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An 8th Century CE silver liturgical chalice found in near Ardagh in County Limerick, Ireland. The bowl and foot of the chalice is made of silver, and it is decorated with gold, amber, glass and enamel. Part of the Ardagh Hoard. Image republished...

Official website: https://to.pbs.org/buffalo | #AmericanBuffaloPBS The scale of destruction of wild animals in the American West during the 19th century is the largest in known human history. When hide hunters ran out of buffalo, they...

The exterior of a traditional Japanese house. Sakano family's residence, Jousou-shi (city) Ibaraki-ken (Prefecture), Japan.

The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) are a collection of scrolls found in the desert east of Jerusalem on the shore of the Dead Sea. They represent the largest manuscript collections of texts from the Second Temple Period found in the area of Judah...

A manuscript of the Beowulf. 11th century CE. (British Library, London)

Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, USA. The canyon boasts 5,000 years of habitation, including the Ancestral Pueblan Culture from c. 700 CE.

Jamestown Church at the archaeological site of the 17th-century CE Jamestown colony of Virginia.

The Jacob Keim farmstead was built in 1753 CE for Jacob Keim and his wife Magdalena Hoch, German colonial settlers who lived in Pennsylvania during the 18th Century. The homestead is an example of German Colonial architecture. Further additions...

Interior of Evora Cathedral, Evora Portugal. Photo taken 2011 CE.

This week, we're continuing our discussion of heroes by talking about Gilgamesh, star of one of the earliest written hero stories, The Epic of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh was a terrible ancient king who left his kingdom seeking adventure, and eventually...