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Stoney Littleton Long Barrow
The entrance of long barrow at Stoney Littleton, Somerset, U.K. 3,500-2,700 BCE.
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West Kennet Long Barrow
Entrance and forecourt/facade of West Kennet Long Barrow, Wiltshire, U.K. 3,500-2,700 BCE.
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Sea Routes from Ancient Japan to China
A map illustrating possible sea routes used for political and cultural embassies from ancient Japan to Tang Dynasty China.
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Lydia Electrum Stater
Electrum coin depicting an uncertain king of Lydia, early 6th century BCE.
Obverse: Head of a roaring lion with multiple rays of the sun on its forehead.
Reverse: Double incuse punch.
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Fire
Fire
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Ennin
A modern statue of the Japanese Buddhist monk Ennin (c. 793-864 CE). Yenin Yu, Japan.
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Main Pagoda, Kofukuji
The main pagoda of the Buddhist Kofukuji temple complex in Nara, Japan. Today's 50-metre high structure dates to 1426 CE, built after a fire destroyed several of its predecessors, the first of which was built in 725 CE.
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Southern Octagonal Hall, Kofukuji
The Southern Octagonal Hall (Nanendo) of the Buddhist Kofukuji temple complex in Nara, Japan. First built in 813 CE but with the present version dating to 1741 CE.
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Kofukuji Temple, Nara
The Main Hall and pagoda of the Buddhist Kofukuji temple complex in Nara, Japan. Founded in 669 CE and moved to Nara in 710 CE.
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Chumon Gate, Kasuga Taisha
The Chumon Gate of the Shinto Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara, Japan. The shrine was officially founded in 768 CE and the present gate structure dates to 1613 CE.
