Jade Ceremonial Blade, or Ge. Shang Dynasty (1600-1050 BC).

The softly polished stone of a pale green tone has a distinctive band of opaque white calcification. It was present in the stone before the ge was carved. The artist expertly exploited this snake-like inclusion as he…

Kazakh Steppe; the world's largest steppe region :

The steppe grasslands of Eurasia were once among the most extensive in the world, stretching from eastern Romania, Moldova and Ukraine in eastern Europe (often referred to as the Pontic steppe) east through Kazakhstan and…

The finest mosaic of the Villa Dar Buc Ammera (also known as Villa Zliten, Libya) is the round one, which contains all kinds of birds in a splendid tree. Realism is not too great, however: there are also some mythological aquatic animals and even fish in this tree.

The decision…

A 3400 year-old pyramid-shaped mausoleum found in Kazakhstan
Archaeologists have uncovered a pyramid belonging to the Scythian-Saka period in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan.

The pyramid is located on a hill overlooking the Taldy River in the Shet district of Karaganda, which…

Tablet of Shamash, Sippar, Babylonia (888-855 BC) :

The sun-god Shamash (right) receiving the Babylonian king Nabu-apla-iddina (left), between two interceding deities. The lower cuneiform text describes the fallen into decay and restoration of the temple of Samash.

British…

Carrick Fergus Castle - northern Ireland :

Begun by John de Courcy soon after his 1177 AD, invasion of Ulster.

Besieged in turn by the Scots, Irish, English and French, the castle played an important military role until 1928 and remains one of the best preserved medieval…

Why did the Greeks never accept Latin as a language ? They believed their language was superior :

'Greek is the most pleasant and most suitable language for men. If you observe the words used by other peoples in their languages, you will see that some closely resemble the…

Håga mound (Hågahögen) or King Björn's Mound (Kung Björns hög) is a large Nordic Bronze Age (1700-500 BC) tumulus in the western outskirts of Uppsala, Sweden.

It is one of the most magnificent remains from the Nordic Bronze Age. It is Scandinavia's most gold-rich bronze age…

In an archaeological excavation conducted in 2020 near the US Embassy in Jerusalem, a site from the period of the kings of Judah was discovered, including a massive structure and more than 120 seal impressions on jars.

The excavation uncovered a state storage center from the…

This massive 1932 Daimler Double Six Martin Walter Sport Saloon body designed by H. R. Owens and built by Martin Walter for British film star Anna Neagle.

Production of the Daimler Double Six started in 1926 and although the model remained available until 1937, a production…

From the early days of the Roman Republic through the volatile reigns of such ignoble emperors as Caligula, Nero, and Commodus, the Roman Empire continued to expand, stretching its borders to encompass the entire Mediterranean Sea as well as expanding northward to Gaul and…

A 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged -

Introduced in late 1935 at the New York Auto Show, the advanced front-wheel-drive Cord 810 created a sensation. Crowds around it were so deep that people were forced to stand on other display cars just to get a glimpse. Deliveries began in 1936,…

Facial reconstruction of the Ptolemaic Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII (r. 51-30 BC). This artistic representation of Cleopatra is primarily based on a bust from the Berlin Altes Museum, widely agreed to depict Cleopatra. In addition to the Berlin portrait, the features in this…

The silver ‘Anastasius Platter’ - discovered in 1939 as part of the Sutton Hoo ship burial.

A control stamp on the base confirms that the dish was made in Constantinople during the reign of Emperor Anastasius I (a career civil servant, Anastasius was chosen Emperor on 11 April…

Tutankhamun's Linen Gloves (1342-1324 BC)

As Egypt is a warm country, these gloves were probably used while riding. Found in the tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes, Egypt.

Egyptian Museum, Cairo

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Norias of Hama are a group of large water wheels located along the Orontes River in the city of Hama, Syria.

These wheels are also known as 'Hama wheels' or 'Hama Norias' and are considered to be one of the most impressive examples of traditional water-raising technology.…

This is not a carved wooden hand but a close up of a 2300 year old Iron Age bog body called “Old Croghan Man”.

A bog body is a human cadaver that has been naturally mummified in a peat bog. He was found in 2003 at Croghan Hill in Co. Offaly in Ireland.

The man's apparently…

Indus Valley Civilization (3300–1700 BC), also known as Harappan Civilization, was one of the earliest urban civilizations, roughly contemporaneous with those of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China. It was located in what is now Pakistan and northwest India, on the flood plain of the…

Monemvasia is a town and municipality in Laconia, Greece. The town is located on a island connected to the mainland off the east coast of Peloponnese with a 400 meters long causeway.

The island is about 300 meters wide and one kilometer long and rises on a plateau about a…

World's oldest string of yarn shows Neanderthals were smarter than we thought ...

Archeologists say they have found the world's oldest string of yarn or cord, which our Neanderthal ancestors made by twisting together natural fibers.

Researchers said the find is the earliest…