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For over 6000 years, Afghanistan’s mountains have hidden one of the world’s most prized treasures: Lapis Lazuli... From the rugged Sar-e Sang mines in Badakhshan came this mesmerizing semi precious blue stone — the source of the pigment ultramarine. It's more than just a gem, it became a symbol of power, spirituality, and beauty. #archaeohistories

Women at the beach, in Iran 1970s ... Iran was a very different country, pre-1979, to what it is now, both economically and socially. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ruled as Shah, having been given strengthened monarchical powers by the US-UK backed 1953 coup, and he introduced wide-spread social changes, particularly after the 1963 White Revolution. These included radical reforms of the social system, secularism and a re-distribution of wealth. #archaeohistories

A replica of military bicycle from early 20th Century, equipped with spring-loaded wheels, a fascinating example of innovation in military equipment design of the time. This model, dating back to the 1900s, featured a spring suspension system in the wheels, designed to enhance mobility across rough and uneven terrain. The spring-loaded wheels helped absorb shocks, making the bicycle more effective for soldiers navigating challenging environments. #archaeohistories

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Archaeologists estimate there were roughly 8,000 to 10,000 miles (13,000–16,000 km) of Roman roads built across Roman Britain (Britannia) between the 1st and 4th Centuries AD. Of these, about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) are still visible, traceable, or form the basis of modern roads today. Built primarily by the Roman army, they connected forts, towns, ports, and military outposts across the province. #archaeohistories

A 17th Century CE, illustration from an account of a voyage, by the French explorer and engineer François Froger; featuring a capybara (described as a "Water Hog") at the base of a banana tree. The image is from page 99 of a publication. The creature depicted is a capybara, the world's largest living rodent, native to South America. Capybaras are semi-aquatic herbivores that live near water bodies and have partially webbed feet. #archaeohistories

Rano Raraku quarry on Easter Island (Rapa Nui) served as principal source of stone for the island’s iconic Moai statues, with roughly 95% of all Moai carved from volcanic tuff extracted at this site. The quarry contains 887 Moai in various stages of completion, including many partially buried in the ground, providing a vivid record of carving process. These monumental statues were shaped exclusively with stone tools, known as toki, by the Rapa Nui people between approximately 1400-1650 CE.

This enormous Entelodont skull from North America dates back approximately 30 million years, to a time when giant predators dominated the Earth during the Oligocene epoch. Known as the “hell pigs,” Entelodonts were neither pigs nor carnivores in the modern sense, but rather powerful omnivores that dominated their ecosystem. #archaeohistories

These are the real-life outfits doctors would wear to treat plague patients in 1600s... The eerie beaked masks you see here belonged to plague doctors of 1600s, who worked in Europe during outbreaks of bubonic plague. Their appearance has become iconic, but the design was rooted in medical theories of the time. Long beak was stuffed with herbs, flowers, and spices, things like lavender, cloves or mint, which doctors believed could filter out “miasma,” or bad air, thought to spread disease.