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The Temple of Kukulcan (El Castillo) at Chichen Itza
Famously known as El Castillo (the castle)this is the Temple of Kukulcan at Chichen Itza. Note the rope in the picture descending from the top of the pyramid. This is to aid visitors in their climb to the top and back but, still, it is not...
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Map of Bronze Age Akrotiri
Map of Akrotiri in the Bronze Age, ca. 1600 BC.
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Ship Procession Fresco, Akrotiri
Bronze Age fresco of a ship procession from Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Thera (modern-day Santorini). From Room 5 of the West House, c. 2000-1500 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
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Lion Relief from Thera
A lion relief from the ruins of the ancient Bronze Age city of Thera on Santorini, Greece.
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Ruins of Archaic Thera
The ruins of Archaic Thera on Santorini, Greece.
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Ruins of Thera
A photo of the ruins of Thera (Akrotiri) on Santorini, Greece.
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Shalmaneser III
Detail from a statue of Shalmaneser III (859 BC – 824 BC) at Istanbul Archaeology Museums.
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Aurochs from Ishtar gate
Aurochs from Ishtar Gate at Babylon, constructed in about 575 BCE by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II.
On display in Istanbul Archaeology Museum in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Door Pivot Stone from Girsu
A door pivot stone from Telloh (ancient Girsu), third millennium BCE.
Istanbul Archaeology Museum.
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The Ball Court Temple at Chichen Itza
This small building sits high above the great Ball Court at Chichen Itza and has been identified as a temple from which the priests and royalty would watch the game of Pok-a-Tok played below them.
