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Gorgeous, Weird Jellyfish Found 12,000 feet Below the Surface Near Mariana Trench

The jellyfish in question was filmed earlier this week near the Mariana Trench during a submersible dive to explore an area called the Enigma Seamount. The jellyfish was spotted at a depth of over 12,139 feet. The NOAA researchers identified it as a kind of jellyfish called a hydromedusa, a part of the genus Crossota. Watch a video of it floating around.

Stirrup Spout Bottle with Coca Chewer

Peru. Moche. 3rd to 6th century AD

Pictures of the UNESCO World Heritage site of ancient Palmyra taken following the recapture of the city by Syrian troops backed by Russian forces on March 27, 2016 show the damage made by ISIS during its 10-month occupation. In 2015 the archaeologist, Khaled al-Asaad, who had looked after the ruins for 40 years and refused to reveal the location of archaeological treasures of the city was also murdered by ISIS.

Khaled al-Asaad is now part of the history he gave up his life trying to protect, please, never forget about him.

Viking finger-ring, 10th-11th century

According to the Braybrooke catalogue, ‘A massive penannular ring of very pure gold, ploughed up on the dairy farm, Richnal Green, near Thaxted, Essex, April, 1847. This is the form of ring commonly called “ring money” and one of the few examples of its occurrence in England as compared with Ireland, whence numerous specimens are obtained. It is plain and crescent shaped, thicker in the middle than at the ends 

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Copper face mask ornament

Copper, silver gilt

Peru. Vicús. 3rd century BC to 2nd century AD

Bottle, Anthropomorphic Crab

Peru. Inca-Chimú. 14th to 15th century AD