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Gorham's Cave
natural sea cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe
Lady of Auxerre
ancient Greek sculpture
KV55
KV55 is a tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It was discovered by Edward R. Ayrton in 1907 while he was working in the Valley for Theodore M. Davis. It has long been speculated, as well as much disputed, that the body found in this tomb was that of the famous king, Akhenaten, who moved the capital to Akhetaten (modern-day Amarna). The results of genetic and other scientific tests published in February 2010 have confirmed that the person buried there was both the son of Amenhotep III and the father of Tutankhamun. Furthermore, the study established that the age of this person at the time
KV54
Tomb KV54 is located in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. It was originally excavated by Edward R. Ayrton on behalf of the American lawyer Theodore M. Davis, who funded the work.
Mauer 1
oldest-known human fossil found in Germany
A-Group culture
archaeological culture
pim weight
early Israelite weight equal to about two-thirds of a shekel
Tomb of Perneb
object highlighted in The MET collection
Cala de Sant Vicent
human settlement in Sant Joan de Labritja, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain