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Preview thumbnail for In Turkey, the grave of Lieutenant Colonel Karl Karlovich, a 19th-century Russian soldier of Polish descent, was discovered in 2017 during local construction work. The coffin was located in Ardahan's Karagol neighborhood, an area captured by Russian troops in May 1877 [1710x1212] image
In Turkey, the grave of Lieutenant Colonel Karl Karlovich, a 19th-century Russian soldier of Polish descent, was discovered in 2017 during local construction work. The coffin was located in Ardahan's Karagol neighborhood, an area captured by Russian troops in May 1877 [1710x1212]
Human Remains
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Preview thumbnail for Inky paw prints left by a curious kitty on a 15th century manuscript from Dubrovnik, Croatia [3072x2304] image
Inky paw prints left by a curious kitty on a 15th century manuscript from Dubrovnik, Croatia [3072x2304]
in Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Preview thumbnail for The Norias of Hama are a series of 17 norias, historic water-raising machines for irrigation, along the Orontes River in Hama, Syria. They are notable for their medieval origins and for the enormous size of two of them, which were for nearly 500 years the tallest waterwheels in the world [600x882] image
The Norias of Hama are a series of 17 norias, historic water-raising machines for irrigation, along the Orontes River in Hama, Syria. They are notable for their medieval origins and for the enormous size of two of them, which were for nearly 500 years the tallest waterwheels in the world [600x882]
in Syria
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Preview thumbnail for A Roman temple-theater complex rediscovered by chance on February 2000 in Monte San Nicola, Italy. Located on a tip of a mountain (about 450 m above sea level ), the complex dates back to the 4th century BCE [1440x1799] image
A Roman temple-theater complex rediscovered by chance on February 2000 in Monte San Nicola, Italy. Located on a tip of a mountain (about 450 m above sea level ), the complex dates back to the 4th century BCE [1440x1799]
in Cola, Italy
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Preview thumbnail for A copper alloy bust of the pharaoh Amenemhat III, from Hawara necropolis at Faiyum, Egypt. Middle Kingdom,12th Dynasty, 1843-1798 BCE, now part of the private collection of George Ortiz [523x817] image
A copper alloy bust of the pharaoh Amenemhat III, from Hawara necropolis at Faiyum, Egypt. Middle Kingdom,12th Dynasty, 1843-1798 BCE, now part of the private collection of George Ortiz [523x817]
in Egypt
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Preview thumbnail for In 2012, a postmaster’s trunk containing 2600 undelivered letters sent from all over Europe to the Hague between 1689-1706, was rediscovered in a Museum in the Netherlands. 600 of these letters are still unopened, and now a team of scholars are using X-rays to virtually unfold them [2191x3622] image
In 2012, a postmaster’s trunk containing 2600 undelivered letters sent from all over Europe to the Hague between 1689-1706, was rediscovered in a Museum in the Netherlands. 600 of these letters are still unopened, and now a team of scholars are using X-rays to virtually unfold them [2191x3622]
in The Hague, Netherlands
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Preview thumbnail for A pair of Levi's jeans from the 1880s found down an abandoned New Mexico mine have been sold at auction for a total of $87,400. They are flecked with wax over the legs from where the original owner labored under candle light [1153x1798] image
A pair of Levi's jeans from the 1880s found down an abandoned New Mexico mine have been sold at auction for a total of $87,400. They are flecked with wax over the legs from where the original owner labored under candle light [1153x1798]
in New Mexico
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11 months ago
Preview thumbnail for Close-up of the 4500-year-old statue of Kaaper, an ancient Egyptian scribe and priest who lived between the late 4th Dynasty-early 5th Dynasty. The statue is made of sycamore wood and the eyes were made using rock crystal and small copper plates. Egyptian Museum, Cairo [2099x2799] image
Close-up of the 4500-year-old statue of Kaaper, an ancient Egyptian scribe and priest who lived between the late 4th Dynasty-early 5th Dynasty. The statue is made of sycamore wood and the eyes were made using rock crystal and small copper plates. Egyptian Museum, Cairo [2099x2799]
in Cairo, Egypt
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Preview thumbnail for Detail of a bronze statue of Standing Parvati. Chola period, c.1200 CE, Tamil Nadu, India [320x541] image
Detail of a bronze statue of Standing Parvati. Chola period, c.1200 CE, Tamil Nadu, India [320x541]
in India
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Preview thumbnail for This perfectly preserved Roman glass bowl, around 1,800-1,900 years old, was unearthed last year at an archaeological dig in Nijmegen, the Netherlands [694x463] image
This perfectly preserved Roman glass bowl, around 1,800-1,900 years old, was unearthed last year at an archaeological dig in Nijmegen, the Netherlands [694x463]
in Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Preview thumbnail for The Pyramid of Cestius is a Roman Era pyramid in Rome, Italy, built as a tomb between 18-12 BCE for Gaius Cestius, a member of the Epulones religious corporation. The pyramid measures 29.6 m square at the base and stands 37 m high [800x532] image
The Pyramid of Cestius is a Roman Era pyramid in Rome, Italy, built as a tomb between 18-12 BCE for Gaius Cestius, a member of the Epulones religious corporation. The pyramid measures 29.6 m square at the base and stands 37 m high [800x532]
in Rome, Italy
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for The giant flag of the french ship Le Genereux, which was captured by one of Admiral Nelson's captains Sir Edward Berry at the Battle of Malta Convoy in 1800. (With humans for scale) [2760x1842] image
The giant flag of the french ship Le Genereux, which was captured by one of Admiral Nelson's captains Sir Edward Berry at the Battle of Malta Convoy in 1800. (With humans for scale) [2760x1842]
in Malta
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for The mourning dress worn by Queen Victoria after her grandson Prince Albert died from the Russian flu in 1892. She was just 4ft 8 when she wore the dress [650x483] image
The mourning dress worn by Queen Victoria after her grandson Prince Albert died from the Russian flu in 1892. She was just 4ft 8 when she wore the dress [650x483]
in Russia
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8 months ago
Preview thumbnail for A 2,500-year-old mummy of a man, also known as the Horseman, with an elaborate tattoo of an elk covering his right shoulder. He was discovered in 1995 in a Pazyryk burial mound in Siberia's Altai Mountains, Russia [1080x711] image
A 2,500-year-old mummy of a man, also known as the Horseman, with an elaborate tattoo of an elk covering his right shoulder. He was discovered in 1995 in a Pazyryk burial mound in Siberia's Altai Mountains, Russia [1080x711]
Human Remains
in Russia
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Preview thumbnail for The Paracas Candelabra is a geoglyph in peru measuring 181 m tall, large enough to be seen 19.3 km at sea. Although its exact age is unknown, archaeologists have found pottery around the site dating to around 200 BC. It is thought to represent the trident of the god Viracocha [682x1024] image
The Paracas Candelabra is a geoglyph in peru measuring 181 m tall, large enough to be seen 19.3 km at sea. Although its exact age is unknown, archaeologists have found pottery around the site dating to around 200 BC. It is thought to represent the trident of the god Viracocha [682x1024]
in Peru
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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for A 3770 year old Babylonian clay tablet written in Akkadian, containing the oldest known cooking recipes. The tablet includes 25 recipes for stews, 21 meat stews and 4 vegetable stews. Now part of the collection of the Yale University Library [1365x2048] image
A 3770 year old Babylonian clay tablet written in Akkadian, containing the oldest known cooking recipes. The tablet includes 25 recipes for stews, 21 meat stews and 4 vegetable stews. Now part of the collection of the Yale University Library [1365x2048]
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Preview thumbnail for A katana with beautiful engraving and a gold kinzogan writing which certifies that on May 22, 1679 Shogun-appointed sword tester performed a cutting test with this katana by severing two human bodies in one stroke. Made by Shodai Masanori, Keicho era (1596-1615) [950x2375] image
A katana with beautiful engraving and a gold kinzogan writing which certifies that on May 22, 1679 Shogun-appointed sword tester performed a cutting test with this katana by severing two human bodies in one stroke. Made by Shodai Masanori, Keicho era (1596-1615) [950x2375]
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Preview thumbnail for The Nile mosaic of Palestrina is a late Hellenistic floor mosaic depicting the Nile in its passage from the Blue Nile to the Mediterranean. Measuring 4.31 x 5.85 m, and dating back to the 1st century BC, the mosaic is now on display at the Archeological museum of Palestrina in lazio [2000x1584] image
The Nile mosaic of Palestrina is a late Hellenistic floor mosaic depicting the Nile in its passage from the Blue Nile to the Mediterranean. Measuring 4.31 x 5.85 m, and dating back to the 1st century BC, the mosaic is now on display at the Archeological museum of Palestrina in lazio [2000x1584]
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Preview thumbnail for "Venus in a Bikini", is a roman marble statuette from Pompeii that depicts the goddess Aphrodite ready to untie her sandal while leaning with her left arm against a figure of Priapus. 1st century AD, now on display at the Secret Cabinet of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples [1492x2193] image
"Venus in a Bikini", is a roman marble statuette from Pompeii that depicts the goddess Aphrodite ready to untie her sandal while leaning with her left arm against a figure of Priapus. 1st century AD, now on display at the Secret Cabinet of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples [1492x2193]