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Dolní Věstonice Portrait Head: The oldest known human portrait in the world
A tiny head carved from mammoth ivory looks back at us from the Stone Age. This sculpture, discovered at the archaeological ...
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The Two Statues of Himself Commissioned by Khasekhemwy Are the First of a Pharaoh and the Oldest to Represent a Historical Figure
During his lifetime, he ordered the creation of two nearly identical statues depicting him seated, which became not only the first stone-sculpted statues to represent an Egyptian pharaoh but also the ...
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The World's Oldest Writing
SCRIBE STATUE. FOUND: Lagash, Iraq. CULTURE: Sumerian. DATE: ca. 2400 B.C. LANGUAGE: Sumerian. In early 2016, hundreds of media outlets around the world reported that ...
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Man finds 2,000-year-old Greek statue dumped near trash cans
An ancient marble statue of a woman believed to be more than ... Uncovering ancient finds is not unusual in Greece, home to some of the world’s earliest civilizations. During preparations ...
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Tokyo Olympics: World's oldest person pulls out of torch relay
Japan town uses Covid grant to build squid statue Japan imposes new Covid ... was recognised by Guinness World Record as the world's oldest living person in March 2019. An official at her nursing ...
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The 11 Most Famous Animal Statues in the World
In our slideshow, you can explore some of the most well known statues in the world and learn more about the animals that inspired them. Located at Helix Park, between Falkirk and Grangemouth in ...