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North Church, Old Dongola
The ruins of the North Church at Old Dongola, Sudan. 13th century CE.
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Death of Alexander Clay Tablet
This is a diary of astronomical and meteorological phenomena observed during the 2nd month of the years 323-322 BCE. Written in cuneiform inscription, it records the death of Alexander on the 29th day of the lunar month. The author describes...
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Sima Qian
Sima Qian (l. 145/135-86 BCE) was a court scribe, astrologer, and historian of the Han Dynasty (202 BCE - 220 CE) of ancient China, famous for his historical work Records of the Grand Historian for which he is remembered as the Father of...
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Part of Tablet V, the Epic of Gilgamesh
A newly discovered partially broken tablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh: "the episode of the journey of Gilgamesh and Enkidu." According to Professor Farouk Al-Rawi (of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London), this...
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Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity's Gate) by van Gogh
An 1890 oil on canvas painting, Sorrowing Old Man (aka At Eternity's Gate), by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), the Dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted in April-May in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence but based on a sketch the artist had done years...
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Early Elamite Clay Tablet with Numerical Signs from Southern Iran
Early Elamite clay tablet with numerical signs found in Tappeh Yahya, Kerman, dating to c. 3100 to 2900 BCE (Yahya Period IVc). National Museum of Iran, Tehran, inv. no. 4065. Photo by Nima Fakoorzadeh (Baloot Noghrei) Tappeh Yahya in...
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Queen of the Night, Old Babylon
Queen of the Night, a large plaque made of baked straw-tempered clay, modelled in high relief. From southern Iraq, Old Babylonian period, 1800-1750 BCE. The figure of the curvaceous naked woman was originally painted red. She wears the horned...
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Old World Native Plants
Old World native plants. Clockwise, from top left:
1. Citrus (Rutaceae);
2. Apple (Malus domestica);
3. Banana (Musa);
4. Mango (Mangifera);
5. Onion (Allium);
6. Coffee (Coffea);
7. Wheat (Triticum spp.);
8. Rice (Oryza sativa)
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The Courtyard of the Old Residency in Munich by Hitler
A watercolour titled The Courtyard of the Old Residency in Munich painted by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) in 1914. (United States Army Center of Military History)
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The Great Fire of London, with Ludgate and Old St. Paul's
A c. 1670 anonymous painting titled The Great Fire of London, with Ludgate and Old St. Paul's. The Great Fire of London ravished the English capital in September 1666 destroying over 13,000 buildings. (Yale Center for British Art, Yale University...
