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

“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”

“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”

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“I Found This Lightbulb In An Attic At Work A Couple Weeks Ago. Turns Out It’s An Aerolux Light Rose. According To Ebay It’s A Vintage Item From The 1940’s”

“Uncovered Victorian Terracotta Tile. Found This Underneath Layers And Layers Of Wood And Linoleum. Such A Pain To Get Here But So Worth It”

“Just Bought A House Built In 1900. The Fireplace Was Boarded Up And Upon Removing The Board This Is What We Found”

“Anyone Have Any Ideas Or Info? Would Love To Find Some History Out Or Maybe How Much This Is Even Worth.”

“Our New-To-Us 1912 Foursquare Has Hundreds Of Old Books In The Attic”

“136 Year Old Note Found On A Shingle When My Parents Renovated Their House”

 “I was discharged from work on this house by McBride the Bulldog for being drunk only once, when he is drunk all the time. Carpenter Smith, Plymouth March 27, 1888”

“Untouched 1800’s Cemetery Preserved In The Basement Of A Tall Building Built Over It”

“Collection Of Reference Seeds Found In My Grandad’s Attic”

“There’s A House In My Attic”

“Found A Hundred And Thirty Year Old Recipe Book While Cleaning Out Grandmas House”

“Clearing Out My Recently Deceased Grandfather’s Attic And Found Just Over 200 Grams Of Gold Powder”

“While Replacing A Wall In My Basement, I Found A 100-Year-Old Marriage Certificate”

“Found In The Yard Of My Old House (Agra, India)”

“I Found Some Coins In A House I Recently Bought In Alexandria, Egypt”

“Is 54 Years Soon Enough? (Found At A Friend’s House, Taped To The Inside Of A Heating Duct Grill)”

“I Found This Old Lightbulb In My Grandparents’ House Finished In 1902 And It Still Works”

“Found A Massive Linoleum Floor Cloth”

“These “Tom And Jerry” Type Mouse Holes Gnawed In A House Built In 1741″

“In My Grandparents’ Basement I Found A World Atlas From 125 Years Ago”

“Renovating A 100 Year Old House, Found What Looks Like A Samurai Sword Under A Section Of The House That Had A Dirt Floor”

“The Sheath Is Metal On The Outside And Wood Inside. Still Sharp And Heavy.”

“Contractors Working In Our Basement Found A Package Of Letters Hidden In The Floorboards From The 1920s”

“This Vintage Space Themed Wallpaper Found Under 3 Layers Of Other Wallpaper In An Old Farm House”

“This Bottle Of Elvis Presley “Love Me Tender” Conditioning Shampoo From 1985 I Found In My Attic”

“Tunnel In Basement Of Pennsylvania Rowhouse”

“Just Bought A House. Moved In 2 Days Ago And Found This In The Basement. Now What?”

“Found This Surprise In Our Front Hallway”

“I want to restore but its so much work…. Glass is mostly broken or missing. Outside is covered over with steel siding. Half of me wants to cover it back up and pretend I saw nothing. House was built in 1880. What should I do?”

“Found These In The Basement Of Our New Home”

“We just got the keys to our 1912 home this weekend and found these tucked away in the basement. Any idea what era these could be from?! They are very heavy.”

“Went In The Attic Of A House We Were Looking At Aannd”

“Found This Tobacco Tin Under The Floorboards Of Our 1800s Apartment Building Renovation. Neat Find”

“A Little Sewing Needle Booklet I Found In My Neighbor’s Basement”

“I Found A Bag Phone In My Dads Basement”

“Found In The Attic Of The House I Just Moved Into. Work Was Different In 1978”

“This Old 7up Can I Found In The Attic Of My New House”

“Check Out This Cool Crystal I Found In The Basement Of A House That I Just Bought”

“My 1921 House Never Ceases To Surprise Me. I Found This Painting While Finally Cleaning Out The Attic To Re-Insulate It”

“Party-Goers Signatures From The 1940s In The Basement Of My Century Y/O Home”

“Bare Footprint Appears When Mopping Floors In Our New House”

“While Tearing Up Their Carpet, My In-Laws Found A Giant Monopoly Board”

“I Found An Amazon Box From 1997 In My Basement”

“First Prize String Beans From September 1945 Found In My 102 Year Old Patient’s Basement”

“I Found A Newspaper In The Crawlspace Of Our New House Today, Dated October 2, 1902”

“I Found An Old Clothes Hanger Between The Floor Boards Of My Attic. It’s So Old The Company’s Phone Number Is 4 Digits”

“Found This Old Ouija Board In The Attic Of My 100+ Year Old House”

“Door In The Basement Of A House We Bought”

“I Should Never Have Opened The Attic”

“Found This In Our Back Yard While Planting A Tree”

“Looks Like Someone Was Locked In The Basement Of The House We Just Bought”

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