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| Leiden was a center of medieval weaving and is home to Leiden University, one of Europe's oldest and most prestigious universities. |
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| The Oude Rijn and numerous canals run through the city. |
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| Leiden is home to the Netherlands national archeology museum, the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden. The Temple of Taffeh was given to the Netherlands by Egypt for helping preserve antiquities at risk due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam. |
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| Decoration from the Mastabas of Saqqara from sometime between the 2500s and 2100s B.C. |
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| A mix of Roman, Greek, and Egyptian culture |
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| A Greco-Egyptian owl that advertised a fortune-teller's shop in Rome from the 2nd century A.D. |
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| Artifacts from the Middle East, including a Persian lion's head ornament from 400 B.C. |
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| Carthaginian gravestones of young children dedicated to the goddess Tanit. The children may have been human sacrifices. |
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| The heads may be a little to big on the Etruscan cinerary urns from Volterra. |
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| The Jutphaas sword, a mysterious ceremonial sword from between 1500-1350 B.C., of which similar swords were found in Brittany, Burgundy, Norfolk, and another part of the Netherlands. |
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| The Wieuwerd treasure of Frisian Kings from 640 A.D. |
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The Dorestad Brooch, a masterpiece similar to other jewelry made during the time of Charlemagne in the 800s A.D.
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| The Viking Hoard of Wieringen, a silver hoard suspected to be from a Danish Viking settlement in the Netherlands from 850 A.D. |
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| Belt dividers brought to the Netherlands by Roman soldiers |
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| The golden helmet of a Roman cavalry officer found in a peat bog |
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