, one of the world's oldest known musical instruments. With four main holes and one at the end, its a testament to early humans' sophisticated skill in making musical instruments. Discovered in Shahrud, its housed at National Museum of Iran.
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Discovered in a cave in southern Poland in the 1980s, this prehistoric boomerang was made from a mammoth tusk and estimated to be 18,000 years old. But new analysis has uncovered that the boomerang is between 39,000 to 42,000 years old, making it the oldest known boomerang in history.
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All of the 17 known Olmec colossal heads discovered so far. The heads date from at least 900 BCE, and it is thought that they represent portraits of powerful individual Olmec rulers. The head, in the 1st picture, is the largest of them all, measuring 3.4 m in height and weighs 40 tons
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Hematite Phoenix Intaglio with a “Digest!” inscription on the reverse shows that the intaglio was considered an amulet for digestion and proper stomach function. According to tradition, the phoenix never ate and therefore had no digestive problems. 1st–3rd centuries AD. BnF Museum
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Over 30 film reels from the Qajar Empire have been discovered at Golestan Palace, dated to 1896–1907. They contain some of the earliest footage in Iran’s history, featuring Persian celebrations during that period, government officials in royal palaces, and the dawn of the country’s cinema.
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