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A portion of the Terracotta Army, the clay life-size army in the tomb of the Qin emperor Shi Huangdi. c. 210 BCE, Shaanxi Province, China.

Tomb of Hatshepsut (1479-1458 BCE), Valley of the Kings, KV60.

The Birth Colonnade told the story of Hatshepsut’s (1479-1458 BCE) divine creation with Amun as her true father.

Tomb of Ramesses IV, Valley of the Kings, Egypt

Valley of the Kings, Egypt, Tomb KV9.

The trigger and firing mechanism of a crossbow from the Chinese Warring States Period, 3rd century BCE (possible a century later during the Han Dynasty). Bronze inlaid with silver.

A Qin dynasty crossbow (221-207 BCE). From Beiguan, Xian, China.

A composite skeleton that represents multiple individuals of Homo naledi, created from specimens found in the Dinaledi chamber in the Rising Star Cave, South Africa. The specimens have been dated to between 236,000 and 335,000 years old.

Skull of Homo naledi, who lived between 236,000 and 335,000 years ago and whose remains were found in the Rising Star Cave in South Africa. This particular skull was found in the Lesedi chamber. The scale bar represents 5 cm.

Geographical location of the Rising Star cave in the Cradle of Humankind UNESCO World Heritage Site, where the remains of Homo naledi were discovered in 2013 CE.