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Britain's Oldest Crown Belonged to a Druid, Not a Monarch

The bronze crown in the collection of the British Museum dates from the second century BC. It is made of bronze and was found at Mill Hill in the county of Kent in 1988. One of the richest Iron Age burial grounds in England dates from the 2nd to 1st

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The greatest impression made on me in Yekaterinburg was by the Shigir Idol in the Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore

The greatest impression made on me in Yekaterinburg was by the Shigir Idol in the Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore. This enormous wooden effigy, 3.4 metres tall, is the oldest wooden sculpture ever found. What surprises me most is how little known this monument is, though it is

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How the Circus of Caligula, 1st Century AD, Became the Modern Vatican

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The Venus in the Golden Bikini from the Naples National Archaeological Museum

The Venus in the Golden Bikini from the Naples National Archaeological Museum. She is not the only evidence that women in ancient Rome wore a costume of two separate parts: an upper bodice covering the breasts and a lower part covering the hips. It could serve as underwear or as

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I do not know whether your life will ever be the same after you learn that ancient columns actually looked LIKE THIS

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This type of military anti-cavalry obstacle is usually called "garlic" in Russian

This type of military anti-cavalry obstacle is usually called "garlic" (chesnok) in Russian. Metal caltrops consist of spikes pointing in different directions, and they were scattered in great quantities along the presumed path of the cavalry. These strewn spikes could stop infantry, elephants and war camels alike.

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I adore reconstructions like this!

I adore reconstructions like this! The artist Bob Marshall, drawing on sketches, plans, archaeological evidence and the findings of GPS surveys, has recreated the story of how Windsor Castle grew from a wooden fortress built by William the Conqueror in the eleventh century into the palace that serves today as

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Two underground tunnels dating from 1800 discovered in St Mark's Square in Venice during waterproofing works

Two underground tunnels dating from 1800 have been discovered in St Mark's Square in Venice during waterproofing works. The tunnels now uncovered are used to drain floodwaters

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Thanks to John Richardson (1934-2011) and Raquel Welch (1940-2023), who died yesterday at the age of 83, and to their appearance in the 1967 film One Million Years B.C., primitive people will remain in my imagination for ever with impeccable…

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Roman Gold Ring for Three Fingers

Roman gold ring for three fingers. 3rd century AD.