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The Saqqara Bird, an Egyptian object from 200 BC that looks like a miniature airplane

31 August 2026 at 16:13
It is very common to find images of birds in the art of Ancient Egypt. We see them in paintings and sculptures with species of all kinds, from the ducks hunted on the Nile to the ibis that lent its head to the god Thoth, to the vulture that topped the white crown of Upper […]

Tabula Peutingeriana, the only surviving road map of the Roman Empire

31 August 2026 at 07:55
On November 26, 2007, the Austrian National Library did something it hardly ever does: it took the Tabula Peutingeriana out of its climate-controlled display case and allowed the public to see it for a few hours. Due to its extreme fragility, the scroll was exhibited for just one day in Vienna, coinciding with its inclusion […]

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