Archeology has helped us understand the history of many cultures around the globe. It’s the reason why we know our origins and have a good understanding of how our world has progressed.
Here are 43 wonderful history findings in pictures.
1. 10,000 Year-Old Giraffe Engravings In The Sahara Desert
2. This 14th Century Door At Exeter Cathedral, UK, Is Thought To Be The Oldest Existing Cat Flap
3. A 7000-6000 Year Old Burial Of A Young Woman (Aged Around 20 At The Time Of Her Death) And Her Newborn Baby From Vedbaek, Denmark
4. This 1500-Year-Old Cave In India Was Carved Out Of A Giant Rock
5. Ancient Bridge
6. 10th Century House In Iran
6. Mosaics Of A Roman Villa Found Under A Vineyard In Italy
7. Mosaic Remains From Archaeological Site Of Volubilis, In Outskirts Of Meknes, Morocco
8. Beautiful Ancient Stone Masonry
9. 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 Ad
10. Directly From Ancient Rome, Carvilio’s Ring: The Excruciating Pain Of A Roman Mother For The Death Of Her Son
11. Tiled Stairs In Ali-Qapu Palace In Isfahan – Iran Built By The Safvaid King Shah Abbas I At The End Of The 16th Century (1597)
12. The World’s Earliest Known Ocular Prosthesis Dated To Between 2900 And 2800 Bc. From “The Burnt City” (Shahr-E Sokht), Iran
13. The ‘Melted’ Stairs And Fascinating Reliefs In Temple Of Hathor In Dendera, Egypt
Temple has been modified on same site starting as far back as Middle Kingdom (2030-1650 BC). Existing structure began construction in late Ptolemaic period at time of Ptolemy Auletes, 54 BC.
14. They Find In Germany A Sword From The Bronze Age Of More Than 3,000 Years Ago In An Exceptional State Of Conservation
15. A 2,300-Year-Old Ancient Greek Gold Wreath Worth £100,000, Kept For Decades In A Tatty Box Of Old Newspapers Under Bed By Owner Who Had No Idea What It Was.
16. Treasure Of 51 Macedonian Gold Coins. Was Hidden Sometime After 330 Bce In A Cavity In A Rock In Ancient Corinth
17. Pompeii – “The Mosaic Of The Great Hunt Of The Roman Villa Of Casale Di Piazza Armerina, Sicily.”
18. The Guinigi Tower – A 45-Metre-Tall Fortified Tower-House Built In The 1300s, With Holm Oak Trees Growing In Hanging Gardens At Its Top. Lucca, Italy
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20. House Of Neptun And Amphitrite. Herculaneum, Italy
21. Mycenaean Daggers, Made Of Silver And Gold. Found In Shaft Graves 4-7 In Grave Circle A, 1550-1500 B.c
22. The Discovery Of The Ancient Statue Of Antinous Found In Delphi, Greece During An Excavation In 1894
23. A 3rd Century Ce Roman Horse Armour, Made Up Of About 2000 Bronze Scales
Found in Dura-Europos, Syria, and is now housed at the National Museum of Damascus. The bottom picture shows the armour shortly after it was discovered in 1932
24. Roman Mosaic At Entrance To House Of Tragic Poet In Ruins Of Pompeii, Which Was Destroyed In 79 Ad.
Mosaic is approximately 2000 years old and depicts a chained dog with caption “cave canem,” which means “beware of the dog.”
25. Ancient Tunnel Under The Great Pyramid Of Cholula
26. A 1st Century Ad Head Of A Cyclops From The Roman Colosseum
27. Finding The Foot Of The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Statue In Sagalassos Ancient City In Ağlasun, Burdur
28. Sea Shell With Carved Head At The Apex (Probably Phoenician, 600 Bc)
29. A Series Of 11th-Century Crystal Chess Pieces From The Museo Da Catedral In Ourense, Spain
30. Ancient Roman Glass Bottles
31. A Mosaic Floor Of A Villa Dating Back To The 4th Or 5th Century Ad Was Found In Montorio, Verona, Italy
32. Roman Emperor Philippus The Arab Kneeling In Front Of Persian King Shapur I, Begging For Peace
The standing emperor represents Valerian who was taken captive by the Persian army in 260 AD, The triumph of Shapur I, Naqshe Rostam, Iran.
33. A 2000 Year Old Street From Pompeii
34. 2,300-Year-Old Grand Theatre Of Ephesus, In Turkey, Before And After Excavation
35. Myra Ancient City – Ruins And Rock Tombs
36. A Golden Ring Dating From The 4th Century Bce, Found In A Thracian King’s Tomb Near Zlatinitsa – Malomirovo In Yambol Region, Bulgaria
37. Ruins Of Pompeii, Naples, Italy
38. King Maya. Palenque. México
39. Divers Shining Lights On A Head Of Serapis, Found In The Sunken Egyptian Coastal Town Of Canopus. The Full Statue Was Once Over 4 Metres Tall And Dates To Circa 200 B.c
40. Tomb Of The Persian King Darius L (The Great) At Naqsh-E Rustam, In Iran
Reigning from c. 522 to c. 486 BC, he was one of the greatest Persian rulers. He ruled the Persian Empire when it was at its peak.
41. A Golden War Helmet Belonging To The Sumerian King Miscalamduk, Dating Back To 2600 Bc, Was Found In The Royal Tomb In The City Of Ur In Southern Iraq
42. French Sapper Officer’s Sword, Circa 1800
43. Tomb Of Hector
