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One side of this heavy weight is inscribed in Aramaic with "correct according to the stater of silver". This probably refers to the use of a weight standard based on the silver coins known as staters. This object weighs just over 31 kg, which...

An artist's impression of what a fleet of Greek warships may have looked like.

The Roman-built Cevlik tunnel in Turkey. The 1.4 km (0.87 miles) tunnel was built to divert the floodwaters threatening the harbour of the ancient city of Seleuceia Pieria, and had inscriptions on the entrance, still visible today, that indicated...

The Roman-built Furlo tunnel. The tunnel is 37 m (121 ft) long and 6 m (20 ft) high and was built by emperor Vespasian in 69-79 CE.

The Roman-built Gadhara aqueduct, Jordan. 2nd century CE.

An artist's impression of what a Greek trireme warship may have looked like.

This is a painted limestone statuette of monkey. The monkey appears to be eating "grapes". There is no suspension hole. From Amarna, Egypt. Reign of Akhenaten, circa 1353–1336 BCE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (with thanks...

This sandstone stela was carved with Coptic inscriptions commemorating "Our Brother Thomas The Presbyter". From Egypt. 5th to 7th centuries CE.The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian...

Although this post was found in northern Egypt such containers have also been recovered from the ancient Sudanese site of Kerma (Sub-Sahran Africa's first city). The decoration on these objects is thought to imitate basketry. More recently...

This is black-top pot (type B) and was found in tomb 1817 at Naqada. From Naqada, Egypt. Naqada I Period, 4400–3500 BCE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL).