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facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=… (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=292560970093254&set=gm.2602736949875498&type=3&mibextid=S66gvF)
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The Largest Insect Ever Existed Was a Giant 'Dragonfly' called Meganeuropsis Permiana, which lived during the late Permian era, ca 275 million years ago. It had a wingspan close to 30 in and estimated weight of 1 pound, size and weight of a crow ~Ancient wonders of Archaeology
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Scythian gold torque II century BCE to I century CE. This magnificent gold torc has hundreds of tiny scales individually soldered to the writhing forms of two wolf-like dragons with muzzles. These mighty beasts express the formidable strength of the Scythians.
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Greek gold bracelet, decorated with Heracles knot. Hellenistic period, ca. 300 BCE.
(Christies Auctions)
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This has nothing to do with my topic in this platform. But got me to think, Ancient Egyptians did not make reliefs or paintings that showed them smiling or laughing. I wonder why?😂😂😂
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The oldest woven garment -Radiocarbon dating of the Tarkhan dress, named for the town in Egypt where it was found in 1913, determined that the very finely made linen apparel dates to between 3482 and 3103 B.C., making it the world’s oldest woven garment. nationalgeographic.co.uk/his… (https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2017/11/worlds-oldest-dress)
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Egypt’s first complete Zodiac was uncovered on the ceiling of the Temple of Esna in Luxor governorate during restoration work carried out by an Egyptian-German expedition. english.ahram.org.eg/News/49… (https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/491999.aspx)
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Seti and Horus before Osiris. Relief from KV 17, the Tomb of Seti I. Valley of the Kings. Luxor, Egypt Photo by kairoinfo4u.
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Ancient Egyptian Fashion 1. Stunning bead-net dress~ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 2. Beaded necklace 664-332 BC, faience, carnelian, and limestone beads. 3. Faience, blue and black cylinder beads, 2 breast caps and 2 strings of Mitra beads. 5th Dynasty. The Petrie Museum, London
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Samurai helmet (kabuko) shaped like an octopus. 1700s, Japan. Ancient Wonders of Archaeology, Art, History and Architecture!
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Samurai helmet (kabuko) shaped like an octopus. 1700s, Japan. Ancient Wonders of Archaeology, Art, History and Architecture!
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A woman who tested “positive” in this dubious breathalyzer test could be repudiated or punished by her husband – or in his absence, by his family – without the need for a public trial : the unfortunate could be locked up in a room, beaten or even murdered with impunity.
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Forbidden to drink wine! The Ius Osculi or the "right of the kiss," a tradition introduced by Roman law, allowed the husband or male family members to check the women’s breath, to make sure that she had not drunk wine since drinking wine for women was like committing adultery!
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Olive Tree of Vouves; Crete. It has a trunk 15ft in diameter, likely 2900 years old, based on graveyard found nearby.
This tree likely lived through writing of Iliad, golden age of Athens, rise of Roman Empire and birth of Christ. It still produces olives.~ Archaeology Aesthetic
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The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir is showcasing the 16 m long Waziri I Papyrus for first time after its discovery and restoration. english.ahram.org.eg/NewsCon… (https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/9/488450/Antiquities/In-Photos-Waziri-I-Papyrus-on-display-for-first-ti.aspx)
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Carnelian scarab amulet amber/orange color. It is rendered in a highly naturalistic style and both its back and bottom are carved with fine detail. Traces of black paint remain in its incised lines. Late Period, ca. 664-332 BCE ~ J. Hopkins Archaeological Museum ~ K. Foley
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EGYPTIAN ROCK CRYSTAL SCARAB, Ancient Egypt, Saite Period, 624-525 BC. A substantial carved rock crystal scarab, detailed underside with ribbed suspension. ~ Ancient Wonders of Archaeology, Art, History and Architecture
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Nicoya's unmatched polychrome ceramics possess outstanding aesthetic qualities with a notable influence from Mesoamerica. -Merike Joosep
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