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Amazing !!! How English has evolved over 1,000 years.

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Tupinambá feather cloak from the 16th Century AD; made in Brazil, displayed at the National Museum of Denmark.

Because they are made of feathers, few have survived the test of time, so much so that today we only have about a dozen of them spread across european museums.

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A 17th Century AD, Skeleton Praying, detail from the marble floor of Cornaro Chapel at the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome. Italy.

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One of the three Roman pools of Gafsa, in Tunisia, two of which are open. Built in the 2nd Century BC, they are about five meters deep and are fed by hot water springs.

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A 19th Century AD, Hearse decorated in Gothic style found in Dresden, Germany.

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Ancient Egyptian pin tumbler lock is one of earliest forms of locking technology, and its basic design is still used today. This lock used a wooden bolt that slid into a latch to secure a door. It feature was wooden pins of different lengths that blocked bolt from moving unless correct key was used.

The key was a wooden tool with pegs that matched the pins in lock. When inserted, pegs lifted pins to the right height, aligning them with crucial line that allowed bolt to slide and unlock door.

Originating in what is now Iraq before 3200 BC, cuneiform script is, as far as we know, oldest form of writing in the world. The recording of a spoken language, emerged from earlier recording systems at the end of 4th Millennium BC. The first written language in Mesopotamia is called Sumerian. Most of early tablets come from the site of Uruk, in southern Mesopotamia, and it may have been here that this form of writing was invented.

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A breakfast prepared 3500 years ago consisting of bread, meat from the leg of a bull, and for dessert, a plate containing figs and dates.

These foods were found dried and preserved in the dry sands of Egypt inside tomb of Senenmut, a close advisor and the Chief Royal Architect of Queen (Hatshepsut), who also designed her wonderful temple in Deir el-Bahari, Egypt.

This authentic Egyptian breakfast was originally kept in British Museum, then museum donated it to Museum of Food Antiquities.

Cross section of a road in England.

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Mountain Aras Cypress at Tandooreh National Park in Iran; an ancient tree estimated to be around 4852 years old. This venerable Cypress tree, known for its impressive age and resilience, stands as a living testament to natural history of the region.

Located in Tandooreh National Park, tree is part of a unique and diverse ecosystem. Its age and longevity make it a significant botanical and ecological landmark, highlighting ancient history and environmental importance of area.

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A 14th Century CE, Communal Oven in Urval - France :

In medieval France, the feudal lord had the duty to provide and the privilege to own all large ovens within his fief. In exchange, personal ovens were generally outlawed and commoners had to pay a fee to use the seigniorial oven to bake their bread.

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Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, is built over the remains of an ancient Athenian neighbourhood dating back to 4000 years old.

The remains of this neighbourhood, uncovered during the excavations to lay the foundation for the Acropolis Museum, show a place that has been teeming with life for centuries. Archaeologists, as they peeled back the earth, exposed a honeycomb of walls, streets, alleys, houses, baths and workshops, some as far down as five meters or more below present ground level.

This door is one of the oldest in the world located in the Pantheon in Rome, Italy. It was built in the year 118-126 AD, during time of Emperor Hadrian.

The gate consists of two wings, each made of solid bronze, weighs 8.5 tons, measures 7.6m high and 2.3m wide. Although the wings are extremely heavy, they are so balanced that a single person can easily open and close them.

It is also one of few doors in the world whose lock, dating back almost 2000 years, still works

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The Circus Games Mosaic is a 2nd-century Roman mosaic depicting a chariot race in quadrigas. It was discovered in 1806 in the Ainay district of Lyon (ancient Lugdunum) and is now on display in the Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon, France.

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In the Dard River region of France, a remarkable natural process has unfolded over the past century. A ladder submerged in the river has undergone accelerated fossilization, becoming coated in a thick layer of calcite—essentially limestone.

Driven by the river’s mineral-rich waters, this rapid transformation has turned the ladder into a striking stone artifact. It’s a vivid reminder of how nature can swiftly turn everyday objects into extraordinary geological treasures.

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Tomb of the Diver (470 BC), from the ancient Greek city of Paestum in Italy, is a grave made of five local limestone slabs forming the four lateral walls and the roof.

Tomb takes its name from the painting at the top slab which shows a man diving into waves.

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