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Arch of Trajan in Timgad
The so-called Arch of Trajan of Timgad was actually built during the reign of Septimius Severus (r. 193-211 CE). The structure is a three-vaulted triumphal arch built at the west end of the decumanus (the east-west oriented road of the town...

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Coin of Roma or Bellona
Silver denarius minted by M Servilius depicting the goddess Roma or Bellona on the obverse. On the reverse are two soldiers, with their horses in the background. c. 100 BCE. Rome. (British Museum)

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Jomon Pot
This Jomon clay pot was found in Japan (5000 BCE). It was lacquered on the inside with gold in the 1800's when it became a water jar at Japanese tea gatherings. This image was taken at the National Museum of Australia in the travelling...

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Larzac Tablet
Fragments of the Larzac Tablet, a lead curse tablet dated to c. 100 CE.
Musée de Millau, France.

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Mould for Terracotta Statuettes
This mould was made for making terracotta statuettes of female figures. A modern cast (right) was taken from the mould. Made in modern-day southern Italy, about 100 BCE. From Taranto, southern Italy. (The British Museum, London).

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Homo Floresiensis Skeleton
Cast of a Homo floresiensis skeleton - a species nicknamed ‘hobbit’ because it only stood about 1 meter tall. This extinct species of fossil human lived on the island of Flores, Indonesia and was first excavated there in 2003 CE at Liang...

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Panchika & Hariti
A sculpture from Gandhara depicting Panchika and Hariti (the god of wealth and his wife). The purse and cornucopia suggest the figures may also represent Kubera and Ardochsho. Schist, 100-300 CE. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)

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Twisted Torc of the Stirling Hoard
This twisted torc is one of four Stirling Hoard torcs discovered in Stirlingshire, Scotland in 2009. The torcs had been buried shallowly in a Roundhouse near current day Blair Drummond. It is unclear whether they were buried as an offering...

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Australian Aboriginal Basket
Pandanus fibre basket. Collected 1911-1912 CE. Port Essing, Arnhem Land, Australia. Baskets like this conical shaped one have been identified in Arnhem Land rock art dating back more than 20,000 years. Baskets were made to carry a variety...

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Timgad, Algeria
Timgad (Roman Thamugadi) lies on the northern slopes of the Aurès Mountains in present-day Algeria. Emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 CE) founded the city as a military colony in 100 CE. With its square enclosure, orthogonal design, and two main...