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Artifacts July/August 2026

Native American Dice

Bone dice

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Artifacts May/June 2026

Ancient Brazilian Harpoons

For the earliest known whalers, the hunt was a deeply spiritual experience

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Autonomous University of Barcelona

Artifacts March/April 2026

Caspian Tiger Figurine

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, H. Dunscombe Colt Gift, 1963

Artifacts January/February 2026

Sardinian Bronze Figurines

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Courtesy Daniel Berger

Artifacts November/December 2025

Viking Chess Piece

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Roberto Fortuna/Courtesy the National Museum of Denmark

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  • Artifacts September/October 2021

    Late Medieval Ring

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    (© Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales)
  • Artifacts July/August 2021

    Egyptian Copper Tools

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    (Courtesy Martin Odler and Jiří Kmošek, Czech Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University)
  • Artifacts May/June 2021

    Magdalenian Wind Instrument

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    (Courtesy Carole Fritz et al. 2021/CNRS – the French National Centre for Scientific Research)
  • Artifacts March/April 2021

    Subeixi Game Balls

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    (Courtesy Patrick Wertmann)
  • Artifacts January/February 2021

    Inca Box with Votive Offerings

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    (Courtesy Teddy Seguin/Université Libre de Bruxelles)
  • Artifacts November/December 2020

    Illuminated Manuscript

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    (National Trust/Mike Hodgson)
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