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Colourised print of the Lighthouse of Alexandria as imagined in the 18th century

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A 16th-century painting of the Tower of Babel

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Stonehenge

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A rare jewelled late Medieval cluster brooch,

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Chew Valley Hoard

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A stone believed to have magical properties, including the ability to summon rain, from Laraibina village in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Carved Pictish Stone in the Meigle Museum east of Blairgowrie, Scotland. (Photo by Alamy)

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Pompeii,Italy

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Dan Jones by the River Medway at Rochester in Kent. Jones is the presenter of 'Walking Britain’s Roman Roads', which aired on 1 July 2020 at 9pm on 5Select

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Sir Barry Cunliffe and a team of archaeologist roll up a Roman mosaic at Fishbourne Roman palace

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Miners work hard in cramped conditions at the pit face in Ellington Colliery, Northumberland, 1951 (Photo by Getty Images)

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Sunset at the Chephren Pyramid, Giza, Egypt

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Lieutenant Colonel Percy Fawcett

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Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland. (Photo by Dreamstime)

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Edwardian hat pin head found on the Thames shore. (Photo by Bloomsbury)

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Illustration by Davide Bonazzi

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Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh presented by Viking Cruises opens at the Saatchi Gallery on 2 November. Tickets on-sale now, please visit: www.tutankhamun-london.com

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The footprint of Old Sarum cathedral

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Tutankhamun's blue and gold funerary mask

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The Temple Scroll, from the Dead Sea Scrolls

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Great Pyramid of Giza

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Ivinghoe Brecon. (Image by Alamy)

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The west Cornish tomb Lanyon Quoit, which dates to the Neolithic period (3500–2500 BC). The Anglo-Saxons believed that ancient burial sites were cursed – and guarded by dragons. (Image by Dreamstime)

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Hardian's Wall, a world heritage site. (Photo by Getty Images)

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