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These were known to the ancients as the Pillars of Hercules, and in ancient times marked the limits of the known world.
The metal was identified in 1808 by Sir Humphry Davy, who originally named it alumium , based on Latin alumen , and alum , oxides and sulphates of aluminum, respectively, which were known to the ancients.
Traditional shapes of urns, jugs, and cups are decorated with scenes taken from the lives of the ancients or of the Greek gods in their domain on Mount Olympus.
Torralba has perhaps the most beautiful taula of all — certain evidence that the ancients were masters of the art of stone construction.
Simple brick homes stand row upon row and archaeologists found a wealth of everyday artifacts from cooking utensils to work tools, painting a vivid picture of the ancients’ activities.