The view of Athens from Lykabettos hill.

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An amazing piece of ancient artistry washed up on a beach! Imagine beachcombing and finding this small amber animal carved some 13,000 years ago! 🤩 Found on the beach at Næsby Strand in Denmark. National Museum of Denmark 📷 by me #Archaeology

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This remarkable Mycenaean owl appliqué was found in a tomb at Peristeria, dating to 1630 to 1510 BC. 🦉 Measuring only 3.8 cm in height, it was made of gold sheet and was likely sewn onto a garment of the deceased. Currently on display at the special exhibition ...🧵1/2 📷 me #archaeology 🏺

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Bronze Spearhead - 6th Century BCE The blade and socket are decorated with a stylized palmette band. Found Mound 1, Herbertingen-Hundersingen, Sigmaringen district. Now Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany #FindsFriday

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The Hunterston Brooch - an early Christian brooch which was probably produced in Ireland or the West of Scotland in around 700 AD. It was found near Hunterston in North Ayrshire during the 1830s. Now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday

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