47 Mind-Blowing Finds From The World of Archaeology

Dive into a world of historical wonder with these incredible archaeological discoveries, each more astounding than the last.

“10th Century House In Iran”

“This Small Bronze Purse (4.3×3.3 Cm) Was Found With Six Gold Coins Still Inside In The Celtic Oppidum (Settlement) At Manching, Germany”

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

“Ancient Tunnel Under The Great Pyramid Of Cholula”

“A Series Of 11th-Century Crystal Chess Pieces From The Museo Da Catedral In Ourense, Spain”

“Beautiful Ancient Stone Masonry”

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

“Tiled Stairs In Ali-Qapu Palace In Isfahan – Iran Built By The Safvaid King Shah Abbas I At The End Of The 16th Century (1597)”

“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.”

“House Of Neptun And Amphitrite. Herculaneum, Italy”

“When Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, it buried not only the city of Pompeii, but a number of other nearby towns as well. One of them was Herculaneum. Among the many houses in Herculaneum is a relatively small, but richly decorated town house, called the House of the Neptune Mosaic, which must have belonged to a wealthy family”

“Finding The Foot Of The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Statue In Sagalassos Ancient City In Ağlasun, Burdur”

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

“A 1st Century Ad Head Of A Cyclops From The Roman Colosseum”

“Treasure Recovered From The Wreck Of Theydah Gally”

“Stunning Gold Medallion With The Portrait Of Alexander The Great”

“Intricately Carved Violin Of Domenico Galli, 1687”

“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”

“A Fortuitously Placed Fossil. A 320 Million Year Old Goniatite Fossil, County Clare, Ireland”

“Roman Emperor Philippus The Arab Kneeling In Front Of Persian King Shapur I, Begging For Peace”

“A Mosaic Floor Of A Villa Dating Back To The 4th Or 5th Century Ad Was Found In Montorio, Verona, Italy”

“Gold Bull’s Head Bowl Known As “Attila’s Cup”, Part Of The Nagyszentmiklós Treasure Uncovered In Hungary, Dates To The 6th Century Ad”

“Fantastic Skill!!! Indian Ankus (Elephant Goad), Nayaka Period, Probably Early 17th Century, Length 70.14 Cm (27 5/8 In.). Museum Of Fine Arts Boston”

“Armor Of An Officer Of The Imperial Palace Guard, China 18th Century”

“A 2000 Year Old Street From Pompeii”

“A Perfectly Preserved Section Of The Via Flaminia Roman Road, Discovered At A Depth Of 0.90m During Planning Of A New Water Pipeline In Riano”

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

“2,300-Year-Old Grand Theatre Of Ephesus, In Turkey, Before And After Excavation”

“The ‘Melted’ Stairs And Fascinating Reliefs In Temple Of Hathor In Dendera, Egypt”

“Sea Shell With Carved Head At The Apex (Probably Phoenician, 600 Bc)”

“Ancient Roman Glass Bottles”

“Mosaic In Sardinia, Italy”

“A Golden Ring Dating From The 4th Century Bce, Found In A Thracian King’s Tomb Near Zlatinitsa – Malomirovo In Yambol Region, Bulgaria”

“505 Gold Coins, Weighing 1.716 Kg, Were Found In A Vessel During Digging At The Jambukeswarar Temple In Thiruvanaikaval, Tiruchirappalli District Recently”

“Myra Ancient City – Ruins And Rock Tombs”

“A Golden War Helmet Belonging To The Sumerian King Miscalamduk, Dating Back To 2600 Bc, Was Found In The Royal Tomb In The City Of Ur In Southern Iraq”

“A Priceless 2500-Year-Old Gold Rhyton From Ancient #persia. It’s 2 Kilograms. National Museum Of Ancient Persia”

“The Hyrcanian Golden Cup. Dated First Half Of First Millennium. Excavated At Kalardasht In Mazandaran, Iran. Collection: National Museum Of Iran”

“Divers Shining Lights On A Head Of Serapis, Found In The Sunken Egyptian Coastal Town Of Canopus. The Full Statue Was Once Over 4 Metres Tall And Dates To Circa 200 B.c”

“King Maya. Palenque. México”

“The Casque D’agris, A.k.a. Agris Helmet; A Ceremonial Celtic Helmet From Circa 350 Bc Found During 1981 In A Cave Near Agris, France”

“Ruins Of Pompeii, Naples, Italy”

“French Sapper Officer’s Sword, Circa 1800”

“Tomb Of Hector”

“Archaeological Discovery In Israel On August 2, 2009, A Researcher In The Caves Found 120 Roman Gold, Silver And Bronze Coins Dating From Ad 132-35”

“Celebrating The Remarkable Discovery Of The “Golden Treasure”: 18.5kg Of Roman Gold And 2,500 Glittering Pieces”

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