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Medieval trepanning

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A 15th-century map of the world illustrating a Latin edition of Ptolemy's the 'Geography'. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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12 alternative giant leaps for mankind – from carnivorism to Magna Carta

A selection of treasure from the Staffordshire Hoard.

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A counting of goats and rams in cuneiform script, ancient Ngirsu, Iraq, 2360 BC. (DEA / G. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini/Getty Images)

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Warwick Castle. (Photo by Olaf Protze/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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In the ninth century Pope Nicholas I decreed that St Peter’s symbol, the cockerel, should be displayed on all churches and many incorporated the design into weather vanes. Pictured here is the St Thomas church spire, Melbury Abbas in Dorset, United Kingdom. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)

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Q&A What does Jesus have to do with cockerel weather vanes?

Old Wardour Castle

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The origins of civilisation

Sarcophagus with relief depicting the Calydonian boar hunt, Campanian amphitheatre, Italy, 1st-2nd century AD. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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From dragons to unicorns: finding fantastic beasts in ancient history

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Prehistoric treasures featured on latest Royal Mail stamps

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The birth of Eurasia

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The gruesome remains of prehistoric murder victims uncovered in Europe’s bogs

A group of girls taking a bath as part of a contest to see who can wash the fastest.

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Q&A How old is bathing?

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