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  • Great Mother, early neolithic altar sculpture, 6th millennium BC, from Tumba Madzari, Skopje, in the Archaeological Museum Of Macedonia, in Skopje, capital city of North Macedonia. The altar represents a mother as source of life and protector. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deer with antlers and spring flowing into a bowl, with inscription from Psalm 42, relief on a terracotta icon, 5th - 6th century AD, from Vinicko Kale, Vinica, Macedonia, in the Archaeological Museum Of Macedonia, in Skopje, capital city of North Macedonia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Victory cross, relief on a terracotta icon, 5th - 6th century AD, from Vinicko Kale, Vinica, Macedonia, in the Archaeological Museum Of Macedonia, in Skopje, capital city of North Macedonia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archaeological Museum Of Macedonia at night, and the Bridge of Civilisations across the river Vardar, in Skopje, capital city of North Macedonia. On the right is Gemidzii, a sculptural group of boatmen from Thessaloniki, erected 2010, depicting 7 members of the secret revolutionary group who carried out the Thessaloniki assassinations on the eve of the Ilinden Uprising. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archaeological Museum Of Macedonia and the Stone Bridge, also known as Dusan Bridge, built 1451-69 across the river Vardar, in Skopje, capital city of North Macedonia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Daniel in the lion's den, relief on a terracotta icon, 5th - 6th century AD, from Vinicko Kale, Vinica, Macedonia, in the Archaeological Museum Of Macedonia, in Skopje, capital city of North Macedonia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Limestone bust of a woman with a hood, Roman pudicitia icon used in funerals as an allegory of modesty and chastity, from Cortijo de Dona, donated by Gomez Latorre-Diaz Saro, in the Archaeological Museum of Ubeda, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The bust is thought to be part of the Stalacci funerary monuments at Ubeda la Vieja, the old Roman colony of Salaria. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustration of an ancient Iberian incineration ritual, by Victorino Mayoral, in the Archaeological Museum of Ubeda, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone head of a lion with its paw on a human head, tomb guardian, from an Iberian-Roman funerary monument, from Cortijo de Don Aldonza, in the Archaeological Museum of Ubeda, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone carved Iberian head, from the Guadalquivir river, donated by D Natalio Rivas Saboteur, in the Archaeological Museum of Ubeda, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The head is thought to be part of the Stalacci funerary monuments at Ubeda la Vieja, the old Roman colony of Salaria. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deer hunting, facsimile of a neolithic cave painting from the Cueva del Tio Garroso, Alarcon, Teruel, in the Archaeological Museum of Ubeda, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Illustration of the maritime trading of the Greeks in the Mediterranean in the late 7th century BC, by Victorino Mayoral, in the Archaeological Museum of Ubeda, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sphinx found at the Colonnaded Street at Petra, Ma'an, Jordan, from Petra Archaeological Museum. This winged sphinx is sculpted from sandstone. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Elephant-headed capital found at the Great Temple, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan in 2000, from the Petra Archaeological Museum. One of the elephant-head capitals that adorned the two triple colonnades on either side of the lower terrace after the building was redesigned. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble female head found at the Qasr Al Bint temple excavation at Petra, Ma'an, Jordan, from the Petra Archaeological Museum. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Serapis found near monumental gate at Petra, Ma'an, Jordan, from Petra Archaeological Museum. Serapis was a Graeco-Egyptian god and only the top part of this statue remains. He is depicted in oriental style with curly hair and beard. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion's head and capital found in Petra, from the Petra Archaeological Museum, Petra, Ma'an, Jordan. This carved lion probably originated from the Temple of the Winged Lions, built c. 27 AD, where sculpted lion's heads adorned the tops of the capitals. Petra was the capital and royal city of the Nabateans, Arabic desert nomads. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Helios, god of the sun, possibly from a temple pediment, made in Lysippan proportions, mid Hellenistic, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stele with relief of couple holding hands with inscriptions of their names, from Nisyros, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Helios, god of the sun, possibly from a temple pediment, made in Lysippan proportions, mid Hellenistic, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Centaur wearing ivy crown, returning from hunting with a hare and a sling, pebble floor mosaic, from Rhodes acropolis, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bellerophon, mythical hero from Corinth, riding his winged horse Pegasus, killing the Chimaera, in Lycia, in Asia Minor, pebble floor mosaic, 300-270 BC, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. The original building here was a 7th century Byzantine citadel, converted into a palace from 1309 as the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Courtyard of the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. The original building here was a 7th century Byzantine citadel, converted into a palace from 1309 as the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lion holding head of a bull, stone sculpture from a monumental grave, late Hellenistic, from Rhodes necropolis, in the courtyard of the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of an athlete, possibly from a herm, classical style, 1st century BC, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aphrodite 'aidoumene', known as the Great Aphrodite of Rhodes, possibly a cult statue, from the sea at Nichorion, Rhodes, early Hellenistic, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Zeus on a sphinx throne with female possibly Hera or agricultural goddess, with a pillar and an eagle, votive relief, from Kalythries, late 2nd century BC, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius, 2nd century AD, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crouching Aphrodite bathing, small statue, known as the Rhodes Venus, 1st century BC copy of an earlier 3rd century BC sculpture by Doidalsas, probably made for a garden or wealthy villa, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Zeus, small statue from Camirus, late Hellenistic, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Small votive altar with relief of the goddess 'mistress of animals' wearing a polos crown and holding a lion in each hand, Roman, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hero on horseback holding kantharos, from which sacred snake drinks, and (right) 3 votaries with an altar, votive relief, late Hellenistic, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceramic painted plate by the Nisyros School, with sphinx, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stele with relief of mother and daughter Timarista and Krito embracing, from the Camirus necropolis, Greek, 420- 410 BC, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Menander, comic poet, 4th century BC, copy of an original statue by the son of Praxiteles, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Asclepius, Greek god of medicine, with his serpent-entwined staff, small marble statue, Roman, mid 2nd century AD, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head of Silenus or Bacchus, with drunken expression, porphyry, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Veiled head for insertion in a female statue torso, 2nd century BC, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Triton, aquatic god, with fishtails, holding a ship's helm, with serpents on his head, floor mosaic from the andron of a house, early 3rd century BC, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary stele with relief of couple holding hands, with dog and child, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Zeus, small statue from Camirus, late Hellenistic, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ossuary fragment with relief of garlands, flowers, bucrania or bulls' skulls and human heads, from the Amaxia and Syedroi workshop in western Cicilia, 1st - 2nd century AD, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crouching Aphrodite bathing, small statue, known as the Rhodes Venus, 1st century BC copy of an earlier 3rd century BC sculpture by Doidalsas, probably made for a garden or wealthy villa, in the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, housed in the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, or the Kastello, a Gothic medieval castle built 14th century by the Knights Hospitaller as their headquarters, in the town of Rhodes, on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archaeological Museum Of Macedonia, river Vardar, Bridge of Civilisations, and Gemidzii, a sculptural group of boatmen from Thessaloniki, erected 2010, in central Skopje, capital city of North Macedonia. The sculpture depicts 7 members of the secret revolutionary group who carried out the Thessaloniki assassinations on the eve of the Ilinden Uprising. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of a wooden roof with geometric painted decoration, from a mudejar style house, in the Archaeological Museum of Ubeda, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hindu low-relief, 10th - 12th centuries, in the archaeological museum in the Carmo Church, adjoining the Convento da Ordem do Carmo or Carmo Convent, a Carmelite convent founded 1389 and destroyed in the 1755 earthquake, Chiado, Lisbon, Portugal. Below is a battle scene, in the middle is a hero being transported to heaven by nymphs, and above is a linga, the symbol of the god Shiva. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Photograph in the National Archaeological Museum, depicting Punic Tombs, Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on February 1, 2008. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage. The National Archaeological Museum (Musee National de Carthage) houses an impressive collection of Punic and Christian relics found in the excavations, including stelae, jewellery, sarcophagi and reliefs. It also features maps, photographs and models of the ancient city. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Painting of the Punic city's harbour in the National Archaeological Museum. Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on February 1, 2008, in the afternoon. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage. The National Archaeological Museum (Musee National de Carthage) houses an impressive collection of Punic and Christian relics found in the excavations, including stelae, jewellery, sarcophagi and reliefs. It also features maps, photographs and models of the ancient city. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of the remains of a Roman female statue in the garden of the National Archaeological Museum. Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 2, 2008, in the late afternoon. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage. The National Archaeological Museum (Musee National de Carthage) houses an impressive collection of Punic and Christian relics found in the excavations, including stelae, jewellery, sarcophagi and reliefs. It also features maps, photographs and models of the ancient city. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Low angle view of a sculpture of a Roman actor with a mask in the garden of the National Archaeological Museum. Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 29, 2008, in the afternoon. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage. The National Archaeological Museum (Musee National de Carthage) houses an impressive collection of Punic and Christian relics found in the excavations, including stelae, jewellery, sarcophagi and reliefs. It also features maps, photographs and models of the ancient city. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Detail of a sculpture of a Roman actor with a mask in the garden of the National Archaeological Museum, Carthage, Tunisia, pictured on January 29, 2008, in the afternoon. Carthage was founded in 814 BC by the Phoenicians who fought three Punic Wars against the Romans over this immensely important Mediterranean harbour. The Romans finally conquered the city in 146 BC. Subsequently it was conquered by the Vandals and the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a UNESCO World Heritage. The National Archaeological Museum (Musee National de Carthage) houses an impressive collection of Punic and Christian relics found in the excavations, including stelae, jewellery, sarcophagi and reliefs. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Lattara, aerial view, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, aerial view, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, aerial view, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, aerial view, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, aerial view, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, aerial view, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, aerial view, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, aerial view, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, aerial view, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Apollo, with copy of the original statue of Apollo shooting arrows (the original is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples), in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. The temple was originally built in the 2nd century BC and was damaged in the 62 AD earthquake. A new phase of official excavations has been taking place here since 2017 in an attempt to stop looters from digging tunnels and removing artefacts for sale. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Apollo, with copy of the original statue of Apollo shooting arrows (the original is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples), in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. The temple was originally built in the 2nd century BC and was damaged in the 62 AD earthquake. A new phase of official excavations has been taking place here since 2017 in an attempt to stop looters from digging tunnels and removing artefacts for sale. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Apollo, with copy of the original statue of Apollo shooting arrows (the original is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples), in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. The temple was originally built in the 2nd century BC and was damaged in the 62 AD earthquake. A new phase of official excavations has been taking place here since 2017 in an attempt to stop looters from digging tunnels and removing artefacts for sale. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, aerial view, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, aerial view, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, aerial view, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, aerial view, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, aerial view, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, aerial view, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, now the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The visible ruins date to the Iron Age (4th - 2nd century BC). The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Apollo, with copy of the original statue of Apollo shooting arrows (the original is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples), in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. The temple was originally built in the 2nd century BC and was damaged in the 62 AD earthquake. A new phase of official excavations has been taking place here since 2017 in an attempt to stop looters from digging tunnels and removing artefacts for sale. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Apollo, with copy of the original statue of Apollo shooting arrows (the original is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples), in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. The temple was originally built in the 2nd century BC and was damaged in the 62 AD earthquake. A new phase of official excavations has been taking place here since 2017 in an attempt to stop looters from digging tunnels and removing artefacts for sale. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of Apollo, with copy of the original statue of Apollo shooting arrows (the original is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples), in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. The temple was originally built in the 2nd century BC and was damaged in the 62 AD earthquake. A new phase of official excavations has been taking place here since 2017 in an attempt to stop looters from digging tunnels and removing artefacts for sale. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Karine Marquet, head of the department of Administration and Study of Archaeological Artefacts, restoring a terracotta pot in the Laboratoire d'Archeologie, Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Karine Marquet, head of the department of Administration and Study of Archaeological Artefacts, cleaning a double comb in bone, 10th - 11th centuries, excavated in 1994 in a dig led by Francois Blary, in the Laboratoire d'Archeologie, Chateau-Thierry, Picardy, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Andiron or bracket support, with horse head, ceramic, 325-225 BC, in the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 842 silver coins decorated with crosses, 2nd century BC, which arrived in Lattara as a transaction payment from the Volques Tectosages Gallic tribe near Toulouse, in the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Warrior statue, possibly an archer or spear bearer, wearing a disc or cardiophylax serving as armour, from a 3rd century BC house, in the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Clay oven in outdoor cooking area under a porch, in a Gallic house in Lattara, 3rd - 2nd century BC, reconstructed with mud walls following plans from excavations, at the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The house consists of 2 rooms and an outer porch and was built with adobe on stone foundations, with a wooden roof. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallo-Roman votive altar topped with crown, dedicated to Mercury, limestone, in the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gallic house in Lattara, 3rd - 2nd century BC, reconstructed with mud walls following plans from excavations, at the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The house consists of 2 rooms and an outer porch and was built with adobe on stone foundations, with a wooden roof. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scaffolding and excavation site at the House of the Dolphins, a luxurious dwelling in the Regio V suburb of Pompeii, which has revealed many frescoes including several of dolphins, in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. A new phase of official excavations has been taking place here since 2017 in an attempt to stop looters from digging tunnels and removing artefacts for sale. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scaffolding and excavation site at the House of the Dolphins, a luxurious dwelling in the Regio V suburb of Pompeii, which has revealed many frescoes including several of dolphins, in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. A new phase of official excavations has been taking place here since 2017 in an attempt to stop looters from digging tunnels and removing artefacts for sale. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amphorae, 75-60 BC, in a boat, reconstruction, illustrating how wine was packed and transported by sea to reach Lattara, in the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stela of Sextantio, limestone, 9th century BC, from Castelnau-le-Lez, in the Musee Archeologique Henri Prades, an archaeology museum at Lattara, an ancient Etruscan settlement founded 6th century BC, rediscovered in 1963, at Lattes, near Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The stele is of Iberian influence and is decorated with geometric patterns, wheels, a lance and a circular shield. The site was first settled in neolithic times but thrived in Etruscan times as a port settlement, beside lagoons on the Lez delta, and grew again in Roman times from 2nd century BC. The site is a protected archaeological reserve, with an archaeological museum, research centre and excavation depot, and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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