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Bowl, gold. c. 1100 BCE. Zurich-Altstetten. Canton of Zurich. With images of stags and does grazing under round suns and crescent moons, this heavy vessel made of pure gold depicts both heaven and earth. It was buried by a farming community...

Bowl, gold. c. 1100 BCE. Zurich-Altstetten. Canton of Zurich. With images of stags and does grazing under round suns and crescent moons, this heavy vessel made of pure gold depicts both heaven and earth. It was buried by a farming community...

Helmet, iron, Giubiasco, Ticino. Around 350 BCE. Not just warriors: According to biased descriptions by the Romans and Greeks, the Celts were warriors and barbarians. However, finds of rich grave goods such as jewellery and weapons attest...

Around 390 BC. Erstfeld. Canton Uri. Protection for travellers: This treasure was deposited in a rock crevice in a valley leading to the Gotthard Pass, probably as a votive offering by a group of travellers. The rings bear human and animal...

Artistic rendering of Consort Yu (also Yuji, born Yu Miaoyi), the young concubine of Xiang Yu, King of Chu (r. 206-202 BCE). She was captured in one of the skirmishes of the Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BCE) in which the forces of Liu Bang...

Map showing an attempted reconstruction of the movements of the troops of the Chinese Han and Chu dynasties during the Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BCE), in which Liu Bang of Han and Xiang Yu of Chu repeatedly battled each other. The conflict...

An aerial view of Old Sarum, Wiltshire, England. The earthwork fortifications and the foundations of William the Conqueror's (r. 1066-1087 CE) Norman cathedral are still clearly visible today within this Iron Age hill fort.

Castle Rising Castle, Norfolk, England. Originally a mote and bailey castle built by the Normans after 1066 CE, the keep was replaced with stonework in the 12th century CE.

Fish-shaped brooches. Gold, silver, with almandine (a precious stone) and glass inlays. c. 500 CE. Bülach. Canton of Zurich. In early Christianity, the fish was used as a secret sign of identification amongst believers. The Greek word...

Modern mud-brick in a wall which was inscribed with Arabic language that mentions the name of Saddam Hussein as the president and protector of the great Iraq, who had re-built Babylon in 1987-1988 CE .” This brick documents the first and...