40 Historical Finds That Might Surprise You How Well They Survived

This would totally fascinate me.

Due to the tectonic action around the region, many excavations are unearthed in this wavy pattern

Beautiful.

Action figure of the past.

The meticulous work put into this

Looks amazing.

Something amazing about this - a single moment in time, caught forever.

Whats crazy to me is how many years were people just walking over that hill & never realized what was beneath their feet

That's a long time to hold your breath

Wow!! What a find!

probably still has an edge unlike a modern kitchen knife

“Girl, Smell my ankh”

This is a message to all you so-called 'christians' out there that claim the name yet know nothing of His word: Christ said to lift each other up, not tear each other down. He also said to love one another and pay your taxes. Try actually living by those rules.

I remember reading about this discovery many, many years ago. It was called "The hunt for the Atocha". Fascinating.

Mammoth tusks are a very sought-after commodity. Ivory has been a standard material for many applications in the building of musical instruments for centuries, and in many cases there is no really equivalent replacement. Only ivory is internationally ostracized for obvious reasons. So builders of historical instruments often use mammoth ivory, as, being already extinct, mammoths are not protected by international wildlife preservation treaties. Other than "regular" ivory it can be traded legally, although being expensive.

He's still waiting for the copper coin to no longer be used as currency so he can scrap them

Good for you for sharing, no need to be shellfish.

I hope I'm alive when they actually open the tomb... I've been curious as to what else was there since finding out about the Terracotta Army as a kid

It is difficult not to stumble on antique mosaics or relics in parts of Italy. A tourist guide in Rome once told me thatmost of the cheap "original roman coins" sold by street vendors as souvenirs are indeed genuine, as they are found so plentiful that it would be more expensive to fake them.

Follow Thonis Heracleion, people. There will be some very amazing stories, artifacts and knowledge coming from there in the upcoming years.

Is that inset bit of wood part of a complicated bit, or a mend to a broken bit?

starting weapon in games is usually rubbish

Found the ingredients! “The two major components were starch and animal fat, which probably came from the carcass of a cow or goat. The remaining ingredient was synthetic tin oxide (or cassiterite).”

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They probably still work?

I am really curious how someone looked at that and saw a canoe? I love history and historical artifacts but this one would never have crossed my mind if I saw it in the wild

That is finding something the hard way.

thats a lot of beetles to cover that thing

Was the entrance always underwater though? The artist/s would have to have been keen just to crawl in even if it was dry.

Found in a booknook? Can someone explain?

Creepy

Huh Baal is an ancient Canaanite-Phoenician god of fertility, rain, and storms. I wonder why they call this Baal's Bridge and its located in London England nowhere near the location this religion was located.

When was this found? After they came down? Or before they went up? It'd be interesting to see what else is under the buildings of NYC

Omg the hair!

Where?

Can we hoist up a lion cub at the edge?

It was Richard the 3rd

I´ll give you... Half of the "after"!

A 19th-century mining hammer found in London, Texas, USA. "The most likely explanation...is that a deposit of highly soluble travertine formed and hardened around it within a relatively short time." - Wikipedia London Hammer. So, not really a mystery at all.

Be nice to have some explanation