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Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)
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The caves of Qumran on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, in the West Bank. The site of the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were first discovered in 1947.
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Merchandise for sale for Mexican Independence Day, Mexico City, Mexico. (souvenirs)
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Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
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Facsimile of one of William Henry Ireland's forgeries, a primitive self-portrait of William Shakespeare(tinted engraving). Published for Samuel Ireland, Norfolk Street, Strand, December 1, 1795. (W.H. Ireland, forgery)
The Time a Law Clerk Successfully Forged a New Shakespeare Play to Impress His Dad
Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)
6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders
Stylish light blue jeans on wooden background, closeup of inset pocket
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Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and autodidact.
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La Venta: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Map added. Oct 11, 2023
Invalidated site: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - La Venta. May 25, 2018
Media added. Jun 08, 2009
Added new Web site: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - La Venta. Apr 23, 2009
Added new Web site: Minnesota State University - La Venta. Apr 23, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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