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Turfan Water System Underground Channel
The underground channel of a qanat in the Turfan water system in the Turpan Depression of Xinjiang, China.
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Alluvial Fan
An alluvial fan located in Badwater, California.
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Triad of Deities, Cleveland Walk Plaque
A plaque discovered on the Cleveland Walk, Bath, perhaps showing a trio of goddesses. Perhaps Celtic, although made during the Roman period. (Roman Baths Museum, Bath)
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Qanat Cross-Section
A diagram of a qanat from source to mouth.
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Celtic God, Gundestrup Cauldron
A detail of the gilded silver Gundestrup Cauldron showing a Celtic deity. Likely 1st century BCE, produced in the Balkans but found in Denmark in 1891 CE. (National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen)
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Anne Hutchinson on Trial
Anne Hutchinson on Trial, an illustration depicting the trial of religious dissenter Anne Hutchinson (l. 1591-1643 CE), by Edwin Austin Abbey, 1901 CE.
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Modern Leprechaun Figure
A modern figure of a leprechaun, the diminutive fairy-goblin of Irish folklore. The youthfulness, hat and red beard are not typical of the medieval character.
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Leprechaun Engraving
A c. 1900 CE engraving of a leprechaun, the diminutive fairy-goblin of Irish folklore.
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Statue of the Dying Cu Chulainn
A statue of the Irish-Celtic cultural hero Cú Chulainn, the chief character of the Ulster Cycle. By Oliver Sheppard, 1935 CE. (General Post Office, Dublin)
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Cú Chulainn in his Chariot
A modern illustration of the Irish-Celtic hero Cú Chulainn, one of the chief characters in the Ulster Cycle. By Joseph Christian Leyendecker, c. 1911 CE. (From 'Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race' by T. W. Rolleston)
