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Lime Container (Poporo), Quimbaya Civilization
A Poporo is a container used for storing lime that could be procured by crushing seashells and would later be eaten with coca leaves- a tradition in Pre-Columbian South America. This Poporo, made out of gold with a nude female figure carved...
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Aryan
Aryan is a designation originally meaning “civilized”, “noble”, or “free” without reference to any ethnicity. It was first applied as a self-identifying term by a migratory group of people from Central Asia later known as Indo-Iranians (who...
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Woman and Child Bronzetti
Small bronze figurine depicting a woman with a child on her lap, found in Sardinia, dating from the Nuragic civilization, Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age.
Museo archeologico nazionale di Cagliari.
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Su Nuraxi di Barumini
The Su Nuraxi di Barumini is one of the best-preserved constructions remaining from the Nuragic civilization, with remains of both the nuraghe tower and the surrounding village. It is located in the Barumini region, Sardinia, Italy, and is...
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Priest Bronzetti
Small bronze figurine depicting a priest, found in Sardinia, dating from the Nuragic civilization, Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age.
Museo archeologico nazionale di Cagliari.
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Sacred Well of Sa Testa
The Nuragic well temple of Sa Testa, located in Olbia region, Sardinia, Italy, constructed c. 1500-1200 BCE.
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Giants' Grave of Is Concias
The Tomb of the Giants of Is Concias stands on the western slopes of the Sette Fratelli massif in the municipality of Quartucciu, Sardinia, Italy. The Nuragic monument dates back to the Middle or Late Bronze Age c. 1800-800 BCE.
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Sacred Well of Santa Cristina
The Nuragic well temple of Santa Christina, located in the Paulilatino region, Sardinia, Italy, constructed during the Early Iron Age, c. 1200-600 BCE.
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Giants of Mont'e Prama, Boxer
Boxer, one of the Giants of Mont'e Prama, Nuragic statues found in the Province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy during the 1970s, dating from c. 900-750 BCE.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari.
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Giants of Mont'e Prama, Warrior
Warrior with shield, one of the Giants of Mont'e Prama, Nuragic statues found in the Province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, during the 1970s, dating from c. 900-750 BCE.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari.
