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Circuit Wall & Moat, Beaumaris Castle
The outer circuit wall of Beaumaris Castle, located on Anglesey, Wales, and built from 1295 CE by Edward I of England (r. 1272-1307 CE).
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Coricancha Circuit Wall
Part of the surviving wall from the Inca sacred precinct of Coricancha at Cuzco, 15th century CE. The site was reused for the monastery of Santo Domingo.
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Interview: UNESCO Archives Digitization Project
Ancient History Encyclopedia has partnered with the UNESCO Archives, which we are very excited about. Our mission aligns very much with UNESCO, wanting to bring about peace and international understanding to the world through cultural heritage...
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Portuguese Carrack
An illustration of a Portuguese carrack ship from a 16th-century map. (Digital Library, University of Minnesota)
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Kena Upanishad
Kena Upanishad, verses 1.1–3, partially 4 (opens with salutations to Ganesha) The thick text is the Upanishad scripture, the small text in the margins and edges are an unknown scholar's notes and comments in the typical Hindu style of...
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15-century CE Nautical Map
Nautical chart of the North-East Atlantic Ocean, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, accompanied by a circular world map.
Alleged author: Cristopher Columbus (l. 1451-1506 CE)
Gallica Digital Library
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Soldiers at the Siege of Yorktown
Soldiers at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). A Black infantryman of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment is depicted at the far left. Watercolor by Jean-Baptiste-Antoine DeVerger, 1781. Anne S.K...
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Photograph of Hector Berlioz
A photograph of the French composer Hector Berlioz (1803-1869). Taken in 1863 by Pierre Petit. (Gallica Digital Library)
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Bhir Mound Excavations
Google Earth view of Bhir Mound archaeological site excavations at Taxila, 6th-2nd Cent BCE. Image © 2015 Digital Globe
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Reconstruction of the Old Summer Palace, Beijing
Digital reconstruction of the Yuanming Yuan palace complex, known in the Western World as the Old Summer Palace. This reconstruction depicts Haiyantang ("The Palace of Calm Seas"), a two-story western-style palace with a magnificent water...