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Sling stones from Lachish
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Sling stones from Lachish

These sling stones were excavated at the main gate of the city of Lachish. The Assyrian soldiers attacked the city wall towers with these sling stones, a scene which has been depicted on some wall reliefs in Sennacherib's South-West palace...
A Street in Pompeii with Stepping Stones & a Public Fountain
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A Street in Pompeii with Stepping Stones & a Public Fountain

A street in Pompeii with stepping stones, wheel-ruts and a public fountain with a relief of Silenus as fountain-god resting on a wineskin. The fountain is located in front of a water tower. Regio VI, corner of Via della Fortuna and Via del...
Discoidal Stones Used to Play the Game of Chunkey
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Discoidal Stones Used to Play the Game of Chunkey

Discoidal stones used by Native Americans to play the game of chunkey, found at the Fort Ancient Site in Ohio. Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center in Portsmouth, Ohio, USA.
Harbour Quay with Mooring Stones at Phalasarna, Crete
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Harbour Quay with Mooring Stones at Phalasarna, Crete

The harbour of the Greek city of Phalasarna located in the middle of the west coast of Crete was constructed around 335 BCE and became an important naval trading and warfare centre. The harbour was ringed by stone quays with mooring stones...
Sarsen Stones, West Kennet Long Barrow
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Sarsen Stones, West Kennet Long Barrow

Outside of West Kennet Long Barrow, Wiltshire, U.K., showing the sarsen stones of the forecourt/facade. 3,500-2,700 BCE.
Kīkīaola Facing Stones
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Kīkīaola Facing Stones

Facing stones in the Kīkīaola irrigation ditch, which is also known as the Menehune Ditch in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii. Construction of the ditch is attributed to the Menehune - a mythical race of dimunitive Hawaiians.
Baalbek Stones
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Baalbek Stones

The so-called Stone of the Pregnant Woman at the ancient quarry near Baalbek in Lebanon is one of the largest stone building blocks ever carved by human hands. It is 20.76 m (68.1 ft) long, 4 m (13.1 ft) wide, 4.32 m (14.1 ft) high and weighs...
The Jelling Stones
Image by Bjørn Giesenbauer

The Jelling Stones

10th-century runestones at Jelling, Denmark. The smaller stone was erected by Harald Bluetooth’s father Gorm in honour of his wife Thyra before 958. The larger stone honours Harald's parents and proclaims his achievements: "Harald the king...
Inscription Stones, Forum of Saguntum
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Inscription Stones, Forum of Saguntum

Blocks carrying a Latin inscription of the imperial forum of Roman Saguntum (Sagunto), Spain. 1st century CE.
Ancestral Stones
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Ancestral Stones

Hauling the giant stones to Stonehenge was a monumental devotion. Watch a recreation of how the builders might have made this perilous pilgrimage. Stonehenge Decoded : SUN JUNE 1 9P et/pt : http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/stonehenge-decoded-3372/Overview/?source=4003...
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