The “Museum of Artifacts” page shares interesting and cool items from history. We got in touch with the page’s creation and administrator to learn more. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to comment your thoughts below.
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#1 It Is Not A Real Rope Net, But That It's Meticulously Carved In Marble. "Disinganno", Francesco Queirolo, 1753-1754, Sansevero Chapel (Naples, Italy)
#2 A Fabric Womb Made By Angélique Du Coudray, A French Midwife Who Was Commissioned By King Louis Xv To Reduce Infant Mortality
Du Coudray also invented the first lifesize obstetrical mannequin, for practicing mock births, and published a well-received midwifery textbook
#3 In Ancient Rome, Roads Were Dotted With White Stones (Cats' Eyes) Which Reflected The Moonlight, Acting As Street Lights To Help People Walk On The Street After Dark. Pictured Is A Roman Road In Pompeii
Bored Panda got in touch with the admin and creator of “Museum of Artifacts” and they were kind enough to answer some of our questions. Naturally, we wanted to hear the history behind the page itself.
“So a museum of artifacts was created 9 years ago, first on Facebook and Tumblr. As a history freak I found there is no place where you can find artifacts. So I started to post and then, quickly the community grew so much. There are hundreds of thousands of people who love history but not only in the books.”
#4 This 14th Century Door At Exeter Cathedral, UK, Is Thought To Be The Oldest Existing Cat Flap
#5 Fall Of The Rebel Angels, Carved Out Of A Single Piece Of Marble In 1740 By Italian Sculptor Agostino Fasolato, It Depicts 60 Fallen Angels
#6 An Egyptian Rock Crystal Of A Chonky Hinpopotamus Amulet, Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2050-1650 Bce
The page has gotten quite large and now also includes a separate blog, the aforementioned Facebook page and an Instagram account. So we wanted to hear the admins' thoughts on what actually made it so wildly popular. “When you see a small amber bear that was made 5k years ago, when you see carbonized bread from Pompeii or a dinosaur skeleton that was folded in a super funny way you can imagine that those people were just like us.”
#7 Detail From The “Unswept Floor” Mosaic Made By Heraclitus, Showing A Mouse Eating A Walnut. 2nd Century Ce, Now On Display At The Vatican Museums
#8 14000 Years Old Bisons Sculptures Found In Le Tuc D'audoubert Cave. Ariege, France
#9 The 2000-Year-Old Clothes Of The Huldremose Woman, A Bog Body Recovered In 1879 From A Peat Bog Near Ramten In Denmark
“They love to see and share objects, sometimes truly amazing, that were part of someone’s lives thousands of years ago,” they shared. We wanted to know how finding things to post worked from the admin side. “Museum of Artifacts is run by one person alone, non profit, never posted a single ad or referral.” Pages like this have the added benefit of making parts of history more accessible to the general public.
#10 Gilded Silver And Rock Crystal Vessel, Crafted In Nuremberg, Germany, Circa 1580
#11 An Adorable Ancient Egyptian Otter Statue!
#12 Abuna Yem’ata Guh In Ethiopia. Situated At A Height Of 8,460 Ft, The Hewn Church Has To Be Climbed On Foot To Reach. It Is Notable For Its Architecture, Dome & Wall Paintings Dating Back To The 5th Century
Given the sheer amount of content the page shares, we also wondered if they had any favorites. “Toys or doodles made by kids a long time ago amazes us. And there are still more questions like Gobekli Tepe, in which we still don’t know much about our past, which was complex and advanced.”
#13 A Megalithic Monument In Spain That's Older Than The Pyramids Was Recently Uncovered From Its Watery Hiding Place By A Drought
#15 In 1965, Excavations In Mezhyrich, Ukraine, Revealed The Presence Of 4 Huts, Made Up Of A Total Of 149 Mammoth Bones
The admin shared a person's favorite, old bison sculptures found in Le Tuc d'Audoubert cave, in Ariege, France. “14k years ago and such artistic talent,” they shared with Bored Panda. So be sure to give them a follow. You can find more on their Facebook page, Instagram and other sites.
#16 Roman Army Knife (201-300 Ad); Has A Spoon, Knife, Fork, Spike, Spatula And Pick Allowing The User To Even Clean Between Their Teeth After Eating. It Was Part Of The Equipment Of Roman Legions
The spike might of helped in extracting the meat from snails, and the spatula in scraping sauce out of narrow-necked bottles. Some have even suggested the pick with the tiny spoon on the end could have been used to remove earwax.
#17 A 2,000-Year-Old Green Serpentine Stone Mask Was Found At The Base Of The Pyramid Of The Sun In Teotihuacan, Mexico
#18 A 1800-Year Old Ceramic Horse. Han Dynasty (202 Bce– 9 Ce, 25–220 Ce), Now Housed At The Sanxingdui Museum In China
#20 Pictured Above Is The Marble Lace Neckerchief Carved By French Sculptor Louis-Philippe Mouchy (1734 - 1801), Who Masterfully Created The Marble Statue In 1781
