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Jaques Cartier
A portrait of Jaques Cartier (1491-1557 CE) a French-Breton maritime explorer. He was the first European who mapped the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River. He was also the one who named these lands...
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Map of the Urnfield Culture c. 1300 BCE
This map illustrates the spread of the Urnfield culture in Europe by around 1300 BCE, a late Bronze Age archaeological horizon named for the practice of cremating the dead and placing their ashes in urns buried...
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Map of the The Hallstatt Culture
A map illustrating the spread of the Hallstatt culture, a predominant European Late Bronze and Early Iron Age culture from the 12th to 5th centuries BCE. It is generally accepted as a proto-Celtic culture. It is named...
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Reconstructed Limes Watchtower Wp 3/26
A 13 metre (42 ft) high Limes stone tower replica (Wp 3/26) near the half-timbered town of Idstein (Hesse, Germany) was constructed in 2001 based on current research. In the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE, the Romans...
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Holzhausen Roman Limes Fort, Germany
The Roman Limes fort at Holzhausen in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) is one of the best-preserved forts. It was erected in the mid-3rd century CE during the reign of Caracalla (r. 211-217 CE) and used until the...
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Reconstructed Roman Fortlet in Pohl, Germany
The Limes Fortlet in Pohl (German Limeskastell Pohl) is an authentic replica of a small limes fort with a watchtower. It is designed as an open-air museum and gives a vivid and plausible impression of life...
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Traditional "Smau", Bergen
A traditional alley known as smau in Bergen, Norway, consisting of mostly wooden houses dating back centuries.
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Reconstructed Limes Stone Watchtower (Wp 1/68)
This reconstructed limes stone watchtower (Wp 1/68) at Hillscheid (Germany) is considered the most accurate reconstruction of a watchtower that stood on the Roman frontier in German territory. The stone...
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The RömerWelt Limes Information Centre
The RömerWelt is the official Limes Information Centre for the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is located in Rheinbrohl, south of Koblenz in Germany. RömerWelt introduces visitors travelling on the German Limes...
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Processional Dancer Bringing Cake Offerings
Apulian stemless cup (fragment) depicting a processional dancer bringing cake offerings, c. 350-325 BCE. The Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology, Reading. acc. no. 22.3.24 In ancient Greece, bringing offerings...
