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Prisoners from the Town of -alammu
The Assyrian army of Sennacherib captured the city of -alammu. This gypsum wall relief depicts Assyrian soldiers carrying the beheaded heads of their defeated enemy. Prisoners are being reviewed by Sennacherib (who stands in his royal chariot...
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Mystras Lower Town
The city of Mystras (or Mistras) in Southern Greece was the provincial capital of the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea from the 13th through the 15th centuries CE.
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Atlanta Campaign - The Bloody Struggle for Georgia During the US Civil War
The Atlanta Campaign (7 May to 2 September 1864) was a major military campaign in the western theater of the American Civil War (1861-1865). It saw a large Union force under Major General William Tecumseh Sherman invade Georgia, constantly...
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Georgia under Queen Tamar
Georgian empire with tributaries.
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Georgia under David IV the Builder
Caucasus region in late 1124 CE.
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Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherer Societies
Hunter-gatherer societies are – true to their astoundingly descriptive name – cultures in which human beings obtain their food by hunting, fishing, scavenging, and gathering wild plants and other edibles. Although there are still groups of...
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Entrance to Areni Cave in Armenia
Photograph of the stone entrance to Areni Cave, which is located close to the village of Areni, Armenia. A 6100-year-old winery was discovered in one part of the cave in 2007, making Areni Cave the site with the oldest winery ever discovered...
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Ellora Caves
Ellora (also known as Elura and, in ancient times, as Elapura) is a sacred site in Maharastra, central India. The Ellora Caves are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and is celebrated for its Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain temples and monuments...
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A hand-axe from Hazar Merd Cave
This hand-axe was found in Hazar Merd cave, a paleolithic cave which lies 13 km west of modern Sulaimaniya city, Iraq. It dates back to 50,000 BCE. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).
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Dictean Cave, Crete
Dictean Cave, central Crete. Said to be the cave where Zeus was hidden as a baby.