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1,700-year-old Maya jade mosaic mask discovered in a royal tomb at the ancient site of Chochkitam in Petén, Guatemala. approximately 350 C.E.

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1,700-year-old Maya jade mosaic mask discovered in a royal tomb at the ancient site of Chochkitam in Petén, Guatemala. approximately 350 C.E.

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Miniature ancient Roman lock box, gold. Approximately 1,600 years old. Discovered in Germany.

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Miniature ancient Roman lock box, gold. Approximately 1,600 years old. Discovered in Germany.

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The Clacton Spear is the tip of a wooden spear discovered in 1911. At approximately 400,000 years old, it is the oldest known worked wooden implement.

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The Clacton Spear is the tip of a wooden spear discovered in 1911. At approximately 400,000 years old, it is the oldest known worked wooden implement.

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This gold collar from the Royal Tombs of Tanis is an ancient piece of currently in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. It dates back to approximately 1070–712 B.C.

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This gold collar from the Royal Tombs of Tanis is an ancient piece of currently in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. It dates back to approximately 1070–712 B.C.

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A 1,500-year-old Maya mask made of jade mosaic

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A 1,500-year-old Maya mask made of jade mosaic

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A Maya mosaic mask, from Guatemala, made of wood, jadeite, resin and seashell. 200-600 CE, now part of the private collection of Sheikh Al Thani in Paris

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A Maya mosaic mask, from Guatemala, made of wood, jadeite, resin and seashell. 200-600 CE, now part of the private collection of Sheikh Al Thani in Paris

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A 2,300-year-old tomb in southwest Turkey, once revered as a holy Islamic site, turns out to have been the tomb of ancient Greek boxer, Diagoras of Rhodes

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A 2,300-year-old tomb in southwest Turkey, once revered as a holy Islamic site, turns out to have been the tomb of ancient Greek boxer, Diagoras of Rhodes

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An old photo of a man wearing a 13th century CE necklace made from moa bone, and discovered at the Māori archaeological site of Wairau Bar in New Zealand

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An old photo of a man wearing a 13th century CE necklace made from moa bone, and discovered at the Māori archaeological site of Wairau Bar in New Zealand

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An old photo from 1935 showing a large stucco mask from the pyramid structure K-5 at the ancient Maya city of Piedras Negras in Guatemala. 600-850 CE

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An old photo from 1935 showing a large stucco mask from the pyramid structure K-5 at the ancient Maya city of Piedras Negras in Guatemala. 600-850 CE

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Röst Girlwas a bog mummy discovered in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany in 1926

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Röst Girlwas a bog mummy discovered in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany in 1926

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The 3,000-year-old golden sandals and toe sheaths discovered in Tutankhamun's tomb

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The 3,000-year-old golden sandals and toe sheaths discovered in Tutankhamun's tomb

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"Sleeping Lady" of Malta, an iconic clay figurine estimated to be approximately 5,000 years old. currently on display at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta, Malta.

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"Sleeping Lady" of Malta, an iconic clay figurine estimated to be approximately 5,000 years old. currently on display at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta, Malta.

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Old photographs of the Zoomorph B which was dedicated in 780 CE by K'ak' Tiliw Chan Yopaat, and of the Zoomorph P which was dedicated in 795 CE by "Sky Xul". The zoomorphs are located in Quiriguá, an ancient Maya archaeological site in Guatemala

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Old photographs of the Zoomorph B which was dedicated in 780 CE by K'ak' Tiliw Chan Yopaat, and of the Zoomorph P which was dedicated in 795 CE by "Sky Xul". The zoomorphs are located in Quiriguá, an ancient Maya archaeological site in Guatemala

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In the late 1800s, explorers photographing the jungles of Guatemala captured this image of Stela K at Quiriguá, an ancient Maya city near the Motagua River. By that time, the monument had already been standing for more than 1,200 years.

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In the late 1800s, explorers photographing the jungles of Guatemala captured this image of Stela K at Quiriguá, an ancient Maya city near the Motagua River. By that time, the monument had already been standing for more than 1,200 years.

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