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27 Artifacts That Might Make You Like History Even More If You Weren’t Interested Already (New Pics)
Have you ever wondered what life was like during the 1500s or what Olympic medals looked like in the early 1900s? You will likely need to do a lot of digging to find out.
We’ll save you all that research time by presenting a list of fascinating photos featuring unique artifacts that date back centuries. These images also come with a brief backstory that may stir your curiosity further.
If you enjoyed our previous pieces on remarkable ancient keepsakes, you will likely appreciate this one, as well.
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#1
My Great Grandpop's 1912 Olympic Medal. He Placed 8th In Pole Vaulting. This Medal Is Just For Participating
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#2
17th Century Silver Skull Watch, Louvre Museum
#3
Reticulated Ball, China, 19th Century
#4
The Sword Of Goujian Was Discovered Untarnished And Retains Sharp Edges After ~2500 Years
#5
3000 Year Old Trousers. The Oldest Known Existant Pair
#6
Photographed In 1974, Freshly Excavated 2000 Year Old Terracotta Warriors Still Showing The Original Color Scheme Before Rapid Deterioration
#7
The Claw Of A Moa, A New Zealand Bird That Went Extinct 600 Years Ago, Has Been Preserved
#8
Preserved Loaf Of Bread From Pompeii
#9
Snapshot Of The Models For 'American Gothic'
Richard Graham 1 year ago
The woman is artist Grant Wood's sister, Nan Wood Graham, and his dentist, Dr. Byron McKeeby.
#10
Hercules Armor Of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II, 1555-1560
BeKind&Rewind 1 year ago
What an absolute work of art! Imagine all of the sweat equity the maker put in. Just wow.
#11
Axe With Intact Shaft Uncovered At Rødbyhavn, Denmark. Dates To The Stone Age, About 5,500 Years Ago
#12
Strange And Beautiful
#13
One Of The Few Authentic Old Jolly Rogers In The World
#14
Ancient Greek Helmets, Classical Period, From Olympia Museum Store Room
#15
A 19th-Century "Cluster Of Rats" Carving From Japan
#16
The Engagement Ring Napoleon Gave To Josephine
#17
12,000 Year Old Petroglyphs Discovered In India That May Hold Clues To A Previously Unknown Civilization
#18
Tipu's Tiger, Life-Sized Wooden Mechanical Organ From 1793
#19
The Roman Wine Of Speyer Is The Oldest Wine Of The World That Is Still Liquid. The Bottle Has Been Dated Between 325 And 350 Ad. It Was Found In 1867 In A Grave And Is Today In A Museum
#20
Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron That Has Been Found In England (More Than A Hundread Of These Have Been Found All Over Europe, But Nobody Knows What Are They For)
Littlemiss 1 year ago (edited)
They just discovered a few hundred odd cat treat dispensers. That's what it looks like to me.
#21
Shakespeare's Last Surviving Handwritten Play Script
#22
19th-Century Mysterious Carved Coffins That Were Found In Edinburgh
#23
Enouy's Percussion Revolver
The patent was referring to a bizarre contraption that was later nicknamed the "ferris wheel". It is a rotating wheel of sorts which has eight spokes, each carrying an individual cylinder of six chambers. This amounts to 48 shots in total, making Enouy's revolver one of the highest-capacity revolvers in the world! Certainly, for the mid-1800s, this was an impressive feat.
#24
Agreement That Ended World War II, Showing That Canada Signed In The Wrong Place
#25
A 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Church Was Found Beneath A Highway
#26
19th-Century Map Of A Woman's Heart
superfluous 1 year ago
OMFG! I don't know if I'm more offended or amused! By a lady??? Drain the purse??? Male traps in the Province of Deception?? I'm gonna go with eewww.
#27
An Islamic Artefact, The Black Stone, Was Found In Kaaba
It is said that it was white originally, but when Angel Gabriel brought it from heaven, it turned black from absorbing the sins of humans.
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