This British Motorcycle from 1924 BSA 2 3/4hp Side-Valve Model L. Still uses a Carbide lamp (acetylene gas) for head and tail lights. The acetylene gas then travels through tubes to the light units where it comes out through a precisely sized orifice and burns to create light. Motorcycles gained headlamps (and taillamps) from early 1900s (process was invented in 1892), and until late 1920s gas lamps were commonplace. © Cars & Motorbikes Stars of the Golden Era #archaeohistories

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Menga Dolmen, 5500 year old prehistoric monument in Antequera, Spain 🇪🇸 Built way back in Neolithic or early Bronze Age, around 3700-3200 BC, this place is one of Europe’s biggest megalithic burial sites. What’s really amazing about it is the long corridor that leads to the burial chamber, all made from these gigantic stone slabs that can weigh up to 180 tons each. #archaeohistories

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This 14th Century AD, door at Exeter Cathedral, UK 🇬🇧, is thought to be the oldest existing cat flap... A cat was paid a penny each week, to keep down the rats and mice in the north tower, and a cat flap was cut into the door below the astronomical clock to allow the cat to carry out its duties. Records of payments were entered in the Cathedral archives from 1305-1467 AD, the penny a week being enough to buy food to supplement a heavy diet of rodents. #archaeohistories

Wae Rebo - Traditional Village of Flores : High in the jungle mountains of Flores Island in Indonesia at an altitude of 4200ft. is one of the last remaining ancient and isolated villages in the world. Called Wae Rebo, located in the district of Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The village has been occupied Manggaraian people for almost 2,000 years. This village received Top Award of Excellence from UNESCO and UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Awards in 2012. #archaeohistories

Mitla, in Mexico’s Oaxaca Valley, was a sacred center for the Zapotec and later the Mixtec, with roots dating back to at least 900 BC. Famous for its intricate geometric mosaics, it was later repurposed by the Spanish, who built churches on top of its ancient ruins in an attempt to suppress the influence of the site. #archaeohistories

Beautiful Inca steps on the Inca road through the Andes Mountains, Peru 🇵🇪 📷© Jamie Roach #archaeohistories

La Ruetta di Civitella - the narrowest street in Italy 🇮🇹 Near the entrance to the medieval fortress of Civitella del Tronto (Abruzzo) there is the narrowest street in Italy: the "ruetta", just 40 cm wide. In medieval times, especially in fortified cities, building narrow streets was a very common practice. The intent was they could not be traversed by the enemy, but were ideal for surprising them from behind. #archaeohistories