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#21 Lapis Lazuli And Gold Horus Falcon.egyptian, Late Period, Dynasty 27
"And remember, it is ok to not love everything, believe it or not, certain artworks are meant to be disturbing or disliked. Just don’t be intimidated to speak up because that’s really all we’re doing when we talk about art. We’re voicing opinions."
#24 Jade Plaque With Carved Out Openwork Of Bird Motifs Mounted In A Frame Of Gold Adorned With Rubies, Sapphires And Jade. China, Late Jin Or Early Yuan Dynasty. 13th To 14th Century Ad
Though we can infer a lot of information about a culture or a nation by its art and architecture (what they valued, how they thought, what their daily lives were probably like), our guesses aren’t definitive. Digging towards the truth (pun very much intended) is less about Indiana Jones-style adventures and more about cross-checking assumptions, reading a lot of prior research, and learning to embrace failure.
#25 A Viking Era Ring Inscribed With The Words ‘For Allah’, Found In The Grave Of A Woman Who Was Buried 1200 Years Ago In Birka, 25 Km West Of Modern-Day Stockholm. The Ring Constitutes A Unique Material Evidence Of Direct Contact Between The Vikings And The Abbasid Caliphate
#27 A Roman Road Discovered While Excavating For A New McDonald's In Marino, Italy. They Incorporated A Glass Floor In The Restaurant After Excavations Were Complete
The folks running the r/AskHistorians subreddit really know their stuff when it comes to history. One of the moderators told Bored Panda that having a healthy dose of skepticism is essential, especially when evaluating historical facts that get posted on social media.
First of all, you have to take a closer look at the source that’s sharing the info. Is it reliable? Can you cross-check the historical ‘facts?’ These are some of the things that you should ask yourself while browsing, well, pretty much anything.
The more important a historical event or period, the more likely it is that someone may try to exploit it to “push a political point in the present day.”
#29 The Queen Of The Night (Burney Relief) Fired Clay, Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian Era, 1800-1750 Bce
#30 Colombia. El Peñón De Guatapé Is A Rock Formation Bordering A Lake
"There are probably dozens of potential conspiracies surrounding Sumerian agriculture, but that topic isn’t in the public eye in the same way that something like the Second World War or the Roman Empire is," the historian told us.
"Because these events and periods are seen as important for the formation of the modern world, people see it as important that history aligns to their worldview or political leanings—even when it does not—and seek to twist reality in order to achieve this.”
#31 ‘A Cluster Of Rats’, A Japanese Netsuke (Small Sculpture) Dated Late 19th Century
#32 The Construction Of Metal Clamps That Hold Giant Stone Blocks Together. There Are Structures That Have Stood For Thousands Of Years Are Still Standing
#35 The Talisman Of Charlemagne, C. 768-814. Two Large Cabochon Sapphires - One Oval, One Square - Enclose Holy Relics (What Are Supposed To Be A Remnant Of The Holy Cross And A Small Piece Of The Virgin's Hair, Visible Only When Looking Through The Oval Sapphire At The Front Of The Medallion.) The Other Gemstones Are Garnets, Emeralds, And Pearls
#37 A Tiny Devil Vitrified In A Prism Of Glass. In The 18th Century, The Imperial Treasury Of Vienna Attested That This Was A Real Demon Which Had Been Trapped In Glass During An Exorcism In Germany A Century Earlier. from The Kunsthistorisches Museum Collection, Vienna
#39 The Stone Spheres Of Costa Rica Are An Assortment Of Over 300 Petrospheres Located On The Diquis Delta On Isla Del Cano. They Are Sometimes Also Called The Diquis Stones, After Their Supposed Creators, The Diquis Culture
