Depiction of a #Maya lord being presented with a bowl of frothing chocolate #InternationalChocolateDay Chocolate held ritual significance in the Maya world and may have been used by Maya dignitaries to help establish their social identity and position. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

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A 3,200-year-old inscription may help archaeologists identify the lost Egyptian city of Mesen. 🏺 Found along the ancient Way of Horus, the site reveals traces of temples, roads, military activity, and the reign of Ramesses II. History still has secrets buried beneath our feet. ✨

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Beautiful clay moulds used for bronze casting in Bronze Age China. Decorated in the style of the Shang capital of Anyang, they were found at Zhaigou in Shaanxi Province, indicating cultural interaction between the Central Plain and highlands. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

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#OnThisDay - 15 August - in AD 423 the Western Roman emperor Honorius died after a reign of 30 years, having been declared Augustus by his father Theodosius I at the age of 10 in AD 393. #History 🏺 Image: RIC X Honorius 1202; British Museum (1867,0101.951). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....

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Protodynastic Egyptian #RockArt, depicting a processional boat. Boats are some of the most-depicted motifs in Egyptian iconography, highlighting the importance of the River Nile even before the formation of the Egyptian state. (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy... #TheNileFestival 🏺 #Archaeology

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