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An illustration from a 12th century CE manuscript depicting the coronation of Byzantine emperor Theophilos, r. 829-842 CE. (Madrid Skylitzes, National Library, Madrid)

An illustration from a 12th century CE manuscript depicting the proclamation of Leo V the Armenian, emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 813 to 820 CE. (Madrid Skylitzes, National Library, Madrid)

The Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, opened in 1802 CE.

John Tradescant the Elder attributed to Emanuel de Criz The Tradescant collection was sold to Elias Ashmole who transferred it to the Oxford University in 1677 CE. It was housed in a purpose-built building that was opened to the public...

Tusks of a woolly mammoth found in Alaska and usually residing at the University of Alaska Museum in Fairbanks, although when (and where) this picture was taken in December 2017 it was on loan at the Australian Museum in Sydney. It came with...

The Louvre was built in the 12th century CE as a fortress, but the majority of that structure is gone. It served as home to the Queen and King of France until 1682 CE when Louis XIV moved to Versailles. In 1793 CE it opened as a museum and...

British Museum, London.

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...

Cast of an engraving of a woolly mammoth on mammoth ivory made by early modern humans (Homo sapiens) at the rock shelter of La Madeleine, France, between c. 17,000- c. 11,000 years ago. It resides at the Collection de Paleontologie du Museum...

Cast of a horse figurine carved out of mammoth ivory belonging to the Magdalenian industry of the Upper Paleolithic, which is associated with early modern humans (Homo sapiens) in southwestern France between c. 17,000 and c. 11,000 years...