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An 11th-century Norse silver coin was discovered at a U.S. archaeological site in Maine in 1957. It may be proof of First Nations communities far to the south of Newfoundland trading with the Norse settlers.

Shining into the hall leading to a central chamber, light illuminates a tomb found in 2004 under the mound of Golyamata Kosmatka, north of Kazanlak. It is the likely resting place of the Thracian king Seuthes III.

The vault of the tholos of the Kazanlak tomb is just over 10 feet in height. This photo shows a modern reconstruction, open to tourists.

The painted ceiling of the Kazanlak tomb's burial chamber features its most celebrated image: a couple at a banquet surrounded by servants, musicians, and a chariot.

The Lawkananda Pagoda, commissioned by King Anawrahta, dates from A.D. 1059. It is home to a sacred relic believed to be one of the Buddha’s teeth.

Construction began in 1248, after a previous church burned down, but the cathedral was not completed until the 1800s, when its twin spires were added.

A bust of Dante sits under the 12th-century walls of the Poppi Castle, which overlooks the plains of Campaldino, where Dante fought with the Guelphs in 1289.

Centerpiece of the crown jewels is the St. Edward’s Crown. It is a 17th-century replacement for a medieval one that was said to belong to the Saxon king Edward the Confessor, which was melted down by anti-royalists in 1649.

These Chinese characters say Zijincheng, “purple forbidden city,” the full name of the imperial complex in Beijing.

Raised some 100 feet above the central great courtyard, the Forbidden City’s grandest structure houses only the Dragon Throne, ceremonial seat of the Ming and Qing emperors’ imperial power for five centuries.