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Göbekli Tepe is a c. 12,000-year-old archaeological site in Anatolia, Turkey. The site chronology is divided into three levels, Layer I being the most recent and Layer III the oldest and deepest level. Layer III is also the most sophisticated...

Göbekli Tepe is a c. 12,000-year-old archaeological site in Anatolia, Turkey. The monumental T-shaped pillars, often arranged in a circle, are characteristic of the site.

The reverse side of the Great Seal of Alexander II of Scotland (r. 1214-1249 CE).

The Great Seal of Alexander II of Scotland (r. 1214-1249 CE).

The arms of Alexander II of Scotland (r. 1214-1249 CE). From folio 146v of Royal MS 14 C VII Historia Anglorum. (British Library, London)

Cover of the Swallow's Dance by Wendy Orr.

Swallows - Bronze Age fresco from Thera, Santorini.

A 17th century CE portrait of William I of Scotland, also known as 'William the Lion' after his heraldic emblem, who reigned from 1165 to 1214 CE. Artist: Jacob Jacobsz de Wet II. (Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh)

Like most Gothic cathedrals, the west façade of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris is tri-portaled, meaning it has three entranceways. Above each door is an elaborately carved tympanum depicting a story through sculpture, an accessible...

Completed in 1248 CE, Sainte-Chapelle is a Gothic cathedral located on the Île de la Cité in Paris. Part of the medieval Palais de la Cité, King Louis IX (r. 1226-1270 CE) commissioned Sainte-Chapelle to be built to house his Christian relics...