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Roman Temple-tombs
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Roman Temple-tombs

Two monumental temple-tombs in the ancient city of Imbriogon in Cilicia (modern-day Turkey) dating to the second and third centuries CE. The overall design of the tombs with columns and a standard entablature produces the effect...
Entrance, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Entrance, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

The façade and entrance into the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl), which lies near Zarzi village and the Palaeolithic cave of Zarzi...
Approach Path, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Approach Path, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

The road to Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl), which lies in Chemi Rezan Valley, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. It is not a cave; it is...
Cliff Face, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Cliff Face, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

The rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). The “cave” is carved into the cliff of the mountain and is approximately 8 meters above the...
Medieval Tombs of Orbelian Princes
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Medieval Tombs of Orbelian Princes

These medieval tombs belong to the Orbelian princes who dominated Armenia's Syunik province in the 14th and 15th centuries CE. These tombs date from that time period, and they are located in Yeghegis, Armenia.
Etruscan Tombs, Volsinii
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Etruscan Tombs, Volsinii

Etruscan tombs at Volsinii (Orvieto). 6th-5th century BCE. Many of the tombs have an inscription above the single doorway indicating the name of the principal occupant.
Valley of the Kings
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Valley of the Kings

Tomb of Ramesses IV, Valley of the Kings, Egypt
Valley of the Kings (Artist's Impression)
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Valley of the Kings (Artist's Impression)

An artist's depiction of the Valley of the Kings, part of the Theban Necropolis, as it may have appeared during the New Kingdom of Egypt (c. 1570- c.1069 BCE). From the game Old World.
Cuneiform Tablet Listing the Names of Old Babylonian Kings
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Cuneiform Tablet Listing the Names of Old Babylonian Kings

This clay tablet mentions the names of the kings of Babylon (genealogy of the Hammurabi's dynasty) as far as the reign of Ammiditana (reigned 1683-1647 BCE). The list also mentions the names of...
Jar with Signs of Early Egyptian kings
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Jar with Signs of Early Egyptian kings

This is a cylinder pottery jar (Type 50 B, pinkware). The name of King KA (and contents) was brushed on the jar using a black ink. King KA ruled just before the 1st Dynasty in Egypt. In general, few vessels from...
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