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8 Fascinating Artifacts From the Ancient Past

Rosetta Stone: A stone slab inscribed with a decree in three scripts (Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Demotic script, and Ancient Greek), crucial in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs

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Terracotta Army: Thousands of life-sized clay soldiers, horses, and chariots buried with China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, to protect him in the afterlife.

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The Great Sphinx of Giza: A monumental limestone statue of a reclining sphinx with a lion's body and a human head, guarding the pyramids at Giza, Egypt.

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Venus of Willendorf: A small, prehistoric statuette of a woman with exaggerated features, believed to be a fertility symbol, dating back to around 28,000–25,000 BCE.

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Antikythera Mechanism: An ancient Greek analog computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses, discovered in a shipwreck off the coast of Antikythera.

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The Moai of Easter Island: Massive stone statues (moai) carved by the Rapa Nui people between 1400 and 1650 AD, representing their ancestors.

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The Rosetta Vase: A beautifully decorated Minoan artifact from around 1500 BCE, discovered on the island of Crete, depicting scenes of a bull-leaping ritual.

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The Sutton Hoo Helmet: An Anglo-Saxon helmet discovered in the burial ship at Sutton Hoo, England, dating back to the early 7th century AD, showcasing intricate craftsmanship and design.

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