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OVER—Photo by Malte Heitmüller/@malteheitmueller; 1—Aron Arngrimsson; 3—(clockwise from top left)—Courtesy Kathryn Murphy, Photo/UC Classics, Museum of London, NTNU University Museum, Photo Archive of Thera Akrotiri Excavations; 4—Azoor Photo Collection/Alamy Stock Photo; 6—Photo by E.S. Greene/Courtesy of Marzamemi Maritime Heritage Project; 9—© The Trustees of the British Museum; 10—Marius Dobilas/Alamy Stock Photo; 11—Courtesy Kathryn Murphy (3); 12—Photo

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