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A pair of thin, embossed gold coverings, which decorated the shoes of the chieftain buried at Hochdorf around 530 BCE. Bern Historical Museum, Switzerland. The burial mound at Hochdorf is associated with the Hallstatt Culture...

The Gundestrup Cauldron was discovered in a bog in Jutland, Denmark. However, the cauldron includes elements and iconography which derive from Celtic, Thracian, and Asian cultures. The piece is the subject of various interpretations and was...

Drawing of the Peacock Angel, one of the most important figures in Yazidism. The Peacock Angel is God's representative on Earth and is responsible for revealing divine secrets to the Yazidis every 1,000 years. Yazidi tradition states that...

A 2005 CE photograph of the Yazidi tomb and shrine of Sheikh 'Adi ibn Musafir (c. 1070 - 1162 CE) in the village of Lalish, Northern Iraq. Sheikh 'Adi is considered by Yazidis to be the founder of Yazidism and a manifestation of God. The...

Portrait of Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546 CE) by Lucas Cranach The Elder, 1529 CE The painting hangs in the choir of St. Anne's Church, Augsburg, next to a portrait of the Elector Johann Friedrich of Saxony.

Extraordinarily well-preserved murals, dating from pre-Inca times, depicting stylised marine scenes. The photo was taken by Hilary Bradt and used with permission. Date of photo unknown.

Signposting at the Tucume Museum, Peru. This photo was taken by Hilary Bradt and used with permission. Date unknown.

Display of pots at Tucume Museum, Peru. The pots were found during an excavation of the pre-Inca civilisations in Northern Peru. Dates unknown. Photo taken by Hilary Bradt and used with permission.

Mural in the Tucume Museum Peru that takes the visitor through the full sweep of northern Peru's history from earliest discoveries to present day. Mural graphics are labelled in Spanish and English. The photo was taken by Hilary Bradt and...

The Doric Temple of Segesta, Sicily. The temple was constructed in the late 5th century BCE, on a hill outside the city. Perhaps due to the outbreak of war, it was never fully completed.