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Inca Road & Bridge
An Inca mountain road with bridge, approaching Machu Picchu.
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Inca Bird-handled Dish
An Inca ceramic dish with a handle in the form of a bird. Peru, 1476-1534 CE. (St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri)
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Pizarro Seizing the Inca of Peru
An 1846 painting by John Everett Millais titled "Pizarro Seizing the Inca of Peru". The scene shows the conquistador Francisco Pizarro (c. 1478-1541) capturing the Inca ruler Atahualpa at the battle of Cajamarca in 1533. (Victoria and Albert...
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Queuing For Food, WWI
A photograph showing people queuing in Blackburn, England to buy food during the First World War (1914-18). Food shortages were common and led to rationing of certain staple items.
Imperial War Museums
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Japanese Food
Japanese Food.
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British Food Ration Book
A British food ration book. Rationing was introduced during the Second World War (1939-45) and continued for some years after. Each book contained coupons that were required to buy certain foodstuffs in certain quantities. (Imperial War Museums...
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Wanka Civilization
The Wanka (also Wanca or Huanca) people occupied the highlands of ancient central Peru around Lake Junin and the Manataro, Chanchamayo and Tarma rivers. The culture flourished from the Middle to Late Horizon periods (600 CE - 1532 CE). Dwelling...
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Food Bowl from Ancient Ireland
Bowl found in Bohullion Upper, Co. Donegal, Ireland, c. 1800 BCE.
National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin.
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Traditional British Christmas Food
Three traditional dishes eaten during a British Christmas holiday.
Left: Roast turkey
Top Right: Christmas pudding
Bottom right: Christmas cake
(the cake and pudding were made by Ruth Cartwright)
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Inca Trapezoid Windows
Typical imperial Inca trapezoid windows from the sacred precinct of Coricancha, Cuzco, c. 1438 CE.