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Sath Graha or Seven Temples in the background with ruins of the Buddhist era stupa in the fore. The Temples date to the Hindu Shahi period (615-950 CE) and the Stupa is from the Asokan period at its earliest as described...

Artist's impression of how Coronado's expedition may have looked, titled "Seekers of the Seven Cities of Gold, Coronado in the Chiricahaus".

Egyptian hieroglyphic inscription on wood, from the tomb of the general Horemheb. Saqqara, Egypt, c. 1300 BCE. Louvre Museum, Paris, France.

This is a copy of the Rosetta Stone with some hand notes made by Jean-François Champollion. This photo was taken at the Neues Museum, Berlim.

"Landscape with an episode from the Conquest of America" (Haarlem, c. 1545); oil on panel by Jan Jansz Mostaert; first painting showing the Spanish conquest of America - probably Coronado in New Mexico attacking Hawikuh...

Map of the 1528-1536 CE expedition of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, also known as the Narvaez Expedition.

A view of the monastery at the complex at Jinnan Wali Dheri dating to 5th Cent CE. The name literally means "The Mound of Demons" and is a modern name given due to the number of human skeletons that would emerge before...

A partially complete reconstruction of the Stupa at Badalpur, one of the largest stupas in the Taxila region, dated to te 2nd-5th century CE. (Original work by the author)

The small but well-preserved stupa at Jinnan Wali Dheri missing its dome (at the hands of ancient looters). The stupa is exquisitely decorated and is a compact version of the larger monuments seen around Taxila and has...

The square based stupa of Badalpur is one of the largest in the Taxila region measuring 24.4 m x 23 m (80 x 75 ft) and having a speculated height in excess of 21 metres (70 ft.) Dated to 2nd-5th century CE.