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Skull of Homo erectus from Sangiran Java. The earliest fossils of Homo erectus, or a more primitive ancestral form Homo ergaster, date back to 1.8–1.9 million years ago, in Kenya. Homo erectus has been identified as having been present in tropical areas of the Old World soon after this, and later still in temperate areas of Asia and Europe.
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Skull of Homo erectus from Sangiran Java. The earliest fossils of Homo erectus,...

Skull of Homo habilis from Lake Turkana, Kenya. Homo habilis is the earliest known species of the genus Homo; that is, the first human species. It existed from approximately 2.2 to 1.6 million years ago in east Africa. Only a few fossil remains have been discovered so far, but these specimens exhibit a clear trend toward larger brain size.
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Skull of Homo habilis from Lake Turkana, Kenya. Homo habilis is the earliest kno...

Celestial globe from Isfahan,Iran. Incised bronze.
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Celestial globe from Isfahan,Iran. Incised bronze.

Celestial globe from Isfahan,Iran. Incised bronze.
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Celestial globe from Isfahan,Iran. Incised bronze.

The Vase vesovali, from Khurasan (Afghanistan) around 1200. Decorated with complex atsrological imagery.Twelve roundels around the bowl each contain the personificaion of a planet with the sign of the zodia representing its day or night house. The figure drawing water from a well is Saturn in his night house Aquarius, the figure riding a ram is Mars in his night house Aries. OA, 1950.7-25.1
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The Vase vesovali, from Khurasan (Afghanistan) around 1200. Decorated with compl...

Red-figured ceramic skyphos with owl; 4th century BCE.
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Red-figured ceramic skyphos with owl; 4th century BCE.

The snake charmer, 10th century. A Persian representation of the constellation Ophicus, also known as the serpent holder. From the star catalogue of the Persian astronomer Al-Sufi. Code: 0210005343
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The snake charmer, 10th century. A Persian representation of the constellation O...

Bearer of the demon's head, 10th century. A Persian representation of the constellation Perseus, who holds the head of Medusa, in accordance with the myth. From the star catalogue of the Persian astronomer Al-Sufi. It is shown in double aspect in order to show it as seen from the earth and reversed as on a star-globe.
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Bearer of the demon's head, 10th century. A Persian representation of the conste...

Medieval astrologers and surveyors at work, 15th century. The men were said to be Egyptians, repeating the classical and medieval belief that the mathematical sciences, including astrology, were discovered by the Egyptians. Code:0210005353
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Medieval astrologers and surveyors at work, 15th century. The men were said to b...

Country doctor applying a painful cure of moxibustion (traditional Chinese medical therapy utilizing special herbs) to a man's back. Hanging scroll, silk embroidery. Song Dynasty, China; 10th century CE.
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Country doctor applying a painful cure of moxibustion (traditional Chinese medic...

Actors in the rain. From 'Yakusha sangaikyo', a book showing actors in a rainstorm enjoying themselves in the Pleasure Quarters of Edo. They wear wooden shoes and carry paper laterns and umbrellas and hold up the edges of their garments in order not to get them soaked. Woodblock colour printed. Title of Work: Yakusha Sangaikyo ('Amusements For Actors On The Third Floor'). Edo-period, Japan; 1801 Shelfmark: 16104.a.37 volume 2 Page Folio Number: ff.9v-10
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Actors in the rain. From 'Yakusha sangaikyo', a book showing actors in a rainsto...

Porcelain group showing the application of acupuncture. China; Qing dinasty, 19th-20th century.
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Porcelain group showing the application of acupuncture. China; Qing dinasty, 19...