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Part of the left hand of a colossal statue of Hercules has survived. It is housed in the Amman Citadel (Jabal al-Qal'a), modern-day Amman city, Jordan. It dates back to the 2nd century CE.

Parts of the Roman temple of Hercules have survived. The temple lies within the Amman Citadel (Jabal al-Qal'a), modern-day Amman city, Jordan. It dates back to the 2nd century CE.

This ancient Maya glyph is pronounced "kah-kah-oo." Various forms of this glyph can be found on Maya vessels, some of which are known to have contained chocolate in some form.

This ancient Maya glyph represents the city of Copan (also spelled Kopan).

One of the several Palaeolithic cave paintings found at Lascaux, a network of caves in southwestern France.

San rock painting of an eland found in Drakensberg, South Africa.

Limestone stela of the priest Roy and standard-bearer Kashisha. From modern-day Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1420 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

Limestone stela of Nemu, scribe of the divine book; a close-up view of the upper part. From modern-day Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1400 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

Limestone stela of Tjatya and her husband. From modern-day Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1600 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

Gold armlet with depictions of mummiform gods. From the treasure of the Nubian queen Amanishakheto, pyramid N6, Meroe, modern-day northern Sudan. Meroitic period, around 1 CE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).