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  • Native American celebration, painting by Romando Vigil or Tse Ye Mu, Puebloan artist, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Romando Vigil is from San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, and was a contributor to the murals at the Santa Fe Indian School and also painted for Walt Disney studios. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pottery Making, painting by Romando Vigil or Tse Ye Mu, Puebloan artist, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Romando Vigil is from San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, and was a contributor to the murals at the Santa Fe Indian School and also painted for Walt Disney studios. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Buffalo Dance, a Pueblo ritual performed in most villages, painting probably by Tomas Vigil or Pan Yo Pin, 1889-1960, Puebloan artist, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Tomas Vigil is from Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico, and is of the Santa Fe Indian School of Art. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cliff Palace, 1898, colour photochrom print, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Cliff Palace, 13th century, is a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, rediscovered in 1888. It is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cliff Palace, 1911, photograph, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Cliff Palace, 13th century, is a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, rediscovered in 1888. It is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cliff Palace, 1917, photograph, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Cliff Palace, 13th century, is a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, rediscovered in 1888. It is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pueblo Dancers, painting, 1917, by Crescendo Martinez, d. 1918, Puebloan artist, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The dancers are dressed as eagles and the drummers accompanying them played music and sang throughout the public ceremony. Crescendo Martinez is from San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, and is of the Santa Fe Indian School of Art. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cliff Palace, 1896, A white marble city, photograph by Thomas M McKee, 1854-1939, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Cliff Palace, 13th century, is a huge multi-storey Native American Puebloan dwelling, housing 125 people, with 23 kivas and 150 rooms, rediscovered in 1888. It is the largest cliff house in the park, possibly used for social and ceremonial purposes and is thought to be part of a larger community encompassing 60 pueblos and 600 people. It is made from sandstone blocks, mortar and wooden beams and was originally painted with earthen plasters. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model depicting the Great Classic Pueblo Period, 1100-1300 AD, when people moved from small, compact villages on the mesa tops to alcoves where they built cliff dwellings like Spruce Tree House, shown here in the late 13th century, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Native American celebration, painting by Romando Vigil or Tse Ye Mu, Puebloan artist, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Romando Vigil is from San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, and was a contributor to the murals at the Santa Fe Indian School and also painted for Walt Disney studios. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dancers, painting by Tomas Vigil or Pan Yo Pin, 1889-1960, Puebloan artist, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Tomas Vigil is from Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico, and is of the Santa Fe Indian School of Art. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Buffalo dancer following a man in a green shirt carrying a bow, by Alfonso Royal or Awa Tsireh, 1895-1955, Puebloan artist, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Alfonso Royal is from San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, and is of the Santa Fe Indian School of Art. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rio Grande Pueblo Indian on horseback, painting by Abel Sanchez or Oqwa Pi, 1899-1971, Puebloan artist, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Abel Sanchez is from New Mexico, and is of the Santa Fe Indian School of Art. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model depicting the Developmental Pueblo Period, 750-1100 AD, when the pueblo or village architecture developed, pottery-making flourished, new farming techniques emerged and trade became significant, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The village shown is from 850 AD and shows Puebloan Indians in a series of connected living and storage rooms, facing South or South West. The pit room in front of the dwellings was used for living or ceremonial purposes. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Discovery of the Two Storey Cliff House in Mancos Canyon by the Jackson Party in 1874, painting, 1936, oil on canvas, by William Henry Jackson at the age of 93, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. Jackson was a pioneer photographer who was working in the mountains at Mesa Verde when he met John Moss, a rancher and explorer, who showed him the ancient dwellings in the cliffs. Jackson took the first photographs of the ruins in 1874. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pottery jar with narrow neck and loop handles, with black on white geometric design, made 1200-76 AD, in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum, in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA. The jar was found full of corn in February 1955 by Robert and Eugene Ismay of McElmo Canyon Colorado, in a cave. Mesa Verde is the largest archaeological site in America, with Native Americans inhabiting the area from 7500 BC to 13th century AD. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of a hunting medallion within an acanthus scroll from the border of the mosaic in the Eastern wing of the Burnt Palace, forming part of the Archeological Park of Madaba, Jordan. The Palace was a late 6th century private mansion destroyed by fire and earthquake in 749 AD. Its name stems from the thick ashy layer overlying the mosaic pavement when excavated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of a hunting medallion within an acanthus scroll from the border of the mosaic in the Eastern wing of the Burnt Palace, forming part of the Archeological Park of Madaba, Jordan. The Palace was a late 6th century private mansion destroyed by fire and earthquake in 749 AD. Its name stems from the thick ashy layer overlying the mosaic pavement when excavated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of a pair of sandals from the entrance of the Burnt Palace, forming part of the Archeological Park of Madaba, Jordan. This mosaic indicated that shoes should be removed on entering the building. The Palace was a late 6th century private mansion destroyed by fire and earthquake in 749 AD. Its name stems from the thick ashy layer overlying the mosaic pavement when excavated. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hippolytus mosaic telling the story of the life of Hippolytus on the floor of the Hippolytus Hall in the Archeological Park of Madaba, Jordan. Originally a Roman pagan temple occupied the site, but in the early 6th century a Byzantine mansion was built over the ruins of the temple, with mosaics depicting the legends of Hippolytus and Phaedra, and Aphrodite and Adonis. The Hall was later levelled to build the Church of the Virgin, and the mosaics were discovered in 1982. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mosaic of vase and floral motifs from the floor of the chapel of the Church of the Acropolis at Ma'in, Jordan, built 719-20, which forms part of the Archeological Park of Madaba. The iconoclastic conflict of the 8th century is in evidence here with the obliteration of a biblical scene from the Book of Isaiah and its later substitution by floral motifs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floor mosaic of Esboun (Heshbon) from the border of the cities mosaic in the nave of the Church of the Acropolis at Ma'in, Jordan, built 719-20, which forms part of the Archeological Park of Madaba. This section of the mosaic depicts vignettes of fifteen bishopric cities in the Holy Land on the East and West banks of the Jordan river, with their names in Greek. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floor mosaic of Gadoron (Gadora of Peraea) from the border of the cities mosaic in the nave of the Church of the Acropolis at Ma'in, Jordan, built 719-20, which forms part of the Archeological Park of Madaba. This section of the mosaic depicts vignettes of fifteen bishopric cities in the Holy Land on the East and West banks of the Jordan river, with their names in Greek. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Floor mosaic of Gadoron (Gadora of Peraea) and other cities from the border of the cities mosaic in the nave of the Church of the Acropolis at Ma'in, Jordan, built 719-20, which forms part of the Archeological Park of Madaba. This section of the mosaic depicts vignettes of fifteen bishopric cities in the Holy Land on the East and West banks of the Jordan river, with their names in Greek. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton probably dating back to Middle Ages, excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes, and subject of researches by Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton probably dating back to Middle Ages, excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes, and subject of researches by Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton probably dating back to Middle Ages, excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes, and subject of researches by Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton probably dating back to Middle Ages, excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes, and subject of researches by Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton probably dating back to Middle Ages, excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes, and subject of researches by Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Amesbury Sarcophagus, a Roman stone sarcophagus from the 3rd century AD, discovered by Wessex Archeology in 2007 during the excavation of a large Roman cemetery near Boscombe Down, Amesbury, in the Salisbury Museum, housing archaeological collections from Stonehenge and other local sites from prehistory to the present day, in The King's House, Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The sarcophagus contained the remains of a woman holding a young child in her arms. The use of a stone sarcophagus was rare and reserved only for people of importance. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Funerary masks in polychrome wood, Ptolemaic period, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Archaeology Room, in the Musee Joseph Denais, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The museum houses the personal collection of Joseph Denais, humanist, historian and journalist, who created this museum in 1905. The collection covers fine arts, archeology, ethnography and natural history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Breastplate from a child's coffin, terracotta, Theban period, found in a large New Kingdom necropolis at Tounah el-Gebel, Egypt, excavated by Raymond Weill, in the Mediterranean Archaeology Room, in the Musee Joseph Denais, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The museum houses the personal collection of Joseph Denais, humanist, historian and journalist, who created this museum in 1905. The collection covers fine arts, archeology, ethnography and natural history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Isic priestess, 3rd - 4th century, human remains found during excavations 1845-1914 at Antinoopolis, Egypt, a city founded by Emperor Hadrian, by Albert Gayet, in the Mediterranean Archaeology Room, in the Musee Joseph Denais, in Beaufort-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The museum houses the personal collection of Joseph Denais, humanist, historian and journalist, who created this museum in 1905. The collection covers fine arts, archeology, ethnography and natural history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Prince of the Lilies fresco, detail, restored, Neopalatial period, late Minoan, c. 1550 BC, from the south wing of the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The life-size man wears a loincloth and headdress of lily flowers and is thought to be a ruler or priest of Knossos, or possibly an athlete. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Phaistos disc, side B, fired clay with stamped symbols of unknown meaning, 2nd millennium BC, from the Minoan palace of Phaistos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North Propylaeum or North Entrance, restored, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Procession of horsemen on parade, holding shields and spears, detail, stone relief frieze, restored, Greek, Archaic period, 650-600 BC, from the facade of Temple A at Prinias (possibly ancient Rizenia), in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bull's head rhyton or ritual pouring vessel, in black steatite, jasper and mother of pearl, restored, Neopalatial period, c. 1550-1500 BC, from the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Phaistos disc, side A, fired clay with stamped symbols of unknown meaning, 2nd millennium BC, from the Minoan palace of Phaistos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North Propylaeum or North Entrance, restored, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Behind the columns is a charging bull fresco added by Arthur Evans. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Clay hydria with black painting of chariot race, possibly a funerary game, and geometric motifs, Greek, Early Archaic Period, 700–650 BC, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Men bearing offerings of a boat and animals, for the deceased, standing in front of his tomb, fresco, detail, on the Hagia Triada sarcophagus, late Minoan period, 1370-1320 BC, in plaster and stone, from a chamber tomb in Hagia Triada, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • South Propylaeum or South Entrance, restored, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. On the wall is a copy by Arthur Evans of the cup-bearer fresco of a man holding a libation vase or rhyton. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Procession of horsemen on parade, holding shields and spears, detail, stone relief frieze, restored, Greek, Archaic period, 650-600 BC, from the facade of Temple A at Prinias (possibly ancient Rizenia), in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Procession of horsemen on parade, holding shields and spears, detail, stone relief frieze, restored, Greek, Archaic period, 650-600 BC, from the facade of Temple A at Prinias (possibly ancient Rizenia), in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cremation pithos or funerary urn with white painted winged figure, probably the mythical giant Talos, protector of Crete, between sphinxes with lily headdresses, Greek, Early Archaic Period, 7th century BC, from Arkades, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ladies in Blue fresco, with 3 woman wearing jewellery, copy by Emile Gillieron, early 20th century, after an original, 1600-1450 BC, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining hall, a hypostyle hall in the north wing of the central court, next to the kitchens, at the Minoan palace of Zakros, at Kato Zakros, in eastern Crete, Greece. The original palace was destroyed by earthquake, rebuilt c. 1600 BC and destroyed again c. 1450 BC. Covering 8,000m2, with 150 rooms, it is the smallest of the 4 Minoan palace sites in Crete. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Procession of horsemen on parade, holding shields and spears, detail, stone relief frieze, restored, Greek, Archaic period, 650-600 BC, from the facade of Temple A at Prinias (possibly ancient Rizenia), in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of the dolphins, copy, originally painted 1800-1400 BC, in the Queen's Megaron, in the Queen's Apartments, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Leaping Bull fresco on stucco relief, restored, Neopalatial period, c. 1450 BC, from the east wing of the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Athletes leap over the charging bull, in a depiction of this popular Minoan sport. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Procession of horsemen on parade, holding shields and spears, detail, stone relief frieze, restored, Greek, Archaic period, 650-600 BC, from the facade of Temple A at Prinias (possibly ancient Rizenia), in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tripartite Shrine fresco, or Grandstand fresco, detail, restored, with a tripartite building with columns surmounted by horns of consecration, thought to represent the Central Court at Knossos, with females seated on raised platforms talking and gesturing, and crowds below, Neopalatial period, 1600-1450 BC, from the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theatre with steps forming seats (left),  monumental staircase (centre), in the West Court, built 2000 BC, at the Minoan palace of Phaistos, on the Messara plain in southern Crete, Greece. The Minoan city of Phaistos flourished from 6000 BC to 1st century BC, with the original palace built c. 2000 BC, rebuilt 1700 BC after an earthquake and rebuilt again in 1450 BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Record of wool quantities for textile production on a Linear B tablet, Final Palatial Period, c. 1375-1300 BC, from the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The palm-leaf tablet was marked by a scribe to record amounts of wool given to workshops in 2 settlements and to a collector, to produce 9 cloths. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tripartite Shrine fresco, or Grandstand fresco, restored, with a tripartite building with columns surmounted by horns of consecration, thought to represent the Central Court at Knossos, with females seated on raised platforms talking and gesturing, and crowds below, Neopalatial period, 1600-1450 BC, from the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hagia Triada sarcophagus, detail, late Minoan period, 1370-1320 BC, in plaster and stone with frescos of funeral rituals, from a chamber tomb in Hagia Triada, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The deceased is depicted on the right in front of his tomb, receiving offerings of a boat and animals. On the left, a priestesses pour libations. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Horse drawn chariot symbolising the final journey of the deceased, fresco, detail, on the Hagia Triada sarcophagus, late Minoan period, 1370-1320 BC, in plaster and stone with frescos of funeral rituals, from a chamber tomb in Hagia Triada, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Priestesses waiting in line to pour libations into a tub, fresco, detail, on the Hagia Triada sarcophagus, late Minoan period, 1370-1320 BC, in plaster and stone, from a chamber tomb in Hagia Triada, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Griffin facing the throne, fresco, in the Throne Room, Creto-Mycenaean period, used by king Minos and his priests as a council hall or law court, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • North Propylaeum or North Entrance, restored, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Behind the columns is a charging bull fresco added by Arthur Evans. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Throne Room, Creto-Mycenaean period, used by king Minos and his priests as a council hall or law court, with alabaster throne, benches, porphyry basin and frescoes of griffins, at the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Karaitos valley near Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Knossos was the capital of the Minoan civilisation, built on an older Neolithic settlement. The first palace built c. 2000 BC was destroyed c. 1700 BC, the second palace rebuilt and destroyed in 1350 BC. Excavations and restorations took place 1878 and 1900-31. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hagia Triada sarcophagus, late Minoan period, 1370-1320 BC, in plaster and stone with frescos of funeral rituals, from a chamber tomb in Hagia Triada, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The scene depicts funerary rites, with a bull sacrifice and bloodless offerings at an altar beside a sacred tree. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medusa, terracotta head used as an antefix, for covering the ends of roof tiles, Greek, Archaic period, 6th century BC, from the Temple of Diktaian Zeus at Palaikastro, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Leaping Bull fresco on stucco relief, detail, restored, Neopalatial period, c. 1450 BC, from the east wing of the Minoan palace of Knossos, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Athletes leap over the charging bull, in a depiction of this popular Minoan sport. 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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  • 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A general view of Neolithic mirror pool lined with white quartz on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. Excavated by archaeologist Jacqui Wood and her team. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: A general view of Neolithic spring and winter pools on August 2, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. Excavated by archaeologist Jacqui Wood and her team. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: General view of Mesolithic platform with votive pits cut into it on August 2, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. The site, with Saveock Water Field School in the background, is being excavated by Archaeologist Jacqui Wood and her team. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A plan of the Mesolithic clay platform on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. The plan shows the stakes of the dwellings. Pits have been cut into this feature and those coloured in pink have been emptied in antiquity leaving just a few feathers or fur to indicate their previous contents. Excavations here are led by archaeologist Jacqui Wood. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A general view of the ruins of an extensive prehistoric building on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. Excavations here are led by archaeologist Jacqui Wood. Her team has not yet excavated this building. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: A view from above of Neolithic spring and winter pools on August 2, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England.  The winter pool containing with a stone lined bath is in the foreground. The Spring pool is in the background. Excavated by archaeologist Jacqui Wood and her team. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: A general view of Neolithic mirror pool lined with white quartz on August 2, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. Excavated by archaeologist Jacqui Wood and her team. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: A close up of Neolithic winter pool on August 2, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. A stone lined bath is inserted into the pool. Excavated by archaeologist Jacqui Wood and her team. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A view from the front of archaeologist Jacqui Wood, her team and students on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall. They are excavating a Mesolithic platform.(Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A close up of archaeologist Jacqui Wood, her team and students on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall. They are excavating a Mesolithic platform. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A view from the side of archaeologist Jacqui Wood, her team and students on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall. They are excavating a Mesolithic platform. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: View from above of dog skeleton in Pit 35 on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. This pit was lined with fur,skin side out, and the bottom jaw of a baked pig without teeth was carefully placed between a dog's legs. Archaeologist Jacqui Wood is to the right of the pit. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: Archaeologist Jacqui Wood pointing to the rib cage of a dog in Pit 35 on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. This pit was lined with fur, skin side out, and the bottom jaw of a baked pig without teeth was carefully placed between the dog's legs. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: A detail of eggs in Pit 9 on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. Pit 9 was lined with a feathered swan pelt, with two magpies lying side by side on top of 55 eggs, including 7containing fully formed chicks. Excavated by Jacqui Wood and her team. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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