Mademoiselle Scheel with Lions, 1905 -

At the beginning of 20th Century, women performers and their acts became an important part of the attraction of the circus. Beauty and the beast was a popular theme often depicted when women in short, frilly dresses entered calmly into

In different parts of the world you can see how in the distant past, the corners were cut into ancient masonry. Looking at these curves of a solid stone, one can assume that the ancients manipulated the stones in totally different way than we are used to.

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In England, it is not uncommon to see 'wavy' brick walls.

Interestingly, the design uses fewer bricks than a straight wall. A straight wall that is just one brick thick is not sturdy enough to stand alone & can be easily toppled, so they generally have a thickness of at least

Venice was built on a foundation of about 10,000,000 underwater wooden logs or 8 to 10 tree logs per sq meter. Trunks function as roots. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.

Before starting to build the palazzi that line the canals, the

A picture of Princess Hajar, who was considered so beautiful, that 13 suitors ended their own lives when she rejected them', 1930s

The sentence above has accompanied this picture for about 6 years, however, there is no evidence to back this up. The woman above was not even

Golden Comb (Solocha Comb) of  Scythians (4th Century BC), made by a Greek sculptor, with a crest showing Scythian warriors in battle, was found in grave of Scythian leader in mound of Solokha, Kurgan in Ukraine, in 1913.

Scythians (9th-3rd Century BC), an ancient nomadic people

Basketball court built inside Karst cave in Guizhou, China.

The basketball court measures 28 meters in length, with dimensions of 15 meters in width and length, occupying a total area of 1,000 square meters. Alongside the entrance, there are tiered seats capable of accommodating

A 3rd Century AD, Roman Gold Fibula (brooch), stunningly detailed, in the shape of a bee.

At Museo de Cádiz in Spain

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Pre-Columbian Copper Mask and Ceremonial Rattle Tumis - belonged to Moche culture (300 to 500 CE), Peru.

The mask is decorated with 6 hollow maskettes each in the form of an owl. Owls were symbolically important because they were believed to see through the darkness of death and

Old photos of the excavations at Machu Picchu, Peru.

This Inca settlement covers a territory total of 32,500 hectares, it is divided into two large sectors: agricultural and urban. In these shots we can appreciate the time when it was still covered by a dense vegetation that

Mosaics from the House of Fountains, Conímbriga , Portugal.

Roman settlement of Conímbriga was one of the largest in Portugal and is today the best preserved and most impressive. The ruins of this ancient town are situated in the countryside around 16 km (10 miles) south of

Golden mask of Teres I, the first ruler of the Odrysian kingdom.

This 2400-year-old life-size mask made of 23.5-carat gold and weighing 672 g (1.48 lb) belonged to king Teres I (450 – 431 BC), and was unearthed in a mound at the Valley of the Thracian kings, Kazanlak region in

Lady with a casket - 4th Century AD.

This ceiling fresco was detached from the Palace of Constantine and Helen in Trier, Germany (built between 300-310 AD). The palace was demolished around 335 AD.

Trier Cathedral Museum, Germany

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Mosaic rescued underwater in Zeugma - Türkiye :

The ancient Greek mosaics of Zeugma in Turkey are true archaeological treasures that can still be admired at the Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep, Türkiye.

The 30,000-square-meter museum, which opened its doors in September of

A Mesopotamian stamp seal, 3200-2900 BC. The upper portion is shaped like a reclining calft, but the stamp itself delightfully portrays a collection of cats.

Collection & Credit. Walters Art Museum.

World’s oldest 'Smiley' face may decorate a 3700 year old Hittite Jug :

Archaeologists have been excavating the Hittite city of Karkemish along the border of Türkiye and Syria for seven years now, unearthing all types of artifacts and ceramics. This short-necked pitcher is one

As the last lifeboat left the side of Titanic, there were tragicall 1, 500 souls remaining on the ship.

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Ducks are extremely good weeders and a natural way to protect rice plants: they also leave nitrogen-rich fertilizer in their droppings, which is beneficial for crops.

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Libreria Acqua Alta; a bookstore in Venice, Italy :

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping it's books in bathtubs and boats. Keeping a collection of books in a city where the roads are made of water is a dangerous idea to begin with, but