🍲 Babylonian cuisine from 3,700 years ago:
Preserved at Yale, the world’s oldest cookbook is a clay tablet written in Akkadian with 25 recipes. Most are meat stews—still bold enough for today’s tables.
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Etruscan Bronze Hand Mirror (470-450 BC), southern Italy. An object that reflects not only the face of its owner, but also Etruscan wealth and craftsmanship. ©️MET Museum

The Altıkulaç Sarcophagus (5th–4th c. BCE) reflects the cultural influence of the Persian Empire in Anatolia.
Discovered in the Çingenetepe Tumulus (Çanakkale), it is now displayed at the Troy Museum.

Hunting and battle scenes blend Greco-Persian art beautifully.
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The Lycurgus Cup is a Roman glass cage cup, known as a diatretum, crafted in the 4th century AD. What makes it especially remarkable is its ability to change color depending on the lighting.

1800-Year-Old Rare Roman Glass Diatreta with Gladiator Scene Unearthed in Doclea, Montenegro arkeonews.net/1800-year-ol...
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Forged 5,000 Years Ago: The World’s Oldest Swords Discovered at Arslantepe Mound, Türkiye
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Fragment of a mural depicting the Quetzal bird, Puebla, Mexico, 200-600 AD.⁣ ⁣
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Dazzling artifacts from the 15th-century BCE tomb of the Griffin Warrior in Pylos, Greece, will be exhibited for the first time outside Europe at the J. Paul Getty Museum later this month.
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The "Skin Head" sculpture from Nevalı Çori dates back to 8500-8000 BC. Discovered by Harald Hauptmann, this limestone sculpture is exhibited at the Şanlıurfa Museum.
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Behold, Ephesian Artemis! More than just a goddess, she embodies fertility, abundance, and the nurturing power of nature. This isn't the swift huntress you might know; she is Great Mother
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From Tengri to Teshub: Sacred Yada Stone and Elemental Power in Ancient Anatolia

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Ancient Roman Road with Porticoes and Rare Artifacts Discovered in Switzerland
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#bronzepanter #roman #discovery #Switzerland #Romanempire

Thetford Hoard: Evidence of Continued Paganism in East Anglia Until the 5th Century

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Ancient Cretans ‘Killed’ Their Tombs in Symbolic Feasts 4,000 Years Ago
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