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Exploring Norways' Forgotten Stone Circles & Petroglyphs
Right outside the cities of Fredrikstad and Sarpsborg in South-East Norway, there are two archaeological, intriguing and beautiful sites, the Hunnfelt, a monument consisting of several stone circles and burial sites, and the Begbyfelt, a...

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Bergen – Visiting the Hanseatic Trading Town on the West Coast of Norway
Bergen is a lively, historic city located on the west coast of Norway. Known for its history as a Hanseatic trading town of fish from the north, Bergen has much to offer those who visit. The most famous site is the colorful "Bryggen" or German...

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Curses & Fines on Epitaphs
The concept of a curse laid on a tomb or gravesite is best known from ancient Egypt but the practice was quite common in other civilizations of antiquity. The tomb or grave was the eternal home of the physical remains of the deceased to which...

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Greek Hoplites Fighting
Frieze of Greek hoplites fighting, from Nereid Monument at Xanthos in Lycia, ca. 390–380 BCE. On display at the British Museum, London.

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Agora of Athens
A map of the Athenian Agora in the 5th century BCE. Key 1 Peristylar Court 2 Mint 3 Enneacrounos 4 South stoa 5 Heliaea 6 Strategeion 7 Colonos Agoraios 8 Tholos 9 Agora stone 10 Monument of the Eponymous Heroes 11 Old Bouleuterion...

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Bust of Robert the Bruce
A bust of Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland (r. 1306-1329 CE). (Wallace Monument, Stirling, Scotland)

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Wupatki Pueblo
Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, US.

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Eight Sioux in Front of Tipis on the Pine Ridge Reservation
Eight Sioux in Front of Tipis on the Pine Ridge Reservation, photo taken by the Northwestern Photographic Company, circa 1891.
Courtesy of the National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana.

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Trail of Tears Memorial at New Echota
Monument in memory of the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears, New Echota, Georgia, USA.
Photograph by Christopher James Culberson, 2006.

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Three Nereids
The 3 figures are sea nymphs, daughters of the sea god Nereus, riding over the waves on sea creatures. They are thought to have escorted the soul of the deceased on its journey to the afterlife. A sea bird is visible under the feet of the...