Antiquity or Antiquities may refer to:
Historical objects or periods
Artifacts
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Antiquities
Antiquities are objects from antiquity, especially the civilizations of the Mediterranean: the Classical antiquity of Greece and Rome, Ancient Egypt and the other Ancient Near Eastern cultures. Artifacts from earlier periods such as the Meso ...
, objects or artifacts surviving from ancient cultures
Eras
Any period before the European Middle Ages (5th to 15th centuries) but still within the history of Western civilization, including:
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Ancient history
Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history to as far as late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the Sumerian cuneiform script. Ancient history cove ...
, any historical period before the Middle Ages
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Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity (also the classical era, classical period or classical age) is the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD centred on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ...
, the classical civilizations of the Mediterranean such as Greece and Rome
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Late antiquity
Late antiquity is the time of transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages, generally spanning the 3rd–7th century in Europe and adjacent areas bordering the Mediterranean Basin. The popularization of this periodization in English ha ...
, the period between classical antiquity and the Middle Ages
Scholarly journals
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''Antiquity'' (journal), a journal of archaeological research
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American Antiquity
The professional journal ''American Antiquity'' is published by Cambridge University Press for the Society for American Archaeology, an organization of professional archaeologists of the Americas. The journal is considered to be the flagship jou ...
'', a journal of the Society for American Archaeology
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Latin American Antiquity
''Latin American Antiquity'' is a professional journal published by the Society for American Archaeology, the largest organization of professional archaeologists of the Americas in the world. Published since 1990 as a sister journal to ''America ...
'', a journal of the Society for American Archaeology
Other uses
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Antiquity, Ohio, a community in the United States
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Antiquity (whisky), a brand of Indian whisky
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''Antiquities'' (Magic: The Gathering), an expansion set for the card game ''Magic: The Gathering''
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''Antiquity'' (album), a 1975 album by Jackie McLean and Michael Carvin
See also
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Age (disambiguation)
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Ancient (disambiguation)
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Antique (disambiguation)
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Antiquitates (disambiguation)
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