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The Muse Sarcophagus, found in Valdo dos Frades, dating from the end of the 3rd or beginning of the 4th century CE, now located in The Carmo Archaeological Museum, Lisbon.

The Carmo Archaeological Museum, located within the ruins of The Church of Santa Maria do Carmo founded in 1389 CE by D. Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360-1431 CE). In the center is the tomb of King D. Fernando I (r. 1367-1383...

Ruins of The Church of Santa Maria do Carmo. The church was established in 1389 CE by D. Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360-1431 CE) and destroyed in the 1755 CE Lisbon earthquake.

Limestone funerary stele of a blacksmith. The relief shows the inside of the blacksmith's workshop with forge tools and workshop products. An assistant is rekindling the fire in the forge using bellows. He is standing...

Clay tablets with cuneiform letters found at Kültepe in central Turkey (ancient Kanesh), 1900 BCE – 1700 BCE. They were all written by merchants who, from around 1900 BCE, had come to Kanesh from the city of Ashur...

Hittite orthostat relief from Alacahöyük depicting a king and a queen in front of the altar. The King carries the kingdom sceptre (lituus) in his right hand and extends his left hand forward for worship. 14th...

Hittite orthostate relief depicting a conjurer and acrobats. The performer on the left swallows a sword, the smaller acrobat goes up the stairs without holding on. 14th century BCE. Museum of Anatolian Civilizations...

Workshops at Sapinuwa, an important Hittite military and religious centre (today Ortakoy in central Turkey).

A street lying in a north-south direction with workshops on one side at Sapinuwa, an important Hittite military and religious centre (today Ortakoy in central Turkey).

The ruins of Sapinuwa, an important Hittite military and religious centre (today Ortakoy in central Turkey), are spread out over 9 km2 and include many building foundations. A monumental structure with Cyclopean-walls...