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"Extern stones",freestanding sandstone rocks in Horn near Detmold,Germany. The former Teutonic sanctuary was consecrated as a Christian chapel in 1115.
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"Extern stones",freestanding sandstone rocks in Horn near Detmold,Germany. The...

The walls of the cave of Magura are covered with cave-paintings showing men dancing and hunting. The rock-paintings date from various periods: late Palaeolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age.
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The walls of the cave of Magura are covered with cave-paintings showing men danc...

The walls of the cave of Magura are covered with cave-paintings showing men dancing and hunting. The rock-paintings date from various periods: late Palaeolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age.
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The walls of the cave of Magura are covered with cave-paintings showing men danc...

Quadrilateral of Manio,stones lined up in a square.
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Quadrilateral of Manio,stones lined up in a square.

Tumulus "Butte de Caesar", Gulf of Morbihan. According to legend, Caesar directed the battle against the Venetes from here.
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Tumulus "Butte de Caesar", Gulf of Morbihan. According to legend, Caesar directe...

The Gouffre at Padirac, France.
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The Gouffre at Padirac, France.

Copy of a gold stater, Iron Age, 3rd. During the third century, the Celtic people of Continental Europe began to manufacture copies of Greek gold and silver coins. These were the first coins ever made in northrn Europe. The chariot on this coin is a good reproduction of the coin of Phillip of Macedon (359-336 BCE). The Greek inscription "Philippou"- of Phillip, is correct, although writing had not yet been adopted in northern Europe. CM, 1861.5-9.2
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Copy of a gold stater, Iron Age, 3rd. During the third century, the Celtic peopl...

Ancestral monolith (atal) of the Bakor-clan,Nigeria. Such stones are placed upright,buried up to the navel in the ground.They stand individually,sometimes in circles. Basalt,H:174 cm Pre-16th Musee du quai Branly, Inv.70.1998.4.1
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Ancestral monolith (atal) of the Bakor-clan,Nigeria. Such stones are placed u...

Double vase,classical style. Chavin Culture, 800 BCE
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Double vase,classical style. Chavin Culture, 800 BCE

Female figure,terracotta of the Evolutivo Formativo period. Idol, 5th CE.
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Female figure,terracotta of the Evolutivo Formativo period. Idol, 5th CE.

Treasure of Senor de Sipan: small metal heads,part of a necklace for members of the lunar cult. Lambayeque Culture, 5th CE.
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Treasure of Senor de Sipan: small metal heads,part of a necklace for members of...

Silver pectoral from Lambayeque,Peru.
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Silver pectoral from Lambayeque,Peru.