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Mystery of the Varna Gold: What Caused These Ancient Societies to Disappear?
This gold appliqué, more than six millennia old, appears to be a bull but has buffalo-like horns. Natsionalen Istoritcheski Muzej, Sofia, Bulgaria; De Agostini Picture Library / A. Dagli Orti / Bridgeman Images Perhaps you’d like to see the …