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Sutton Hoo helmet: A gold- and jewel-encrusted relic with ties to Beowulf and a lost Anglo-Saxon kingFragments of a helmet recovered from the Sutton Hoo ship burial show that early-medieval metalwork could be decorative and functional.
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Roman scutum: An 1,800-year-old shield dropped by a Roman soldier who likely died in battleA wood and leather shield dating to around A.D. 250 is one of only a few complete Roman scuta ever found.
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Babylonian tablet preserves student's 4,000-year-old geometry mistakeA small clay tablet from the site of Kish in Iraq reveals a student calculated the area of a triangle incorrectly 4,000 years ago.
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Mask of Xiuhtecuhtli: A 600-year-old mask of the Aztec fire god taken as treasure by conquistadorsThis stunning blue mask may represent the Aztec cycle of death and renewal.
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Book of Kells: A 1,200-year-old manuscript made by monks escaping the VikingsThe Book of Kells is considered one of the finest surviving medieval manuscripts.
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Oracle bones: 3,250-year-old engraved bones and tortoise shells from ancient China were used to foretell the futureArchaeologists say the "oracle bones" from ancient China were used in magical attempts to predict the future.
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The 3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian statue of Ramesses II said to have inspired Percy Shelley's 'Ozymandias'This statue of an Egyptian pharaoh is said to have inspired the English poet Shelley to write his famous poem "Ozymandias."
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Pazyryk Swan: A 2,400-year-old plush swan from Siberia tied to the 'creation of the universe'Archaeologists think the felt figurine was used as a symbol of life by the Iron Age people of the region.
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Mask of Agamemnon: A gold death mask once thought to be evidence of the Trojan WarThe archaeologist who discovered the mask believed it showed the Trojan War was real.
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