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HIP-S-000255-8993 - Entrance and embarkation point to the river Nile. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: 30th Dynasty to Roman period, 380 BC - 300 AD. Place of Origin: Philae. - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J Saunders.

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Entrance and embarkation point to the river Nile. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian....

HIP-S-000236-7513 - One of the Colossi of Memnon, Luxor (Thebes), Egypt. The twin statues depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and stood in front of his mortuary temple, which has been destroyed. Amenhotep was the 9th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He ruled from 1391-1353 BC - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J Saunders

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One of the Colossi of Memnon, Luxor (Thebes), Egypt. The twin statues depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and...

HIP-S-000236-7512 - The Colossi of Memnon, Luxor (Thebes), Egypt. The twin statues depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and stood in front of his mortuary temple, which has been destroyed. Amenhotep was the 9th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He ruled from 1391-1353 BC. The two shorter figures by Amenhotep's legs are his wife, Tiy and mother, Mutemwiya - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J Saunders

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The Colossi of Memnon, Luxor (Thebes), Egypt. The twin statues depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and stood...

HIP-S-000236-7511 - The Colossi of Memnon, Luxor (Thebes), Egypt.The twin statues depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and stood in front of his mortuary temple, which has been destroyed. Amenhotep was the 9th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He ruled from 1391-1353 BC. The two shorter figures by Amenhotep's legs are his wife, Tiy and mother, Mutemwiya - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J Saunders

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The Colossi of Memnon, Luxor (Thebes), Egypt.The twin statues depict the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and stood in...

HIP-S-000236-2082 - Hieroglyphic inscription, the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt, c1213-30 BC.The Serapeum is a system of underground galleries hewn out of solid rock with large side chambers where the mummified remains of the sacred bulls of Apis were held in sarcophagi from the 13th century BC onwards. In Ptolemaic times the complex was dedicated to the god Serapis, who combined aspects of Osiris and Apis in Ptolemaic Egypt - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive / N. J Saunders

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Hieroglyphic inscription, the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt, c1213-30 BC.The Serapeum is a system of underground...

HIP-S-000236-2081 - Underground gallery with empty Apis bull sarcophagus, the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt, c1213-30 BC. The Serapeum is a system of underground galleries hewn out of solid rock with large side chambers where the mummified remains of the sacred bulls of Apis were held in sarcophagi from the 13th century BC onwards. This sarcophagus is the only one surviving with hieroglyphic inscription. In Ptolemaic times the complex was dedicated to the god Serapis, who combined aspects of Osiris and Apis in Ptolemaic Egypt - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive / N. J Saunders

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Underground gallery with empty Apis bull sarcophagus, the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt, c1213-30 BC. The...

HIP-S-000236-2080 - Underground gallery with empty Apis bull sarcophagus, the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt, c1213-30 BC. The Serapeum is a system of underground galleries hewn out of solid rock with large side chambers where the mummified remains of the sacred bulls of Apis were held in sarcophagi from the 13th century BC onwards. In Ptolemaic times the complex was dedicated to the god Serapis, who combined aspects of Osiris and Apis in Ptolemaic Egypt - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive / N. J Saunders

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Underground gallery with empty Apis bull sarcophagus, the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt, c1213-30 BC. The...

HIP-S-000236-2079 - Underground gallery with empty Apis bull sarcophagus, the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt, c1213-30 BC. The Serapeum is a system of underground galleries hewn out of solid rock with large side chambers where the mummified remains of the sacred bulls of Apis were held in sarcophagi from the 13th century BC onwards. In Ptolemaic times the complex was dedicated to the god Serapis, who combined aspects of Osiris and Apis in Ptolemaic Egypt - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive / N. J Saunders

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Underground gallery with empty Apis bull sarcophagus, the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt, c1213-30 BC. The...

HIP-S-000236-2078 - Underground gallery, the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt, c1213-30 BC.The Serapeum is a system of underground galleries hewn out of solid rock with large side chambers where the mummified remains of the sacred bulls of Apis were held in sarcophagi from the 13th century BC onwards. In Ptolemaic times the complex was dedicated to the god Serapis, who combined aspects of Osiris and Apis in Ptolemaic Egypt - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive / N. J Saunders

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Underground gallery, the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt, c1213-30 BC.The Serapeum is a system of underground...

HIP-S-000236-2077 - Underground gallery with empty Apis bull sarcophagus, the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt, c1213-30 BC. The Serapeum is a system of underground galleries hewn out of solid rock with large side chambers where the mummified remains of the sacred bulls of Apis were held in sarcophagi from the 13th century BC onwards. In Ptolemaic times the complex was dedicated to the god Serapis, who combined aspects of Osiris and Apis in Ptolemaic Egypt - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive / N. J Saunders

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Underground gallery with empty Apis bull sarcophagus, the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt, c1213-30 BC. The...

HIP-S-000236-2076 - Underground gallery with empty Apis bull sarcophagus, the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt, c1213-30 BC. The Serapeum is a system of underground galleries hewn out of solid rock with large side chambers where the mummified remains of the sacred bulls of Apis were held in sarcophagi from the 13th century BC onwards. In Ptolemaic times the complex was dedicated to the god Serapis, who combined aspects of Osiris and Apis in Ptolemaic Egypt - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive / N. J Saunders

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Underground gallery with empty Apis bull sarcophagus, the Serapeum, Saqqara, Egypt, c1213-30 BC. The...

HIP-S-000236-2075 - El-Nabih underground cistern, Alexandria, Egypt, 9th century. The city's cisterns were built during the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods to store drinking water. Today out of the original 500 cisterns only el-Nabih is accessible. This view shows higher level arches just below the modern-day street level - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive / N. J Saunders

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El-Nabih underground cistern, Alexandria, Egypt, 9th century. The city's cisterns were built during the...

HIP-S-000236-2074 - El-Nabih underground cistern, Alexandria, Egypt, 9th century. The city's cisterns were built during the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods to store drinking water. Today out of the original 500 cisterns only el-Nabih is accessible. This view shows mid-level arches supported by two re-used Classical columns - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive / N. J Saunders

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El-Nabih underground cistern, Alexandria, Egypt, 9th century. The city's cisterns were built during the...

HIP-S-000236-2073 - El-Nabih underground cistern, Alexandria, Egypt, 9th century. The city's cisterns were built during the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods to store drinking water. Today out of the original 500 cisterns only el-Nabih is accessible. This view shows a mid-level arch supported by two re-used Classical columns joined together and mounted by an Ionic style capital - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive / N. J Saunders

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El-Nabih underground cistern, Alexandria, Egypt, 9th century. The city's cisterns were built during the...

HIP-S-000236-2072 - El-Nabih underground cistern, Alexandria, Egypt, 9th century. The city's cisterns were built during the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods to store drinking water. Today out of the original 500 cisterns only el-Nabih is accessible. This view shows a mid-level arch and a re-used Corinthian style capital - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive / N. J Saunders

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El-Nabih underground cistern, Alexandria, Egypt, 9th century. The city's cisterns were built during the...

HIP-S-000236-2071 - El-Nabih underground cistern, Alexandria, Egypt, 9th century. The city's cisterns were built during the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods to store drinking water. Today out of the original 500 cisterns only el-Nabih is accessible. This view shows the mid-level arches and a re-used Ionic capital - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive / N. J Saunders

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El-Nabih underground cistern, Alexandria, Egypt, 9th century. The city's cisterns were built during the...

HIP-S-000236-2070 - El-Nabih underground cistern, Alexandria, Egypt, 9th century. The city's cisterns were built during the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods to store drinking water. Today out of the original 500 cisterns only el-Nabih is accessible. This view shows the uppermost arches that integrate re-used Classical columns and capitals - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive / N. J Saunders

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El-Nabih underground cistern, Alexandria, Egypt, 9th century. The city's cisterns were built during the...

HIP-S-000236-2069 - The 'Bent Pyramid', Dahshur, Egypt, Ancient Egyptian, 4th dynasty, c2613-2589 BC. Built during the reign of the Pharaoh Sneferu it is considered to be the transitional form between the step-sided and smooth-sided pyramids. Most of its original casing is still intact - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive / N. J Saunders

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The 'Bent Pyramid', Dahshur, Egypt, Ancient Egyptian, 4th dynasty, c2613-2589 BC. Built during the reign of...

HIP-S-000235-6983 - Mummy bundle from the Paracas/Nazca culture of southern coastal Peru, 200 BC - 600 - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Mummy bundle from the Paracas/Nazca culture of southern coastal Peru, 200 BC - 600

HIP-S-000235-6982 - Caballitos', traditional Peruvian reed boats, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia/Peru. A row of 'caballitos' (little horses), an ancient Peruvian type of boat made of totora reed. They are still used by the fishermen on the north coast of Peru and are depicted on Mochica pottery - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Caballitos', traditional Peruvian reed boats, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia/Peru. A row of 'caballitos' (little...

HIP-S-000235-6981 - Caballitos', traditional Peruvian reed boats, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia/Peru, 1995. Three 'caballitos' (little horses), an ancient Peruvian type of boat made of totora reed. They are still used by the fishermen on the north coast of Peru and are depicted on Mochica pottery - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Caballitos', traditional Peruvian reed boats, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia/Peru, 1995. Three 'caballitos' (little...

HIP-S-000235-6980 - Cornice of a building, ancient Mayan city of Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico. Showing the distinctive snarling mouth and curled nose of the Maya god of rain, Chac. Uxmal is one of the most well known of the Maya cities. Mayan chronicles say that it was founded in around 500 AD although most of the buildings visible today were built between 700 and 1100. The city was abandoned around 1450 - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Cornice of a building, ancient Mayan city of Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico. Showing the distinctive snarling mouth...

HIP-S-000235-6979 - Olmec style 'danzante' (dancer) figure on a stela, Zapotec/Mixtec, Oaxaca, Mexico. Danzante figure with 'speech glyph'. Originally thought to be dancers these reliefs are now interpreted as slain captives - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Olmec style 'danzante' (dancer) figure on a stela, Zapotec/Mixtec, Oaxaca, Mexico. Danzante figure with...

HIP-S-000235-6978 - Zapotec ball court at Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico. The Mesoamerican ball game, in which players tried to shoot a rubber ball through vertical stone rings built into the walls, was popular throughout Pre-Columbian Central America. On special occasions, losing players were sacrificed to the gods. Monte Alban, ruined centre of the Zapotec civilization, is situated on the top of an artificially flattened hill, and extends over 22 hectares (55 acres). One of the earliest cities, it includes a central plaza, two major platforms, pyramids, palaces and temples, underground passages, an observatory and a ball court. The complex flourished from c500 BC to 750 AD but after 500 AD it declined for unknown reasons. Although still used for burials, the site had been almost completely abandoned by the time of the Spanish conquest in the early 16th century - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Zapotec ball court at Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico. The Mesoamerican ball game, in which players tried to...

HIP-S-000235-6977 - Detail from the Toltec 'Temple of the Feathered Serpent', Xochicalco, Mexico, 700-900. A richly attired personage, so-called 9 Wind (the birthdate of the god Quetzalcoatl-Feathered Serpent). The style owes much to lowland Classic Maya representations of seated rulers - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Detail from the Toltec 'Temple of the Feathered Serpent', Xochicalco, Mexico, 700-900. A richly attired...

HIP-S-000235-6976 - Toltec Atlantid figure flanked by two carved columns, Tula, Mexico, 950-1150 AD. The statue stands on top of the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Toltec Atlantid figure flanked by two carved columns, Tula, Mexico, 950-1150 AD. The statue stands on top...

HIP-S-000235-6975 - Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, Toltec, Tula, Mexico, 950-1150. General view of the pyramid with the 'atlantes' statues on top - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, Toltec, Tula, Mexico, 950-1150. General view of the pyramid with the 'atlantes'...

HIP-S-000235-6974 - Toltec Chac Mool sculpture, Tula, Mexico, 950-1150. In the distance are the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl and Atlantid statues. For the Toltecs the Chac Mool represents the divine messenger who received and carried to the Sun the offering of human sacrifice - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Toltec Chac Mool sculpture, Tula, Mexico, 950-1150. In the distance are the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl and...

HIP-S-000235-6973 - Colossal Olmec head, now at the Jalapa Museum, Veracruz, Mexico, 1250-900 BC. Such heads often weighing many tons are thought to represent individual rulers, possibly deified and worshipped as ancestors. Detail of facial characteristics with flared nostrils and thick lips - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Colossal Olmec head, now at the Jalapa Museum, Veracruz, Mexico, 1250-900 BC. Such heads often weighing...

HIP-S-000235-6972 - Colossal Olmec head, now at the Jalapa Museum, Veracruz, Mexico, 1250-900 BC. Such heads often weighing many tons are thought to represent individual rulers, possibly deified and worshipped as ancestors. - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Colossal Olmec head, now at the Jalapa Museum, Veracruz, Mexico, 1250-900 BC. Such heads often weighing...

HIP-S-000235-6969 - Church cross at Cuidad Hidalgo, Michoacan, Mexico, 16th-17th century. Ciudad Hidalgo stands on the site of the ancient Tarascan town of Taximaroa. Formerly part of the Franciscan convent of San Jose, dating from 1598, the cross mixes Christian symbols of Christ's Passion with pre-Columbian elements such as the obsidian disk, a key material in local religious traditions - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Church cross at Cuidad Hidalgo, Michoacan, Mexico, 16th-17th century. Ciudad Hidalgo stands on the site of...

HIP-S-000235-6968 - Round structure dedicated to the Aztec god Ehecatl, Tenochtitlan, Mexico City, Mexico, c1325-1521. This unique round structure, dedicated to the Aztec god Ehecatl, is today located in the Pino Suarez metro station in Mexico City - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Round structure dedicated to the Aztec god Ehecatl, Tenochtitlan, Mexico City, Mexico, c1325-1521. This...

HIP-S-000235-6967 - Detail from the forecourt of the 'Red Temple', Tenochtitlan, Mexico, Aztec, c1325-1521. The Red Temple was part of the Templo Mayor complex in the Aztec capital city - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Detail from the forecourt of the 'Red Temple', Tenochtitlan, Mexico, Aztec, c1325-1521. The Red Temple was...

HIP-S-000235-6966 - Stone snake, el Templo Mayor, Aztec temple, Tenochtitlan, Mexico, c1325-1521. A sculpture of a snake on top of a low wall beside a stairway. Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, was founded in c1325 AD - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Stone snake, el Templo Mayor, Aztec temple, Tenochtitlan, Mexico, c1325-1521. A sculpture of a snake on top...

HIP-S-000235-6965 - Aztec carved stone skulls, Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1325-1521. Detail of the 'Tzompantli' or skull rack found in the excavations in the Templo Mayor. The detail shows 12 carved stone skulls. Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, was founded in 1325 AD - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Aztec carved stone skulls, Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1325-1521. Detail of the 'Tzompantli' or...

HIP-S-000235-6964 - The 'Nohoch Mul' pyramid at Coba, Yucatan, Mexico, Maya, 6th-9th century. Much of the building at the Mayan city of Coba is thought to have taken place between 500 and 900, although the site remained important possibly up until the arrival of the Spanish. The 42 metre high Nohoch Mul pyramid is one of the tallest Mayan structures in Yucatan - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman/N.J.Saunders

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The 'Nohoch Mul' pyramid at Coba, Yucatan, Mexico, Maya, 6th-9th century. Much of the building at the Mayan...

HIP-S-000235-6963 - Mayan stone jaguar throne, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, 1000-1200. A well preserved carved stone jaguar throne at the base of the 'Temple of the Jaguars' - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Mayan stone jaguar throne, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, 1000-1200. A well preserved carved stone jaguar...

HIP-S-000235-6962 - Mayan carved stone head of a snarling Kukulcan (feathered serpent), Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, 1000-1200. On top of the head, a Maya warrior flanks the top of the monumental stairway, which gives access to the 'Temple of the Warriors'. Kukulcan was the Mayan equivalent of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Mayan carved stone head of a snarling Kukulcan (feathered serpent), Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico,...

HIP-S-000235-6961 - Serpent column, 'Temple of the Warriors', Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, Maya, 1000-1200. Guarding the entrance to the temple, this column probably represents Kukulcan (the Mayan equivalent of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent) - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Serpent column, 'Temple of the Warriors', Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, Maya, 1000-1200. Guarding the...

HIP-S-000235-6960 - The 'Observatory' or 'El Caracol' (the snail), Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, Maya, 900-1200. Situated in the 'old Chichen' part of the city, this building takes its first name from the presumed function in Maya times and its second from the internal spiralling staircase - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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The 'Observatory' or 'El Caracol' (the snail), Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, Maya, 900-1200. Situated in...

HIP-S-000235-6959 - The 'Pyramid of the Magician' at Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Maya, 8th-11th century. Uxmal is one of the most well known of the Maya cities. Mayan chronicles say that it was founded in around 500 AD although most of the buildings visible today were built between 700 and 1100. The city was abandoned around 1450. The main buildings were the Pyramid of the Magician, the Nunnery Quadrangle, the Governor's Palace, the House of Turtles and the House of Pigeons. The Pyramid of the Magician was a temple. - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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The 'Pyramid of the Magician' at Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Maya, 8th-11th century. Uxmal is one of the most...

HIP-S-000235-6958 - Toltec bas relief frieze, Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, Tula, Mexico, 950-1150. A frieze showing a human skull emerging from the open mouth of Quetzalcoatl, who is represented as the Feathered Serpent - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Toltec bas relief frieze, Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, Tula, Mexico, 950-1150. A frieze showing a human skull...

HIP-S-000235-6957 - View of the 'Jaguar Cage', Olmec, Mexico, 1100-450 BC. A structure constructed from huge basalt cylinders. Jaguars were important figures to the Olmecs and were considered the alter ego of a shaman. As the most powerful predators they symbolised danger, harm and mischieviousness - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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View of the 'Jaguar Cage', Olmec, Mexico, 1100-450 BC. A structure constructed from huge basalt cylinders....

HIP-S-000235-6941 - Wild woman totem pole from Kwakiutl, Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, N.J.Saunders/ Werner Forman Archive

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Wild woman totem pole from Kwakiutl, Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada

HIP-S-000235-6940 - Haida totem pole with 'hawk' or sunbird false box on the top, Vancouver, Canada. The poles were usually erected at potlatches and represented the link between humans and natural phenomena - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Haida totem pole with 'hawk' or sunbird false box on the top, Vancouver, Canada. The poles were usually...

HIP-S-000235-6939 - Two Haida front house posts, from Ninstints, British Columbia, Canada. Front house posts in the form of sea lions supporting the main beam of the house in the form of Sisiutl, the double headed serpent. From the Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, N.J.Saunders/ Werner Forman Archive

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Two Haida front house posts, from Ninstints, British Columbia, Canada. Front house posts in the form of sea...

HIP-S-000235-6826 - Roman relief on the Arch of Galerius, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, northern Greece, 298-299. The scene commemorates the Emperor Galerius's victories over the Persians in Armenia in 297. - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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Roman relief on the Arch of Galerius, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, northern Greece, 298-299. The scene...

HIP-S-000235-6825 - The Lion of Amphipolis, Macedonia, northern Greece, 2nd century BC. The lion was re-erected in 1936-1937. Lion monuments were commemorative of dead soldiers on the battlefield - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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The Lion of Amphipolis, Macedonia, northern Greece, 2nd century BC. The lion was re-erected in 1936-1937....

HIP-S-000235-6824 - The flattened hilltop site of the Classical Greek city of Olynthus in Chalcidice, Macedonia, Greece. Originally founded by the Athenians, the city was razed to the ground by Philip II of Macedon (the father of Alexander the Great) in 348 BC, and never rebuilt - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J.Saunders

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The flattened hilltop site of the Classical Greek city of Olynthus in Chalcidice, Macedonia, Greece....

HIP-S-000235-6814 - Monumental megalithic gateway, Son Catlar, Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, 1500-800 BC. Neolithic gateway set in the great wall at the fortified megalithic site of Son Catlar - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N J Saunders

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Monumental megalithic gateway, Son Catlar, Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, 1500-800 BC. Neolithic gateway...

HIP-S-000233-0408 - The toilets at the Vedius gymnasium, Roman, Ephesus, Turkey, mid 2nd century AD. The gymnasium was constructed by Publius Vedius Antoninus and his wife Papiana. It was dedicated to the goddess Artemis and the Emperor Antoninus Pius - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ Nick Saunders

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The toilets at the Vedius gymnasium, Roman, Ephesus, Turkey, mid 2nd century AD. The gymnasium was...

HIP-S-000233-0376 - Talaiot (megalithic tower), Trepuco, Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Neolithic, c1500-800 BC - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N J Saunders

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Talaiot (megalithic tower), Trepuco, Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Neolithic, c1500-800 BC

HIP-S-000233-0375 - Megalithic sepulchre at Ses Roques Llises, Torre d'en Gaumes, Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. One of the earliest examples of such architecture on the island, dating from Neolithic times - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N J Saunders

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Megalithic sepulchre at Ses Roques Llises, Torre d'en Gaumes, Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. One of the...

HIP-S-000233-0374 - The sacred enclosure at Torre d'en Gaumes, Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. General view showing the site's location in respect of the landscape. The prehistoric village extends down onto the flat plain from the enclosure. It dates from 1500-800 BC - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N J Saunders

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The sacred enclosure at Torre d'en Gaumes, Minorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. General view showing the...

HIP-S-000233-0135 - The 'Cup Bearers' fresco from the South Propylaia, Knossos, Crete, Minoan, c1500 BC - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N J Saunders

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The 'Cup Bearers' fresco from the South Propylaia, Knossos, Crete, Minoan, c1500 BC

HIP-S-000233-0092 - Detail of one of the 'Blue Ladies', fresco, Minoan, Crete, c1500 BC - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N J Saunders

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Detail of one of the 'Blue Ladies', fresco, Minoan, Crete, c1500 BC

HIP-S-000233-0091 - The 'Prince of Lilies', fresco, Minoan, Corridor of Processions, Knossos, Crete, 1550-1450 BC. He is wearing a lily crown with a peacock feather. The archaeologist Arthur Evans believed him to be a priest-king - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N J Saunders

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The 'Prince of Lilies', fresco, Minoan, Corridor of Processions, Knossos, Crete, 1550-1450 BC. He is...

HIP-S-000233-0089 - The 'Toreador Fresco', Minoan, Court of the Stone Spout, Knossos, Crete, 1550-1450 BC. One man and two women leap over a charging bull's back. The women are depicted with milky white skin and the man with red. It is believed that the scene represents a religious ritual or a mythological scene. Detail of one of the women - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N J Saunders

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The 'Toreador Fresco', Minoan, Court of the Stone Spout, Knossos, Crete, 1550-1450 BC. One man and two...

HIP-S-000233-0088 - The 'Toreador Fresco', Minoan, Court of the Stone Spout, Knossos, Crete, 1550-1450 BC. One man and two women leap over a charging bull's back. The women are depicted with milky white skin and the man with red. It is believed that the scene represents a religious ritual or a mythological scene. Detail of one of the women - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N J Saunders

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The 'Toreador Fresco', Minoan, Court of the Stone Spout, Knossos, Crete, 1550-1450 BC. One man and two...

HIP-S-000233-0087 - The 'Blue Bird' fresco from the House of the Frescoes, Knossos, Crete, Minoan, c1550 BC - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N J Saunders

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The 'Blue Bird' fresco from the House of the Frescoes, Knossos, Crete, Minoan, c1550 BC

HIP-S-000232-6075 - Arawak petroglyph known as the Carib stone, Caurita, Trinidad, Trinidad amp; Tobago, c1000-1500. Heads on simple line drawn bodies, probably representing ancestors or other spirits or shamanistic phenomena - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J. Saunders

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Arawak petroglyph known as the Carib stone, Caurita, Trinidad, Trinidad amp; Tobago, c1000-1500. Heads on...

HIP-S-000232-6074 - Arawak petroglyph known as the Carib stone, Caurita, Trinidad, Trinidad amp; Tobago, c1000-1500. Heads on simple line drawn bodies, probably representing ancestors or other spirits or shamanistic phenomena - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J. Saunders

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Arawak petroglyph known as the Carib stone, Caurita, Trinidad, Trinidad amp; Tobago, c1000-1500. Heads on...

HIP-S-000232-6073 - Huaca del Dragon', Chimu ceremonial platform outside Trujillo, north coast of Peru, 900-1470. Showing detail of the ceremonial platform decorated with a clay frieze of maritime motifs. The Chimu were a pre-Inca culture of northern Peru - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J. Saunders

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Huaca del Dragon', Chimu ceremonial platform outside Trujillo, north coast of Peru, 900-1470. Showing...

HIP-S-000256-9079 - View of the 'Temple of the Sun' and its courtyard at Palenque. The temple was in fact a shrine and was built to commemorate the accession to the throne of Chan-Bahlum, son of Pacal. The shrine was decorated internally with scenes from Maya mythology, such as the setting sun, the jaguar god, warfare and sacrifice. Country of Origin: Mexico. Culture: Classic Maya. Date/Period: 690 AD. Place of Origin: Palenque. - Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence, Werner Forman Archive/ N.J Saunders

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View of the 'Temple of the Sun' and its courtyard at Palenque. The temple was in fact a shrine and was...