Archaeological Wonders: Unearthing Mind-Blowing Artifacts From The Past (35 PICS)

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This oil lamp in the shape of a human foot (random, I know!) is also from mid-2nd-century Rome.

This clay tablet — featuring the Epic of Gilgamesh, the world's oldest surviving literary work — is 3,500 years old!

This absolutely stunning Japanese fan is 150 years old. People in Japan started using fans as early as the 6th century (if not earlier).

This remarkably life-like terracotta head was sculpted in Nigeria's ancient city of Ife between the 12th and 15th centuries.

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This amazing wall painting — which is often called the Sistine Chapel of Ancient Egypt — was discovered inside the tomb of Nefertari, the wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II. She died in 1255 BCE, so this art was made 3,300 years ago!

This pristine gaming table, meanwhile, was buried with Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun — and is 3,400 years old!

These playing dice from Ancient Rome are over 2,000 years old. In case you're wondering, they were carved from bone.

This sock, vest, and mitten were knitted for a baby in medieval Europe in the mid-16th century.

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And this gorgeous and nearly like-new plate was made in China during the Ming Dynasty...600 or so years ago!

This 250-year-old drinking glass was used by people in Spain in the mid-to-late 18th century.

This gorgeous guitar belonged to Lady Emma Hamilton, a model, dancer, and actor born in 1765. She was the mistress of Naval hero Lord Nelson as well as a popular figure at the court of the Kingdom of Naples where she befriended the Queen — who happened to be Marie Antoinette's sister.

This incredible piece of art is from Peru and dates all the way back to 700 CE. It was most likely used to hold water or chicha beer during fertility rituals.

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If you're one of the 1.3 billion Catholics in the world, you'll immediately recognize the items below despite the fact they're from 1535 CE. This traveling mass set included a silver-gilt chalice, Communion plate, and glass bottle for wine...plus a leather box to carry them in.

This impressively designed basket was made 220 years ago by the Chumash people, Native Americans from the central and southern coasts of California.

This double-sided comb from the 7th century — some 1,300-plus years ago! — was found in modern-day France.

This hair chignon — which helped Chinese women style their hair in a bun-like fashion — was made of jade during the Northern Song-Ming dynasty, circa 960–1644. The pin was likely made later during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).

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This golden container was made between the 4th and 7th centuries by the Quimbaya people (who lived in what's now Colombia). They had a lot of gold, and made stunningly beautiful and sophisticated items.



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Jimmy 2 month s ago
#13 And what is more, there are no two identical sculptures; they are completely individually designed 36
       
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Leon 2 month s ago
Jimmy,
i dont know... have you looked at ALL of them? they all look the same to me Lol
       
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Bazaleel 2 month s ago
Leon,
This was discovered during archiving; you can come back down laughing
       
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Webb 2 month s ago
There are thousands of churches around europe that have the same age - this one is build around 1200 www.danmarks-kirker.dk/helsingor/herstedoster_hel.htm
       
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Elaine 2 month s ago
#13 they all have also different faces.
       
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Hal 2 month s ago
#11 I don't think very many one handed people got a nice metal hand back then. Even if they wanted to drag one around. dirol
       
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