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Assur
Aššur, also known as Ashur and '''Qal'at Sherqat''', was the capital of the Middle Assyrian Empire for a time, of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911–609 BC) and a semi-independent state during the Parthian Empire between the 2nd century BC and mid 3rd century AD. The remains of the city lie on the western bank of the Tigris River, north of the confluence with its tributary, the Little Zab, in what is now Iraq, more precisely in the al-Shirqat District of the Saladin Governorate. Assur lies south of the site of Kalhu (the biblical Calah, Nimrud) and 100 km (60 mi) south of Nineveh.
The Younger Lady
mummy identified as the mother of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun
KV35
Tomb KV35 is the burial place of Amenhotep II, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Later, it was used as a cache for other royal mummies. It was discovered by Victor Loret in March 1898.
KV34
Tomb KV34 () in the Valley of the Kings (near the modern-day Egyptian city of Luxor) was the tomb of 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Thutmose III. The tomb was plundered in antiquity and its location lost.
Saqqara Bird
bird-shaped artifact made of sycamore wood
Kensington Runestone
Rune-covered stone slab unearthed in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota
Stele of Naram-Sim
Old-Akkadian victory stele
KV33
Tomb KV33 is an ancient Egyptian tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It is located close to the tomb of Thutmose III, KV34. The tomb dates to the mid-Eighteenth Dynasty and was used for the burial of an unknown individual. The layout is simple, consisting of descending steps and a main chamber with two adjoining rooms. KV33 was discovered by Victor Loret in 1898. The small tomb was open to visitors in the early 1900s when it was described in a tourist guidebook. In modern times, a bench was built over the entrance. In 2012 the tomb was excavated for the first time by the University of Ba
KV32
Tomb KV32, located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, is the burial site of Tia'a, the wife of Amenhotep II and mother of Thutmose IV.
Narmer Macehead
ancient Egyptian decorative stone mace head
Tabula Capuana
Etruscan terracotta slab
Noisetier Cave
cave in France