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This sandstone temple wall relief depicts the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II praying. From Memphis, New Kingdom of Egypt, 19th Dynasty, c. 1250 BCE. State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany.

A granite monument depicting the god Amun, Ramesses II, and the goddess Mut. Dynasty XIX, 1279-1213 BCE. Temple of Amun, Thebes. (Egyptian Museum, Turin, Italy)

A detail of the gilded sarcophagus of Kha, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII (1428-1351 BCE). Egyptian Museum, Turin, Italy

Example of an Ancient Greek boustrophedon inscription. The arrows indicate the direction of the writing for each line. Non-symmetrical letters change their orientation with the alternate directions of the lines.

The Inca site of Machu Picchu built by Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (1438-71 CE). Fortress, sanctuary, and once home to around 1,000 residents, the site is perched in the high Andes above the river Urubamba.

The Inca site of Machu Picchu built by Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (1438-71 CE). Fortress, sanctuary, and once home to around 1,000 residents, the site is perched in the high Andes above the river Urubamba.

The Inca site of Machu Picchu built by Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (1438-71 CE). Fortress, sanctuary, and once home to around 1,000 residents, the site is perched in the high Andes above the river Urubamba.

Part of the surviving wall from the Inca sacred precinct of Coricancha at Cuzco, 15th century CE. The site was reused for the monastery of Santo Domingo.

Drinking Cup known as the Nestor's Cup found in the ancient Greek site of Pithekoussai on the island of Ischia in Italy, dated to c. 740 BCE. The cup has letters that are considered one of the oldest known examples of the use of the Greek...

Recorded sites and cemeteries in Greece. (a) LH IIIB period , shows a total of 628 sites and cemeteries. (b) LH IIIC period, shows a total of 147, a reduction of slightly over 75% in the number of recorded sites and cemeteries. (Source...