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Objects from the distant past have a deep, rich history. They are tangible fragments that give us a glimpse into specific moments in time when life was starkly different, to say the least. That’s why museum visits are almost always guaranteed to pique our curiosity.
Reddit also has its own museum of artifacts, where more than three million members share photos of artwork, tools, and archeological finds. Some objects date back to the B.C. era and carry fascinating backstories.
We’ve compiled this list of images from the community. Hopefully, you get to learn something new today.
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#1
Meet Abdel Kader Haidara, The Man Who Risked His Life To Save Almost 400,000 Ancient Manuscripts From Timbuktu From Being Destroyed By The Jihadists
These manuscripts, which some date back to the 11th century, deal with myriad subjects such as medicine, astronomy, and s*x
Ashtophet’sRevenge 9 months ago
I like to think that there are US government employees right now who are trying to save what work they can… it breaks my heart to read about the dedicated people being fired!
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Smeghead Tribble Down Under 9 months ago
Absolutely priceless; both man and manuscripts. What a legend.
Janissary35680 9 months ago
BP's PrudeBot at work. Easily circumvented: sẹx.
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Hmmm hmmmm 9 months ago
NOTE - This is my limited understanding of islam , correct me if I'm wrong. Please don't call them jihadists , greater jihad is the inward struggle to do good whilslt lesser jihad is a need to defeat outward threats , occasionally in war. Anyone performing this violent destruction and war is not following greater jihad and hence breaking the Muslim faith https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/publications/what-is-the-truth-about-american-muslims/misunderstood-terms-and-practices#:~:text=Within%20Islam%2C%20there%20are%20two,Jihad%E2%80%9D%20is%20an%20outward%20struggle.. and scroll to #15
person (i think) 9 months ago
This guy should get one of the Nobel prizes for contributions to knowledge/history
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The Amber Bear That My Dad Found In 1990. Dates Back To The Stoneage. Currently On Display At The Natural History Museum In Copenhagen
Cora C 9 months ago (edited)
Guess his dad is an archaeologist, average persons won't know its historial vaule
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DowntownStevieB 9 months ago
That's super cool. My husband found a large chunk of coral (fossil) in the side of a small stream in Michigan. For those who don't know, the U.S. had a large inland sea during the time of the Dino's.
Peeka_Mimi 9 months ago (edited)
I have what used to be a wolf/dog/fox clay pendant that a friend found in Mexico. I contacted the museum and they didn't want it. That's okay I love it.
Birma Gustafsson 9 months ago
It's so beautiful. It looks a bit like a bison, our European bison, with the hump and all.
#3
16th Century German Ring That Unfolds Into An Astronomical Sphere
Senjo Krane 9 months ago
I love this! Human ingenuity is just wonderful. I feel quite stupid looking at all these photos. :(
Montanavanna 9 months ago
It doesn't even look like it would have all that in there. How amazing.
Shahzadi 9 months ago
They actually do. I've bought a few off of Temu. Looks nearly identical, right down to the faded script.
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Otto Katz 9 months ago
https://www.jeulia.com/product-astronomical-sphere-sterling-silver-ring-cid265-jecc0043?__currency__=USD&country=US
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Bettye McKee 9 months ago (edited)
Oh WOW! That is truly awesome. That would be around the time of Henry VIII.
It’s easy to assume that antiques are highly valuable. However, several factors affect their value, making it quite challenging to determine. According to Five Katz Antiques owner Edmund Kindle, market trends are one variable.
In an article for Florida Today, Kindle explains that younger people who inherit these old items from their grandparents aren’t fond of them, so they sell them for cheap.
#4
This 14th Century Door At Exeter Cathedral, UK, Is Thought To Be The Oldest Existing Cat Flap
BoredLittleLeafSheep 9 months ago
Seven centuries of footsteps have stepped up through that door, feline and human.
Bettye McKee 9 months ago
It was most likely convenient for the person who had to open and close the door for the cat.
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Fall Of The Rebel Angels, Carved Out Of A Single Piece Of Marble In 1740 By Italian Sculptor Agostino Fasolato, It Depicts 60 Fallen Angels
Serial pacifist 9 months ago
I coludn’t draw a single leg of these guys in the sculptures with precision, let alone carve something like it from anything.
Fire Singer 9 months ago
Most artists I'm in awe of, but sculptors like this just make me feel like we're completely different species!
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Karl der Große 9 months ago
It's hard to get fallen angels to pose like this for long enough to carve one of these. That's why they're so rare.
YakFactory 9 months ago
I've always wondered what would the artist/sculptor do if part of their sculpture broke before it was finished. For example, an arm broke off. Would they alter the sculpture, or would they start again?
Joots (shants/jorts) 9 months ago
there was probably some 16th century “super glue” that they could use to fix it
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Jennifer Cruz 9 months ago
This is truly a masterpiece if I’ve ever seen one. Wow! So intricate. The detail is so beautiful!
#6
A 2000-Year-Old Roman Silver Dagger, That Was Discovered By An Archeology Intern In 2019 In Germany, Before And After Nine Months Of Careful Restoration Work
Multa Nocte 9 months ago (edited)
Such incredibly intricate work takes great patience. I admire the team that did this.
Lara Verne 9 months ago
If I found something like this, I probably wouldn't realize that there might be something valuable under all that rust.
Bettye McKee 9 months ago
I also compared it to fried chicken. Compliments to the archeology intern who recognized it as something worth looking at.
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Bettye McKee 9 months ago
Obviously made to last, still usable after 2000 years plus.
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Provenance is another factor, as it determines the history of the object’s ownership. According to Christie’s New York Department for Chinese Ceramics head Vicky Paloympis, older provenance from a prestigious collection does boost the item’s value.
But if you want to be absolutely sure, you can consult an auction database. Heritage Auctions' head consignment director, Samantha Robinson, explains that auction results within the past three years are the best basis.
#7
A Golden Ram And A Stone Lion, Found In A Tomb At The Archaeological Site Of Gonur Depe (Dated From 2400 To 1600 Bce) In Turkmenistan
The finger in the background shows how small these figures are, demonstrating the extraordinary skill of the craftsmen
Senjo Krane 9 months ago
this is truly amazing. Just how did the craftsman do it? How tiny were their tools?
Lara Verne 9 months ago
Someone had either a very good eyesigh, or something like magnifying glass. And high quality tools. Incredible.
CatD 9 months ago
Very good close in vision. I don't think they had magnifying glasses back then.
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Tea Gown, France, ~1897. Owned By The Countess Greffulhe, Who Often Chose Clothing Of A Brilliant Green Color Because It Complemented Her Auburn Hair
Kira Okah 9 months ago
It's not Scheele's Green, completely wrong shade of green and too late a date for it.
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Soal Devereaux 9 months ago
This is a Worth dress, and what makes it so amazing is the fact that fabric back in the 18th century were woven very narrow 61 - 91,5 cm (24-26 inches) So to piece this fabric together so the pattern lines up (at least in the front, the back side pattern does not line up as much) is quite amazing and a testament to not only the value of the garment but also the visual message it would send. It would have generated a lot of waste cut of fabric in a time where usually no fabric was wasted. That alone would have told other people that this dress was expensive. What a wonder it has survived all these years.
Margaret Shannon 9 months ago
Worth didn’t exist in the 18th century. You mean 19th.
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Karl der Große 9 months ago
I would like to see somebody with auburn hair modeling a copy of this.
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In Ancient Rome, Roads Were Dotted With White Stones (Cats' Eyes) Which Reflected The Moonlight, Acting As Street Lights To Help People Walk On The Street After Dark. Pictured Is A Roman Road In Pompeii
BeKind&Rewind 9 months ago
Dam that's smart! Now we have so much light pollution, we don't need things like this. :(
Tabitha 9 months ago
Actually we do need things exactly like this, to replace a good chunk of that OTT light pollution.
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They were tired of getting sued by ladies twisting their ankles while walking with stilettos on.
According to Chicago-based antiques dealer Erik Retzer, bronze holds a lot of value in terms of item material. Whether small sculptures or ornate chandeliers, bronze remains a precious item in the antique market because it is highly coveted.
The same applies to Suzani textiles. Originating in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan, they were initially used as protective wrapping panels for ancient tents known as yurts.
These days, people have found ways to repurpose them by using them as wall art or pillow designs.
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Amethyst Grapes With Jade Leaves. China, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
BoredLittleLeafSheep 9 months ago
Most of these aren't; if they'd just change the title to "old" it would be accurate.
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Janissary35680 9 months ago
I've also seen a version of this with pale green stone for the grapes and darker green stone for the leaves. It was about the size of a fist and was on sale in a very high-end jewelry shop in Manama Bahrein. I didn't bother to ask the price. I consoled myself by supposing the stone was not real jade anyhow but nephrite. (Sour Grapes Defense)
Dan Takayama Wichter 9 months ago
I can‘t resist. Please forgive: Mana mana…
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FlamingZombies 9 months ago
Looks like it's in the Philadelphia Museum of Art https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/210962
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The Goat Tender Of The Colonies By Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier. France, 1861
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
Here's a thing: "the statue was crafted in the years following the 1848 emancipation of slaves in the French Empire, an edict which greatly inspired Cordier." More here: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/231788 and here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Capresse_des_Colonies
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 9 months ago
I agree with another poster: the 19th century is not ancient.
#12
The Castle Of Coca Is A Castle Located In The Coca Municipality, Central Spain
It was constructed in the 15th century and has been considered to be one of the best examples of Spanish Mudejar brickwork which incorporates Moorish Muslim design and construction with Gothic architecture
Zombie Andrew 9 months ago
would imagine it has been at least a few times by now (could be wrong)
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Joe Reaves 9 months ago
In that period bricks were expensive and considered high status. So this was a hell of a statement about the ruler's wealth.
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
Apparently, a lot of the construction is made not from brick but ashlar masonry - precision shaped stone. https://masonrymagazine.com/Default?pageID=14216 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashlar
The popularity of period pieces has revived the popularity of Georgian and Regency furniture. According to Los Angeles-based designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard, today’s younger generation has embraced mixing these old pieces with newer ones for a fresh look.
“Chests of drawers, dining chairs, secretaries, and side tables—mostly English and even Irish—are still very reasonable at auction and have such beauty,” he said.
#13
"You Used To Always Say To Me, 'Let’s Live Together Until Our Hair Turns White And Die On The Same Day.' So How Could You Go Ahead And Leave Me Behind?" Letter By A Woman To Her Deceased Husband, Discovered In The Man's Grave Along With A Lock Of Her Hair. Korea, 1586
KnightOwl 9 months ago
I'm sure i yelled pretty much the same thing when my partner died 18 months ago. I was so angry at him for leaving me, i still am sometimes. We were supposed to grow old together, but he died at 35 leaving me to try and figure out how to live on without him 💔
Tabitha 9 months ago
I come from a family that lives to 100 and beyond. My husband comes from a family where an 80 year old is an oddity. We’re in our 60s now. When I plan for the future, I always have Plan B in mind for a future without him. I don’t talk about Plan B with him.
KARI JOHNSON 9 months ago
What a beautiful sentiment.. my late husband and I felt the same way but he left me behind.
EJN 9 months ago
Nowadays, women are more likely to live longer. Knowing this, I still always said that I wanted to be the first to go. Unfortunately, my husband died at the age of 68 after years of slow decline from dementia. I had years to prepare myself, but I really never could prepare for his leaving so soon. 4 years afterward, every day feels like my life is missing an important part and thus can never be healed. I just hope that I will find him again someday in another life.
MSerHasNoFilter 9 months ago (edited)
@EJN, I’m so sorry for your loss and having to suffer a long goodbye beforehand. It’s so very hard watching a loved one leave us and being powerless to stop what’s happening, to cure it, to stop their pain. And knowing the inevitability of the end. No, this isn’t preparation, love. This is devastation on a daily basis. You *are* missing an important part - and always will be. It’s ok to know that and feel that. Grief takes its own path and is different in each of us. You’ll heal at your own pace. And you *will* be reunited with your beloved again. And it will joyful. God bless you 🙏🏻🕊xx.
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A 3,000-Year-Old Clay Pig Found In 2020 At The Lianhe Ruins In China. When It Was Discovered, The Pottery Has Gone Viral As It Looks Similar To The Pigs In Angry Birds
Janissary35680 9 months ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angry_Birds The only game requiring manual dexterity I'm even remotely good at.
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Wheelchair Made For Holy Roman Empress Elisabeth Christine Of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1740
Let’s hear from you, readers. Is there something about old, antique objects that fascinates you? What about these artifacts do you find most interesting? Comment down below!
#16
A 900-Year-Old Church Still Standing In Wicklow, Ireland
Channa 9 months ago
right!?!? But today we cannot make concrete or mortar that lasts... go figure
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Bill Swallow 9 months ago
... I am left speechless by the stonework and masonry making up that roof.
Andy Feast 9 months ago
my local village church is over 1000 years old, this isn't unusual for the UK
#17
One Of The Three Roman Pools Of Gafsa, In Tunisia, Two Of Which Are Open. Built In The 2nd Century Bce, They Are About Five Meters Deep And Are Fed By Hot Water Springs
#18
Years Of Restoration At The 2,200-Year-Old Temple Of Esna, In Egypt, Has Revealed The Vibrant Original Colors That Have Been Covered By Centuries Of Dirt, Soot, And Bird Poop
Janissary35680 9 months ago
The toothbrush is not there for scale. That's what was used. (Lots of them)
April Pickett 9 months ago
I find it amazing, I've always thought of ancient things in black, white, and shades of gray. To see color on columns, jewelry, coffins, and furniture is woke. Jesus is always pictured as white when he was born, raised, and lived in the Middle East.
Leslie Victor 9 months ago
Looks pretty now, i wonder if it would have been a bit garish full color....
#19
The Graves Of A Catholic Woman And Her Protestant Husband, Who Were Not Allowed To Be Buried Together Because Of Their Differing Faiths. 1888 Ce, Located At Het Oude Kerkhof In Roermond, The Netherlands
Peter Bear 9 months ago
Made all the more worse because Jesus Himself commanded 'love one another'. Hate is never Christian.
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“Death Blowing Bubbles”
One of the several depictions of death created by Johann Georg Leinberger between 1729 and 1731 for the ceiling of the Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany. The bubbles are symbols of the fragility of life
HardBoiledBlonde 9 months ago
If I were to be buried with a headstone (I won't), I would contemplate having this on the stone.
Vicki Perizzolo 9 months ago
Terry Pratchett's 'Death' likes to cook fast food and pet cats.. I get it
#21
"The Sorceress Kit", A Bizzare Collection Of About 100 Trinkets Found Buried Inside A Box, In The Garden Of A House In Pompeii, Believed To Be A Fortune Teller's Tool Kit
Ritchat 9 months ago (edited)
I think people would say the same thing about my and every other woman's trinket collection 500 years from now.
Bobbi Ashley 9 months ago
It reminds me of the jar of buttons my grandmother kept in her sowing kit. Or a jewelry making kit.
Tamarillo3 9 months ago
OR! Maybe the only significance they had was that they were things found by a kid who thought they were coo...
#22
In The Summer Of 2018, At Rousses, Crete, A Farmer Was Trying To Park Below The Shade Of An Olive Grove In His Property. The Ground Gave Up And Through The 1.2 Meter (4ft) Hole He Found A Minoan Tomb, Undisturbed For Around 3,400 Years, This Is Pretty Much The First Good Look At It
Janissary35680 9 months ago
That sarcophagus looks like it's been pretty disturbed. So does the pottery scattered around. The disturbance most likely occured in antiquity however.
Wax0nWax0ff 9 months ago
You don’t think it was the car falling through from above?
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Nonya Business 9 months ago
Not so fun kinda fact: many farmers have incentive to cover up any finds. If you can't use your farm for farming for the next 1-5 years while teams take their time excavating the site and surrounding areas you do not feed your family. I learned this when my family was discussing the indigenous burial they found, and their indigonous neighbor told them to burn the bones in place to return the body to the earth.
Vicki Perizzolo 9 months ago
wow! I was just watching a special on the Minoans on PBS... very cool
#23
A Roman Mosaic Depicting A Fish. 1st Century Ce, Now Housed At The State Historical Museum In Moscow
Kelly H. Wilder 9 months ago
I think it's the shadowing that really makes it exceptional, especially for a mosaic. The ancient Romans were masters of the mosaic, and few others can compete with them even now.
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michele mbennett101044@yahoo.c 9 months ago
Wow! The detail is amazing, especially the shadowing to give 3 dimensional effect
Janissary35680 9 months ago
Very likely. The Romans loved them. (So do I.)
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17th-Century Emerald Cup Made Of 252 Carats Of Pure Emerald
Rose the Cook 9 months ago (edited)
That is one large emerald. What culture is it from? The writing looks Arabic.
Janissary35680 9 months ago (edited)
It's the Arabic script. Since it's 17th century I'm guessing Persian or Moghul.
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Ece Cenker 9 months ago
Let's see... India, Mughal period, 16th-17th century.... Emerald cup made of 252 carats of pure emerald with Persian verses inscribed on it. It belonged to Moughal Emperor Jehangir of India.
April Pickett 9 months ago
This is a two-hander. No way could anyone pick that up with one hand.
Disgruntled Panda 9 months ago
Maybe I'm whooshed big time but it weighs only 50 grams. Taking the SG of emerald into account it's probably a very nice espresso cup
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David 9 months ago
His father owned the polishing and cutting business, not the mines. https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-father-errol-never-owned-emerald-mine-telling-truth-2023-9
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Leather Coat That Belonged To An Ojibwa Captain. Ontario, Canada, Ojibwa Culture, 1789
Kelly H. Wilder 9 months ago
The US Constitution went into effect that year (March 4, 1789). So long ago, yet not so long ago.
#26
A 1800 Year Old Octopus Mosaic On The Floor Of A Roman Bath
#27
Sculpture Of A Female Figure, Probably A Yakshi (Nature Spirit). Mathura, India, Around 200 Ad
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
I'm absolutely not going to make any sort of comment about how I wish I'd had hold of a figure like that when I was in my 20s or, umm... Only there was... No, shut up Forrest, just keep your mouth shut (and remember that you're several decades older and fatter by now). 😁
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Bremusa4u 9 months ago
Well, the nipples are missing, so technically, it's okay to show her chest.
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Joanne Hudson 9 months ago
Oh come on. Have you ever seen a stacked Indian woman? The country is STARVING.
Govind Kulkarni 9 months ago
This was before the Britishers came. Britishers created artificial famine remember that
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The Sweet Track Is A 5830-Year-Old Neolithic Timber Walkway, Located In The Somerset Levels In England And Discovered In 1970
It was originally part of a network of tracks built to provide a dry path across the marshy ground
Montanavanna 9 months ago
How has it remained relatively preserved? Even wood here where it gets cold and not a lot of moisture that would have rotted by now. Or maybe it got preserved in the minerals and their excavation revealed it?
Kim Kermes 9 months ago
It perhaps sank into the marsh, which may have been a peat bog, which preserves organic materials
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A Very Well Preserved 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Sword Was Recently Discovered In The Southern Bavarian Town Of Nördlingen In Germany
Blue Bunny of Happiness 9 months ago
I can just picture the excitement of the archeologist on excavating that grave!
#30
A Women's Glove From 1850s London, Modified For Self Defense
Multa Nocte 9 months ago
Ladies, we need to bring these back in style so we can go outside at night.
#31
Jade Burial Suit, Han Dynasty (202bce - 220ce)
Trillian 9 months ago
I made a Minecraft themed birthday cake for my son some years ago. Looked quite a bit like that.
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that looks like...cucumber slices...although seriously that's a whole lot of jade.
Ashtophet’sRevenge 9 months ago
There’s a really good documentary out there about this…
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Beautiful Portrait Of A Woman From The 2nd Century Ce From Roman Egypt. The Painting Was Made On Wood And Placed On An Egyptian Mummy
GreyWolfGirl 9 months ago
Impressive work, I can’t even paint that well with fancy brushes, paints, and step by step instructions!
pineapple87 9 months ago
I'm increasingly baffled by why art history is taught as though people before the renaissance were just incapable of producing any realistic art, when Roman paintings and mosaics from 1000-2000 years earlier are extremely life-like.
Kelly H. Wilder 9 months ago
Timeless beauty. She would still fit in today. Absolutely beautiful.
#33
Black Cat By Min Zhen. China, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century
LakotaWolf (she/her) 9 months ago
I was hoping someone had made the "oh lawd he comin" comment XD
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Gold Ring (Circa 500a.d.) Found Between Some Boulders By A Deer Hunter In Sweden
Montanavanna 9 months ago
I was trying to get my son to hand me something he was playing with by telling him it was precious and I didn't want it to break. He went full Gollum with it, said my precious and everything. He has never seen LOTR nor do we even use that phrase in our house, ever. And is 7 with a speech delay. I was fascinated by his reaction.
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The Capstone Of The Pyramid Of Amenemhat III, 1860 Bc-1814 Bc
Paul Sloan 9 months ago
I should have finished Mo’s sentence. I just spent 10 min looking for a banana.
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Dr. Daniel Jackson to the white courtesy phone, Dr. Daniel Jackson, call from Apophis...
OneWithRatsAndKefir 9 months ago
I would like to direct you to the miniminute man on Youtube. He’s an archaeologist who debunks supposed ‘theories’ like that.
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Over 100,000 Ceramic Wares From Two Chinese Shipwrecks, 1500 Meters Deep In The South China Sea. Discovered In May 2023. Ships Dated To The Ming Dynasty, 1506-1522
GreyWolfGirl 9 months ago (edited)
Those are beautiful! I wonder what happened to the crews of the ships.
Virginie Michaud 9 months ago
I reckon it's gone down with such a huge influx suddenly available, if those vessels were recovered that is.
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An Ivory Japanese Netsuke (Miniature Sculpture) Of A Cluster Of Rats. (4 Cm In Diameter, 19th Century)
Janissary35680 9 months ago (edited)
Kawaii has been a core element of Japanese art and culture for a VERY long time.
Joyce Berman 9 months ago
Netsuke are such beautiful little carvings. This one is wonderful. So much talent to get so much accuracy in something so small.
Mountainslady1 9 months ago
Notice the tails are hidden. (You can't see a full tail on either of them). They probably were tied together by the tails. I have seen it with wild rats today. Idk what causes it
#38
Carbonized Loaves Of Bread From Pompeii And Herculaneum!
Tabitha 9 months ago
All jokes aside, it’s pretty cool that these loaves, and other food and everyday ordinary things survived and are being excavated in Pompeii and Herculaneum. We’re always taught about the huge major events of history, but learning about the everyday life of the time adds context, humanizes it, and makes it real, because it gets you thinking about the person standing at that oven putting raw dough in and taking cooked loaves out, and the people buying those loaves. It makes you think about their lives and what might’ve been going through their minds as the ash fell and kept falling. History affects everyone, rich and poor, powerful and powerless, famous and unknown. Those individual stories are often way more interesting than the dry facts about the few famous people who generally have statutes made of them, that are often taught, which then turn kids off to learning about history.
Verena 9 months ago
If you ever go to Denmark, go to Lejre. It is a living museum, with villages from the Stone Age till 18th century, where families can apply for to living a week like a family back then.
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Water, flour, leavening agent, salt and tons of volcanic ash.
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Column From A XII Century Portal, Saint-Lazare D'avallon Church (France)
Multa Nocte 9 months ago
The amount of patience that would have taken to create is mind-boggling.
Senjo Krane 9 months ago
Life was slower then. They didn't rush around like we do.
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"Everyone else is doing those weird lotus things? FINE -- I'll do something else."
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A 1800-Year Old Ceramic Horse. Han Dynasty (202 Bce– 9 Ce, 25–220 Ce), Now Housed At The Sanxingdui Museum In China
BoredLittleLeafSheep 9 months ago
We'll stay up late, swapping manly stories, and in the morning, I'm making waffles!
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Crystal Spencer 9 months ago
I thought it looked a lot like Melman....it could be a giraffe..sort of. Lol
#41
Paintings Of Hammerhead Sharks Depicted In The "Oki National Products Illustration Notes". From Japan, Edo Period, 1735 Ce
CatatonicConverter 9 months ago
Baby Shark doo doo doo doo... Had no idea they've been around that long.
#42
A Nearly Complete 1st Century Bce Carnyx Found In 2004 At Tintignac, France (The One In The Left Picture, With A Reconstruction In The Right). Fashioned As A Snarling Boar, The Carnyx Was A War Horn Used By The Iron Age Celts Between C. 200 Bce And C. 200 Ce
BookFanatic 9 months ago (edited)
Anybody else reminded of those old Ricola cough drop commercials? Riiiiiicolaaaaaa!
Ece Cenker 9 months ago
Wow! This sounds so much more sophisticated than I thought! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDyo7rji9VI
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
Not just a war horn, according to John Kenny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSLsTf2TH-Y. (he starts playing it at around 34 minutes)
#43
Frog, By The Japanese Artist Matsumoto Hoji. 1814 Ce
Ilan Elron 9 months ago
LOVE THIS! can anyone say what's this style of drawing called? Reductive? Caricature?
BoredLittleLeafSheep 9 months ago
Looks like the creature that comes out of the closet in "Evolution".
#44
2000 Year Old Ancient Fast Food Shop In Pompeii
Ece Cenker 9 months ago
It did. But the ice-cream machine was a pain in the ess.
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Karl der Große 9 months ago
They found bits of food in there, so they know what was served! https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/26/europe/pompeii-shop-archaeology-intl/index.html
Hmm 9 months ago
Thank you, but why couldn’t the writer put that information in with the picture?
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Janissary35680 9 months ago
Still-active accounts on GrubHub, Deliveroo etc
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‘Slug’ By Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754-1799 Ce), Who Was A Japanese Painter Of The Maruyama School. Ink On Paper, Edo Period
wayne whitson 9 months ago (edited)
My Dog Can "Booty Scoot" Like That. (Or, "Roomba, Meet Poo")
#46
The Ksar Draa In Timimoun, Algeria, Is An Ancient Ruin That Stands Out In The Middle Of An Ocean Of Dunes, And It's History Has Been Lost Over The Centuries
The only news related to it is that for a certain period of time it was occupied by the Jews of the Timimoun region
BoredLittleLeafSheep 9 months ago
It was probably built to protect a small water source that eventually dried up.
David 9 months ago
Not " it was occupied by the Jews of the Timimoun region" but that area the oldest known records was that there was a Jewish community in the Touat Region (where Jews lived since refugees fled after the Roman Destruction of Jerusalem in 70CE) that fled to that region around the 12th century escaping a unknown persecution. And we know the Jews lived there for 200 years before they moved back to their older areas and abandoned this. This structure dates to the 12th century. But it doesnt match any known architecture styles from the time, or any Jewish style. So the question is, did those jews build it, or did someone else do and they took it over. The running theory is, it was a watch tower, but no one knows for sure.
Liz Butt 9 months ago
I'm sure if you used a magnetometer or ground penetrating radar, you would probably find that there were villages and such, around this building. I watched a youtube where an archeologist used this around the pyramids and found whole villages and towns around them. Evidence of a large population in their vicinity. Climate change would have been the cause of the deserts and people leaving.
mommaoso818 9 months ago
It looks like a mini colosseum were gladiators fought. Like a pop up circus.
Polite Interceptor 9 months ago
If a huge owl starts threatening you, leave with the knowledge you need to fight the Fire Nation asap.
#47
A 1,500-Year-Old Arrow Was Discovered In Norway, Nestled Between Rocks. The Research Team Believes It Was Encased In Ice And Was Then Transported Downslope When The Ice Melted
Bill Swallow 9 months ago
Damn! That looks like excellent design and quality of construction for 1,500 years ago!
Rachel Pelz 9 months ago
Actually it's a race against time, because after thawing, organic material rots quickly.
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The Cosquer Cave Is A Palaeolithic Decorated Cave, Located In France, That Contains Numerous Cave Drawings Dating Back As Far As 27,000 Years Bp
The cave has more than 200 parietal figures and is also the only decorated cave whose entrance opens under the sea
Vicki Perizzolo 9 months ago
pre-ice age as the water level would have been a LOT lower then... as the ice melted, the cave entrance ended up under water
Janissary35680 9 months ago
TBF the entrance wasn't under water when the paintings were done and no, that is not the artist.🧐
Rich Black 9 months ago
so sea levels were much lower 27,000 years ago? during the peak of the ice age?
#49
What The Pyramid Of Khafre Looked Like 4,500 Years Ago Compared To Today. The Pyramids Of Giza Were Originally Covered With Highly Polished White Limestones, With The Capstones At The Peak Being Covered In Gold
Multa Nocte 9 months ago
I love the name of the person who submitted this, and the fact that this slid by the censors. 👍
Andy 9 months ago
We don't actually know what the capstones looked like, as they were already missing in antiquity. Gilding is just one theory, but they could have been topped with anything
Michael Largey 9 months ago
I'd have picked whipped cream. Or maybe sprinkles
Load More Replies... Jane Hower 8 months ago
They are well over 10,000 yrs old and just recently under one they found HUGE posts, etc - these were POWER PLANTS.
#50
A Ceramic Jar Filled With Thousands Of Bronze Coins Unearthed At The Site Of A 15th-Century Samurai’s Residence Just North Of Tokyo, Japan
Lester the Space Duck 9 months ago
I guess having a jar of change has been around quite a while.
Bill Swallow 9 months ago
... Or the washer inventory from the local Home Depot. (Just Kidding)
#51
Modesty By Antonio Corradini Is A Marble Sculpture Completed In 1752 During The Rococo Period. Corradini Was Commissioned By Raimondo Di Sangro To Sculpt A Memorial For His Mother In The Cappella Sansevero In Naples, Where The Marble Sculpture Remains Today
Multa Nocte 9 months ago
Marble statues with veils such as these are to me the epitome of sculpting.
《¤Pookie¤》 9 months ago
Bro it's from the rococo period... I can't make an outfit for that theme to save my life
#52
The Use Of Lidar Technology On The Sprawling Metropolis Of Calakmul, In Southern Mexico, Has Allowed Archeologists To Peel Away The Rainforest And Reveal The Remains Of An Ancient Maya City Nearly Twice The Size Of The City Of Vancouver
Montanavanna 9 months ago
Right! Think about fossils, or even just rocks in your area. At one point the materials in those rocks was something else. Even us. Given the age of our planet it is perfectly reasonable to think we have just barely scratched the surface on what and who has existed on this planet. So fascinating.
Load More Replies... Ece Cenker 9 months ago
This technique should be used for that lone castle in the middle of the dunes in the other post.
#53
The World's Oldest Underground Station, Baker Street, England. 160 Years Apart
Lee Gilliland 9 months ago
You can't see them in the photo, but there's a bunch of ceramic tile that have Sherlock Holmes' profile on them there.
#54
The "Bison Licking Insect Bite" Is A Carved And Engraved Fragment Of A Spear-Thrower Made Of Reindeer Antler, Depicting The Now Extinct Steppe Bison. It Was Created Sometime Between 20,000 And 12,000 Ago And Was Found At Abri De La Madeleine In France
#55
The Herculaneum Papyri Are More Than 1800 Papyri That Were Carbonized By The Eruption Of Mount Vesuvius (79 Ce), Constituting The Only Surviving Library From Antiquity That Exists In Its Entirety. Now Using New X-Ray Technique, These Scrolls Are Being Read For The First Time In Millennia
Ece Cenker 9 months ago
For more: "AI Reads Ancient Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius in Tech First For the first time, a machine learning technique has revealed Greek words in CT scans of fragile rolled-up papyrus" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-reads-ancient-scroll-charred-by-mount-vesuvius-in-tech-first/
#56
One Of The First Photos Taken Of Tutankhamun's Tomb When It Was Opened
The Scout 9 months ago
Maybe that is because it is, indeed, more of a storage than a well planned burial site. Theory is that because of Tut's early death his royal tomb was not ready yet, so he was interred in a much smaller one that had originally been built for someone of lesser standing. They had to fit all the grave goods in somehow. That's why it looks so crammed.
Load More Replies... Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
That's not the actual tomb - it's the antechamber next to the tomb, initially called the Treasury by Howard Carter. It was apparently all jumbled up like that because it had been looted in antiquity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_of_the_tomb_of_Tutankhamun#Beginning_of_clearance
Heir of Durin 9 months ago
I do appreciate archeology and all we learn from the past. But it does bother me that we dig up and open things we probably shouldn’t. I’m sure the intent was that this would never be opened once it was sealed up.
#57
A Tourist Noticed A 1,700-Year-Old Roman Sarcophagus That Was Being Used As A Table At A Beach Bar In Varna, Bulgaria
Kira Okah 9 months ago
They don't think it comes from the part of Bulgaria where it was found, the design is wrong i. It was moved to the Archaeological Museum in Varna. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article291042710.html
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A 19th Century Japanese Firemen’s Coat Decorated With A Spider Hovering Over An Abandoned Go Board
#59
A Pair Of Levi's Jeans From The 1880s Found Dan Abandoned New Mexico Mine Have Been Sold At Auown Ction For A Total Of $87,400
They are flecked with wax over the legs from where the original owner labored under candle light
Tayler 9 months ago
Note the extra rivet in the crotch and extra buttons front and back to attach suspenders.
Virginie Michaud 9 months ago
And they fixed holes back then, they didn't make them on purpose... 😝
Load More Replies... Multa Nocte 9 months ago
Current title to this pic: "A Pair Of Levi's Jeans From The 1880s Found Dan Abandoned New Mexico Mine Have Been Sold At Auown Ction For A Total Of $87,400."
Panda'sMom 9 months ago
That extra rivet in the crouch was removed and replaced with the double stitching. Seems when the miners and cowboys squatted near the campfires, it would cause burns where you don't want a burn.
#60
Qaṣr Al-Farīd Meaning ‘The Lonely Castle’ Is The Largest Rock-Cut Tomb At The Archaeological Site Of Hegra, In Saudi Arabia. Nabataean Kingdom, 1st Century Ce (There's A Human For Scale)
#61
Remains Of A 2000 Years Old Tortoise And Its Egg Were Discovered In Pompeii
#62
An 18th Century Device That Allowed Researchers To Read Up To 8 Open Books At A Time
#63
More Than 10,000 Years Ago, A Woman Or Young Man Made 2 Trips Separated By At Least Several Hours, Carrying A Toddler In At Least One Direction
Their trackway, in what's now New Mexico’s White Sands National Park, stretch for 1,5 km and consists of more than 400 human prints
Who am I, where am I 9 months ago
Isn't it sad and frustrating to think that you know who will be allowing companies to start drilling and mining in OUR National Parks? I refer to them as OUR Parks because they belong to us, felon has most likely never stepped foot in one, you know with the bone spurs 😉
#64
Believed To Be 11,000 Years Old. Karahantepe (Near Göbeklitepe)
#65
More Than 100 Old Books, Manuscripts And Documents, Some 1,200 Years Old, Were Recently Discovered In The Attic Of The St. Margaret Evangelical Church In Mediaș, Romania, By A Team Of Researchers LED By Prof. Dr. Adinel Dincă From The Babeș-Bolyai University In Cluj
#66
Victorian Courting Conversation Chair, Europe 19th Century
#67
Robe And Axe Of Giovanni Battista Bugatti, Who Was The Official Executioner For The Papal States From 1796 To 1864. During His Tenure He Executed 514 People
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 9 months ago
God might had forgiven them. Popes certainly did not...
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#68
This 9000-Year-Old Stone Mask Is The Oldest Mask In The World, And Was Found In The Judean Desert In Israel
David 9 months ago
That area has been known as the Judean Desert as far back as Herodotus and Mantheo
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Just Found This Old Document Showing That One Of My Ancestors Served Under Napoleon I As Light Infantryman During The Entirety Of His Reign
#70
Photo Of An Upper Lid Coffin Found In Newly Discovered Egyptian Cemetery, Dated New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty B.c
Kelly H. Wilder 9 months ago
4 toes on her right foot, and 5 on her left. Very interesting detail.
#71
An Anglo-Saxon 10th Century Ce Pocket-Sized Sundial Found In 1938. The Pin, Known As A ‘Gnomon’, Was Placed In The Hole For The Relevant Month. When The Sundial Was Suspended From The Chain, It Used The Altitude Of The Sun To Calculate 3 Separate Times Of The Day
#72
A Submerged Buddha Revealed In 2017, When The Water Level Was Lowered By A Construction Project. Carved Into A Riverside Cliff, It Was Meant To Protect Travelers. Fuzhou, China, Ming Dynasty, Around 1400
#73
"The Kiss", A 12,000-Year-Old Rock Painting At Pedra Furada In Brazil
Novlette Williams 9 months ago
The earliest reference to kissing-like behavior comes from the Vedas, Sanskrit scriptures that informed Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, around 3,500 years ago
#74
The Remains Of A Prehistoric House From The Bronze Age Settlement Of Akrotiri In Santorini, Greece. The Settlement Was Destroyed In The Theran Eruption Sometime In The 16th Century Bce And Buried In Volcanic Ash
Janissary35680 9 months ago (edited)
Another eruption has been brewing for over a month even as we read this (2025.02.19)
#75
The Town Of Palmanova, Italy, Built As A Star Fort By The Venetian Republic In 1593
Dragons Exist 9 months ago
Interesting how the outer part has 9 points, but the center is a hexagon
#76
This Whaling Suit From Greenland, Made Some Time Before 1834, Is The Only Complete Suit Of Its Kind In The World. The Hunter Crawled Into The Sealskin Suit Through The Central Hole, Making It Waterproof By Pulling The Hole Closed. Now Housed At The National Museum Of Denmark
Robin DJW 9 months ago
How can a gathered opening be made waterproof? That would be difficult even for today's soft plastics, or even rubber.
CatD 9 months ago
Almost looks like an early diving suit. Maybe a round wooden piece with a groove around the edge could stopper it.
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A 1,700 Year Old Roman-Era “Good Shepard” Gold Ring Bearing An Engraving Of A Boy Holding A Sheep On His Shoulders, An Image Used By Early Christians To Symbolise Jesus. Found By Archaeologists Off Israel's Mediterranean Coast In An Ancient Shipwreck
#78
This Is One Of Many Hair Ropes Used During The Reconstruction Of Higashi Hongan-Ji Temple In 1895 In Kyoto. As There Was No Rope Strong Enough To Hoist The Temple’s Massive Wooden Beams, In Response, Female Devotees Cut Off Their Hair And Braided It Into Strong And Thick Ropes
Nizumi 9 months ago
Peruvian rope bridges could be built in less than a week, so probably about the same to make all that rope. I'm more boggled by how many people had to cut their hair off - it must have been hundreds, if not thousands!
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#79
Charlemagne's Throne In Aachen. From Then Until 1531, It Served As The Coronation Throne For Thirty-One Kings Of Germany
Peter Bear 9 months ago
As a throne should be. A ruler who is comfortable ruling will generally be very bad at it.
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Kelly H. Wilder 9 months ago
I am surprised with how simple an un-ornate it is. If only power maintained such modesty today...
#80
A 15-Foot-Long Dugout Canoe Discovered Last Fall In Wisconsin's Lake Mendota Has Been Scanned With High-Tech Tools And Dated To Around 1,200 Years Ago
#81
My 200 Year Old House Was Used As A Hospital During The American Civil War. These Were Found In Or Around It By Myself
Missy VanWinkle 9 months ago
I see 5 buttons. One of them is shank-side up, but all five objects in the lower right appear to be buttons.
Load More Replies... Palo Sulek 9 months ago
I believe those are actually bullets and the lead which they are made of is corroding this way
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The Oldest Surviving Deck Of 52 Playing Cards, Made In The Netherlands (Circa 1475 Ad). Currently Housed At Metropolitan Museum Of Art, New York
GreyWolfGirl 9 months ago
Interesting! Honestly, cards haven’t changed a whole lot. They are far more similar to modern ones than I would have thought.
Owen 9 months ago (edited)
I find it fascinating that the suits are different. Stupid of me, because they must predate what we think of as the standard suits. But still I'm suprised. History is so cool.
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A New Research Revealed That This Obsidian Mirror Used By Queen Elizabeth I’s Famed Political Advisor And Occultist John Dee To 'Speak' With Angels Has Aztec Origin. The Mirror Was Crafted In Aztec Mexico More Than 500 Years Ago And Is Now On Display At The British Museum
tresgatos72 9 months ago
I've seen this at the British Museum. It makes a kind of weird, cloudy reflection, which would be easy to "see" tlimages in it. It gave me the creeps.
Peter Bear 9 months ago
Tezcatlipoca, 'Smoking Mirror', was the Aztec god of the night sky, hurricanes, obsidian, conflict, and (appropriately here) divination.
GreyWolfGirl 9 months ago (edited)
Does it* even reflect very well? Seems like it would take a lot of polishing to do so.
Montanavanna 9 months ago
Perhaps its primary role was as a divination tool. I have only had small chunks of obsidian but it is quite reflective and doesn't seem to scuff up or become cloudy very easily. Interesting for sure.
Load More Replies... Wintermute 9 months ago
I saw my own reflection in the black on the computer screen and was very confused for a split second.
Michael None 9 months ago
The British Museum? Housing stolen artifacts from other cultures? Really?
#84
Ceramic Water Pipes Found Near Epang Palace. China, Warring States, 5th-3rd Century Bc
#85
One Of The 2 Silver Jugs Commissioned By Maharaja Sawai Singh II Of Jaipur In 1902. 345 Kgs Of Silver Was Used. Used To Carry 9000 Litres Of Ganges Water To London As He Attended Edward Vii’s Coronation, He Did Not Consider European Water Suitable For His Drinking. Now At Jaipur Palace
Rose the Cook 9 months ago
He brought his own drinking water, from the Ganges. Hope he boiled it first.
Auntriarch 9 months ago
When I saw them I was told the water was for religious ceremonies
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The Palmyra Castle In The Province Of Homs, Syria, Thought To Have Been Built By The Mamluks In The 13th Century On A High Hill Overlooking The Historic Site Of Palmyra
#87
A Neon Salesman's Sample Case, Circa 1935
Fire Singer 9 months ago
Only the red ones are neon. The other colors are different noble gasses. My teacher taught me that when we learned about the noble gasses and now I can't unlearn it!
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
Incredibly cool, but I shudder when I think of the safety aspects - those things need high voltage to light them up. I *really* hope the lamps are being driven by modern electronics. 😬
#88
A 600-Year-Old Medieval Hat From Lappvattnet. The Hat, Which Is Made Of Felted Sheep’s Wool, Was Preserved In A Bog. Now Housed At The Västerbottens Museum In Sweden
#89
An 11th Century “Ornamental Shield” That Was Carved From An Elk's Antler, Found In The Funerary Chapel Of Louis The Pious In Metz, France
#90
A Large Roman Mosaic Depicting A Lion Found In Salakta, Tunisia. 3rd Century Ce, Now On Display At Salakta Archeological Museum
#91
Drawings By A 7-Year-Old Boy Named Onfim, From 13th Century Russia
martymcmatrix 9 months ago
He draws hands better than I do, BUT recent AI-models like FLUX can finally draw anatomically correct hands and faces...🤷🏽 🙋🏽
Load More Replies... Janissary35680 9 months ago
https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/the-stages-of-artistic-development In every culture and in every era.
#92
Khara-Khoto Is An Abandoned City In Inner Mongolia, China. Built In 1032, The City Thrived Under The Rule Of The Western Xia Dynasty. It Has Been Identified As The City Of Etzina Which Appears In The Travels Of Marco Polo, The Venetian Explorer Who Travelled Through Asia Between 1271-1295
#93
This 3100 Years Old Wooden Stairs Is The Oldest In Europe, And Was Found In A Prehistoric Hallstatt Salt Mine In Austria
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago (edited)
I recall seeing a BBC documentary in which Neil Oliver (from before he went mad and started working for GB News) had a look in those salt mines. There's traces of human faeces down there which still smells "authentic" - from the Iron Age.
#94
Discovered Today: A Roman Mosaic In London That Was Once The Floor Of A Dining Room Called A Triclinium
#95
Large-Eyed Figures Carved Into A Stone Block, On The Remote Pacific Island Of Nuku Hiva, Possibly Depicting Deities Or Ancestors. Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, 11th Century Ad
Kelly H. Wilder 9 months ago
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSWX63wGC8ExiyIDkyPOvz5OsxI38JY-hLTTWZUO0LuiQ&s=10
#96
Dr Irving Finkel Holding A 3770-Year-Old Tablet, That Tells The Story Of The God Enki Speaking To The Sumerian King Atram-Hasis (The Noah Figure In Earlier Versions Of The Flood Story) And Giving Him Instructions On How To Build An Ark Which Is Described As A Round 220 Ft Diameter Coracle
#97
The Colossus Of Ramesses II In Memphis, Egypt. Circa 1200 B.c.
tresgatos72 9 months ago
I've saw this when I visited Egypt in 2001. This picture doesn't do it justice. This thing is freaking HUGE, and the details are amazing!
#98
Roman Bronze Sculpture Of A Hand In A "Hang Loose" Position, 2nd - 3rd Century C.e
Ece Cenker 9 months ago
Or maybe depending on the position of the hand relative to the face, this was a drinking gesture.
#99
There Are 5 Temples In Kyoto, Japan, That Have Blood Stained Ceilings
The ceilings are made from the floorboards of Fushimi Castle where Torii Mototada and his remaining 380 samurai warriors ki**ed themselves, in 1600, after a long hold-off against an army of 40,000 for 11 days
The Cute Cat 9 months ago
That is why in WW2 Japaneese soldier is cruel toward their foe, especially the one in capture. Because for them surrender is a big shame.
#100
Fossilized Human Footprints. White Sands, New Mexico. ~23,000 Years Old
GreyWolfGirl 9 months ago
Hello everypanda! Might I inquire as to how the footprints fossilized sticking up, rather than as indentations in the ground?
Chocolate llama 9 months ago
I'd say it's an optical illusion and they are actually indentations. Look at the top right one
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#101
The World's Oldest Spear, The Clacton Spear Point, Is 400,000 Years Old And Was Probably Made By Neanderthals In Essex, England
Cee Cee 9 months ago
Clacton is on the south coast so the owner of this was llikely to have been roaming Doggerland. This area of marshy ground joined Britain to the continent of Europe. Sea levels rose and Doggerland disappeared under the waves. Even now fishermen's nets dredge up ancient artifacts including mammoth tusks, teeth etc.
#102
Ukrainian Soldiers Dug Trenches And Discovered Ancient Amphoras Dated To Around 4-5 Centuries Bc. Artifacts Were Transferred To The Odessa Archaeological Museum
#103
3,100-Year-Old Jar Full Of Burnt Figs Strung Together By Strings. Ekron, Israel, 12th Century Bc
Ece Cenker 9 months ago
Stringed up, dired and stored in a jar, they probably burned inside during a fire.
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The Perfectly Preserved Endurance, Ernest Shackleton's Lost Ship. 3km Below The Weddell Sea. Found After 107 Years
#105
A Secret Passage Connecting The First And Third Floors Of Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle) That Was Discovered During Restoration Work
#106
Body Part-Shaped Hot Water/Oil Bottles Found At The Asklepieion Of Nea Paphos, Cyprus. Dated In The Roman Era, Exhibited At The Archaeological Museum Of Paphos
Ece Cenker 9 months ago
That was used to pour hot water in...my goodness....
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#107
A 25,000-Year-Old Engraving Of A Woman At Cussac Cave In France. The Cave, Which Was Discovered On September 30, 2000 By Amateur Speleologist Marc Delluc, Contains Over 150 Paleolithic Artworks As Well As Several Human Remains
Janissary35680 9 months ago (edited)
Prehistoric pọrn used in "Worshipping the Goddess" rituals, mostly by adolescent males.
#108
Depictions Of Medjed From The Greenfield Papyrus (950s-930s Bce). Medjed (Meaning "The Smiter") Is An Ancient Egyptian God Who Shoots Rays Of Light From His Eyes, And Who Goes Round About Heaven Robed In The Flame Of His Mouth, Commanding Hāpi (Nile God), But Remaining Himself Unseen
#109
The Skull Of A Viking Man With Filed Teeth, Found In A Mass Grave In Dorset. The Purpose Behind Filed Teeth Remains Unclear But Some Researchers Believe That The Teeth Carvings Were Likely Dyed (Probably With Red) To Frighten Opponents In Battle Or To Show Their Status As A Great Fighter
#110
One Of The Hundreds Of Elongated Skulls That Were Discovered In 1928 At Paracas Peninsula In Peru. Cranial Deformation Was Practiced By The Paracas Civilization (800-100 Bce) By Tightly Wrapping The Head In Cloth, During The First Few Years Of Life, In Order To Elongate The Cranium
Kim Kermes 9 months ago
I'm guessing not much. The brain is mushy, so if the skull was reshaped over time, the brain would just have been displaced . Plus, the infant brain is still wiring itself, as it were, so it would have adjusted. Adults can make amazing recoveries from brain injuries by "rewiring circuits".
Load More Replies... Senjo Krane 9 months ago
Can you imagine the headaches those poor little girls must have suffered?
Kira Okah 9 months ago
Not sure about these particular skulls, but elongated skulls acrss multiple cultures are very much not just female. There are elongated male skulls too, and in some cultures it is wholly based on status.
Load More Replies... Kim Kermes 9 months ago
Ever looked at a lady's foot after a couple of decades in pointy toed high heels? Fashion. Me, I spent my 20s in combat boots.
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Picture Of Teddy Roosevelt’s Diary Entry From The Day Both His Wife And Mother Died In 1884. Roosevelt Marked The Day In His Diary With A Big “X” Noting, “The Light Has Gone Out Of My Life”
#112
In 2013, A 900-Year-Old Crypt Was Uncovered In Old Dongola, In Modern-Day Sudan, Containing 7 Naturally Mummified Bodies And Walls Covered With Religious Inscriptions Written In Greek And Sahidic Coptic. One Of The Mummies Is Believed To Be That Of Archbishop Georgios
#113
A Native American 28-Foot Canoe Estimated To Be 1,000 Years Old Was Recovered From Southeastern North Carolina's Lake Waccamaw
Mingey 9 months ago
In all fairness would you actually set sail in that... clasping at logs here😂😂
Owen 9 months ago
Well it has no sails. But wood floats, and will continue to float if maintained. In calm weather it would be perfect to row for many miles.
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1800 Year-Old Grave Marker That Warns "Jacob The Convert Swears Upon Himself That Any Who Open This Grave Will Be Cursed." In Red Paint, Recently Discovered In Galilee, Israel. Dating To Roman Or Byzantine Times
Peter Bear 9 months ago
Israel is also correct, historically. So don't be pedantic.
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Empty Cans From Franklin's Lost Expedition (1845) Still Litter The Grounds Of Beechey Island In The Canadian Arctic
Forrest Hobbs 9 months ago
For those who have never heard of this expedition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin%27s_lost_expedition
#116
Carved Ivory And Horn Model Of An Eye, European, C. 1800-1900
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Tyranamar Seuss 9 months ago
So nice to have an article that’s not full of janky, nasty, negative energy trying to tear down some celebrity.
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KnightOwl 9 months ago
This is one of the best lists I've seen on this site for a long time. Loads of new images and interesting information a lot of which I didn't know already. Who ever put this list together did a great job. 👍
Multa Nocte 9 months ago
Absolutely brilliant! More like this, pretty please! These were thrilling!
TheReader19 9 months ago
Some of these items have had me gasping in awe at the detail. Good thing there are no flies around tonight
Kristina Kovacic 9 months ago
Can't see past where we need premium.....ugh. But a great list either way!!
Adrian 9 months ago
I expected more British Museum bashing. There wouldn't be antiquities if the British hadn't saved them from the likes of the Taliban.
Load More Replies... Tyranamar Seuss 9 months ago
So nice to have an article that’s not full of janky, nasty, negative energy trying to tear down some celebrity.
Load More Replies... KnightOwl 9 months ago
This is one of the best lists I've seen on this site for a long time. Loads of new images and interesting information a lot of which I didn't know already. Who ever put this list together did a great job. 👍
Multa Nocte 9 months ago
Absolutely brilliant! More like this, pretty please! These were thrilling!
TheReader19 9 months ago
Some of these items have had me gasping in awe at the detail. Good thing there are no flies around tonight
Kristina Kovacic 9 months ago
Can't see past where we need premium.....ugh. But a great list either way!!
Adrian 9 months ago
I expected more British Museum bashing. There wouldn't be antiquities if the British hadn't saved them from the likes of the Taliban.
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