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Tlaltecuhtli
Tlaltecuhtli, 'Earth Lord/Lady,' was a Mesoamerican earth goddess associated with fertility. Envisioned as a terrible toad monster, her dismembered body gave rise to the world in the Aztec creation myth of the 5th and final cosmos. As a source...
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London Stone
On Cannon Street in the City of London, you can watch the London Stone. The stone's origin is unknown, but its importance as a landmark throughout London’s long history is almost incomparable, especially when thinking about the simplicity...
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Barnhouse Settlement
The Barnhouse Settlement is a Neolithic village located in Antaness, Orkney, Scotland, which was inhabited between c. 3300 and 2600 BCE. The present designation of 'Barnhouse' comes from the name of the farmland on which the village was discovered...
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Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone is an incomplete grey and pink granodiorite stela dating from 196 BCE which presents a priestly decree concerning King Ptolemy V of Egypt. The text is in three different versions: Hieroglyphic, Demotic and Greek. The stone...
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Rosetta Stone Detail, Demotic Text
This is a zoomed-in detail of the middle part of the Rosetta stone showing the Demotic text. The Rosetta Stone is a large almost complete fragment of a grey-pink granodiorite stela. A decree was carved on this stela using 3 ancient texts...
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Rosetta Stone Detail, Hieroglyphic Text
This is a zoomed-in detail of the upper part of the Rosetta stone showing the hieroglyphic inscription. The Rosetta Stone is a large, mostly complete fragment of a grey-pink granodiorite stela. A decree was carved on this stela using 3 ancient...
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Rosetta Stone Detail, Greek Text
This is a zoomed-in detail of the lower part of the Rosetta stone showing the Greek text. The Rosetta Stone is a large almost complete fragment of a grey-pink granodiorite stela. A decree was carved on this stela using 3 ancient texts in...
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Rosetta Stone, Right Side
This is right side of the Rosetta stone. We can recognize an English text carved on this side. The text reads "Captured in Egypt by the British Army in 1801". The Rosetta Stone is a large almost complete fragment of a grey-pink granodiorite...
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Medieval Stone Masons' Tools
A board showing the tools commonly used by stone masons in the Middle Ages in Europe. On display at Guédelon castle in Treigny, Burgundy, France.
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Neolithic Stone Axe with Wooden Handle
A Neolithic stone axe with a wooden handle, found at Ehenside Tarn. It is on display in the British Museum, London.