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Venus figure from the Siberian Paleolithic site of Mal'ta, dated approximately 24,000 BP. There is a leaf shaped mark on her right shoulder/breast and a hole drilled in the base, presumably indicating it was worn or hung as a pendant.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Venus figure from the Siberian Paleolithic site of Mal'ta, dated approximately 24,000 BP. There is a leaf shaped mark on her right shoulder/breast and a hole drilled in the base, presumably indicating it was worn or hung as a pendant.
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The mysterious stone at Hattusa, located in modern day Türkiye 🇹🇷, was the ancient capital of the Hittite Empire and dates back approximately 3200-3600 years. Its exact purpose remains unknown despite its connection to one of history’s most powerful civilizations.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The mysterious stone at Hattusa, located in modern day Türkiye 🇹🇷, was the ancient capital of the Hittite Empire and dates back approximately 3200-3600 years. Its exact purpose remains unknown despite its connection to one of history’s most powerful civilizations.
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Archaeologists in China uncovered ceramic water pipes in Henan province, dating back more than 4000 years.
Found at Pingliangtai site in Central Plains, these pipes formed fully engineered drainage system, designed to control flooding and manage water across an ancient settlement
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Found at Pingliangtai site in Central Plains, these pipes formed fully engineered drainage system, designed to control flooding and manage water across an ancient settlement
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November 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Archaeologists in China uncovered ceramic water pipes in Henan province, dating back more than 4000 years.
Found at Pingliangtai site in Central Plains, these pipes formed fully engineered drainage system, designed to control flooding and manage water across an ancient settlement
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Found at Pingliangtai site in Central Plains, these pipes formed fully engineered drainage system, designed to control flooding and manage water across an ancient settlement
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This is a section through the Roman road that ran through the centre of Dorchester (Durnovaria). The road was carefully built with steep sloping sides, a core of flint to add drainage, and hard-wearing gravel and clay surface. It can be seen at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a section through the Roman road that ran through the centre of Dorchester (Durnovaria). The road was carefully built with steep sloping sides, a core of flint to add drainage, and hard-wearing gravel and clay surface. It can be seen at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery.
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A page titled "The Races" from a vintage British Educational Magazine called Knowledge, likely from early 1960s, featured illustrations of different human populations from around the world.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A page titled "The Races" from a vintage British Educational Magazine called Knowledge, likely from early 1960s, featured illustrations of different human populations from around the world.
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In 1946, Marilyn Monroe worked as a pin up girl and charged $10 an hour to be photographed as reference for images that were turned into paintings. This is an example of one of the more safe for work images.
© Hollywood Historia
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© Hollywood Historia
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November 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
In 1946, Marilyn Monroe worked as a pin up girl and charged $10 an hour to be photographed as reference for images that were turned into paintings. This is an example of one of the more safe for work images.
© Hollywood Historia
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© Hollywood Historia
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Traces of a monumental building thought to be at least 5,000 years old have been discovered at the Kani Shaie archaeological site in Iraq 🇮🇶
📸© Kani Shaie Archaeological Project
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📸© Kani Shaie Archaeological Project
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November 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Traces of a monumental building thought to be at least 5,000 years old have been discovered at the Kani Shaie archaeological site in Iraq 🇮🇶
📸© Kani Shaie Archaeological Project
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📸© Kani Shaie Archaeological Project
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A look at beautifully crafted sculptures from 1500s to 1850s — masterpieces shaped by Renaissance harmony, Baroque drama, Neoclassical elegance and early modern refinement.
Each piece reflects the evolution of artistic vision, technical mastery and timeless human drive to carve beauty from stone.
Each piece reflects the evolution of artistic vision, technical mastery and timeless human drive to carve beauty from stone.
November 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A look at beautifully crafted sculptures from 1500s to 1850s — masterpieces shaped by Renaissance harmony, Baroque drama, Neoclassical elegance and early modern refinement.
Each piece reflects the evolution of artistic vision, technical mastery and timeless human drive to carve beauty from stone.
Each piece reflects the evolution of artistic vision, technical mastery and timeless human drive to carve beauty from stone.
Portrait of a Scottish ghillie (fishing guide) with a catch, believed to be William Duff, a well-known Victorian ghillie, violin maker and estate worker from Blair Atholl Estate in Perthshire, Scotland 🏴
Photograph taken 1870s by photographer Andrew Findlay Mackenzie.
National Gallery of Scotland
Photograph taken 1870s by photographer Andrew Findlay Mackenzie.
National Gallery of Scotland
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Portrait of a Scottish ghillie (fishing guide) with a catch, believed to be William Duff, a well-known Victorian ghillie, violin maker and estate worker from Blair Atholl Estate in Perthshire, Scotland 🏴
Photograph taken 1870s by photographer Andrew Findlay Mackenzie.
National Gallery of Scotland
Photograph taken 1870s by photographer Andrew Findlay Mackenzie.
National Gallery of Scotland
Ancient Egyptian Glass Earring (1550-1069 BC; New Kingdom), hanging from the earlobe thanks to a screw or wire strung through the top loops.
Art Institute Chicago
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Art Institute Chicago
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November 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Ancient Egyptian Glass Earring (1550-1069 BC; New Kingdom), hanging from the earlobe thanks to a screw or wire strung through the top loops.
Art Institute Chicago
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Art Institute Chicago
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A Roman Gold Fingure Ring (43-200 AD) decorated with a Phallus (symbol of fertility and good fortune), was found by a metal detectorist near the coastal village of Climping in West Sussex, England 🏴
Littlehampton Museum
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Littlehampton Museum
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November 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A Roman Gold Fingure Ring (43-200 AD) decorated with a Phallus (symbol of fertility and good fortune), was found by a metal detectorist near the coastal village of Climping in West Sussex, England 🏴
Littlehampton Museum
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Littlehampton Museum
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November 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Roman Intaglio ring carved from carnelian, depicting a dwarf killing a grasshopper (1st Century BC) ....
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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November 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Roman Intaglio ring carved from carnelian, depicting a dwarf killing a grasshopper (1st Century BC) ....
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Achilles on Skyros Cup, an ancient Roman painted glass goblet (3rd Century AD), was discovered in Cologne, Germany, in 1991.
Römisch-Germanisches Museum in Cologne.
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Römisch-Germanisches Museum in Cologne.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Achilles on Skyros Cup, an ancient Roman painted glass goblet (3rd Century AD), was discovered in Cologne, Germany, in 1991.
Römisch-Germanisches Museum in Cologne.
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Römisch-Germanisches Museum in Cologne.
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A 19th Century CE, Ivory netsuke depicting a sleeping cat, carved by Kaigyokusai Masatsugu, Japan 🇯🇵
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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November 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A 19th Century CE, Ivory netsuke depicting a sleeping cat, carved by Kaigyokusai Masatsugu, Japan 🇯🇵
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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An 1100 year old Persian gold ewer, noted for its finely chased decoration and emblematic animal motifs. The piece reflects the high technical and artistic standards of medieval Iranian metalwork. It is currently housed in Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington.
November 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
An 1100 year old Persian gold ewer, noted for its finely chased decoration and emblematic animal motifs. The piece reflects the high technical and artistic standards of medieval Iranian metalwork. It is currently housed in Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington.
November 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
A class photo from the Liebefeld-Steinhölzli school in Köniz, near Bern, Switzerland 🇨🇭, taken around the late 1990s. The boy in the center-right, wearing a white t-shirt, is believed to be North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, during his time studying abroad.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A class photo from the Liebefeld-Steinhölzli school in Köniz, near Bern, Switzerland 🇨🇭, taken around the late 1990s. The boy in the center-right, wearing a white t-shirt, is believed to be North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, during his time studying abroad.
© Reddit
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After 1980 Moscow Olympics, Adidas, who supplied the event’s sportswear, left their manufacturing equipment in the USSR, who then used it to mass produce general-purpose trainers for military use.
© Reddit
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November 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
After 1980 Moscow Olympics, Adidas, who supplied the event’s sportswear, left their manufacturing equipment in the USSR, who then used it to mass produce general-purpose trainers for military use.
© Reddit
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Hitler playing Kegel (German ninepin bowling) in the Berghorf basement (1937).
© History Pictures
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© History Pictures
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November 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Hitler playing Kegel (German ninepin bowling) in the Berghorf basement (1937).
© History Pictures
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© History Pictures
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November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
November 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Minoan gold ornaments (2500-2200 BC), from Crete - Greece.
They could have been worn in the hair or clothing, and must have been quite expensive, since gold was imported from Egypt and was extremely rare.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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They could have been worn in the hair or clothing, and must have been quite expensive, since gold was imported from Egypt and was extremely rare.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Minoan gold ornaments (2500-2200 BC), from Crete - Greece.
They could have been worn in the hair or clothing, and must have been quite expensive, since gold was imported from Egypt and was extremely rare.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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They could have been worn in the hair or clothing, and must have been quite expensive, since gold was imported from Egypt and was extremely rare.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
In 1970s, flying first class on Japan Airlines was an experience of pure luxury. Passengers were treated to wide reclining seats, elegant decor, and personalized service that reflected Japan’s focus on hospitality.
© History Pictures
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© History Pictures
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November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
In 1970s, flying first class on Japan Airlines was an experience of pure luxury. Passengers were treated to wide reclining seats, elegant decor, and personalized service that reflected Japan’s focus on hospitality.
© History Pictures
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© History Pictures
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