HistoryNOV 24, 2023

50 Fascinating Archeological Finds We Are Lucky Enough To Witness, As Shared On This FB Group

Viktorija Ošikaitė and Agne Steponaityte

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Archeology is a fascinating subject. It 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.

On top of all that, it also helps us to connect to people from the past. When we look at the work they’ve done, the craftsmanship of the objects, the beauty of portraits and statues, we feel kinship and understanding. It allows us to relate to them on a new level. The pictures of artifacts and features in the list below do this perfectly. Scroll down to admire these wonderful findings.

#21 Armor Of An Officer Of The Imperial Palace Guard, China 18th Century

#22 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.

#23 The Jewel-Encrusted Skeletons Of Roman Martyrs: Photographs From Rome's Ancient Underground Catacombs

#24 Intricately Carved Violin Of Domenico Galli, 1687

#25 Treasure Of 51 Macedonian Gold Coins. Was Hidden Sometime After 330 Bce In A Cavity In A Rock In Ancient Corinth

#26 Pompeii - “The Mosaic Of The Great Hunt Of The Roman Villa Of Casale Di Piazza Armerina, Sicily.”

#27 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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#29 A Massive Floor Mosaic From The Bath Of The Seven Wise Men At Ostia Antica. Made Around 1,800 Years Ago, It Depicts An Elaborate Black And White Hunting Scene

#30 Persian Achaemenid Rhyton (Drinking Vessel Or Vessel For Pouring Libations) Made Of Lapis Lazuli And Gold. 6th-5th Century Bce. Abegg Foundation, Riggisberg, Switzerland (6.7.63)

#31 House Of Neptun And Amphitrite. Herculaneum, Italy

#32 Mycenaean Daggers, Made Of Silver And Gold. Found In Shaft Graves 4-7 In Grave Circle A, 1550-1500 B.c

#33 The Discovery Of The Ancient Statue Of Antinous Found In Delphi, Greece During An Excavation In 1894

#34 A 3rd Century Ce Roman Horse Armour, Made Up Of About 2000 Bronze Scales

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#36 A Fortuitously Placed Fossil. A 320 Million Year Old Goniatite Fossil, County Clare, Ireland

#37 Roman Mosaic At Entrance To House Of Tragic Poet In Ruins Of Pompeii, Which Was Destroyed In 79 Ad.

#38 The 'Trier Gold Hoard' Was The Largest Roman Gold Hoard Ever Discovered

#39 Ancient Tunnel Under The Great Pyramid Of Cholula

#40 A 1st Century Ad Head Of A Cyclops From The Roman Colosseum