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Izumo-taisha Layout
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Izumo-taisha Layout

A 19th century CE drawing of the Shinto shrine complex at Izumo-taisha, Japan.
Honden, Izumo-taisha
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Honden, Izumo-taisha

The honden of the Shinto Izumo-taisha shrine, Shimane, Japan. Founded prior to the 7th century CE, the present building dates to 1744 CE.
Kokinshu
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Kokinshu

The Kokinshu is an imperially commissioned anthology of 1,111 poems with the full, but less familiar, title of Kokin Wakashu, meaning “Collection of Ancient and Modern Waka Poems”. It was compiled by the poet Ki no Tsurayuki in 905 CE and...
Homo Floresiensis Reconstruction
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Homo Floresiensis Reconstruction

Reconstruction of the head of a Homo floresiensis individual, as on display at the Smithsonian's Natural Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
Homo Floresiensis Skull
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Homo Floresiensis Skull

Skull of a Homo floresiensis individual.
Location of the Island of Flores, Indonesia
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Location of the Island of Flores, Indonesia

Location of the island of Flores, Indonesia (highlighted in red).
Colossus of Memnon (Side View)
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Colossus of Memnon (Side View)

One of the Colossi of Memnon representing Amenhotep III, 18th Dynasty, 14th century BCE. Luxor, Egypt.
The Colossi of Memnon
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The Colossi of Memnon

The Colossi of Memnon. Amenhotep III (1386-1353 BCE) commissioned them to stand guard over his mortuary complex at Luxor, Egypt. They are seventy feet high (21 metres), each weighing seven hundred tons.
Side Panel, Colossus of Memnon
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Side Panel, Colossus of Memnon

A side panel from one of the two figures known as the Colossi of Memnon representing Amenhotep III, 18th Dynasty, 14th century BCE. Either side of the panel are figures of Hapi and Tiy. Luxor, Egypt.
Colossus of Memnon
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Colossus of Memnon

The south colossal statue of Amenhotep III, one of a pair of such figures known as the Colossi of Memnon. 18th Dynasty, 14th century BCE. Luxor, Egypt.
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