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A wooden baby crib from Herculaneum, buried by Mt. Vesuvius. The skeleton of a baby was found inside (OC, Excessive info in comments)
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A wooden baby crib from Herculaneum, buried by Mt. Vesuvius. The skeleton of a baby was found inside (OC, Excessive info in comments)

u/Front-Coconut-8196 — 5 hours ago
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This simple clay pyxis from Lebena, Crete, dates to 3300–2200 BC. Long before the rise of the Minoan palaces, vessels like this were already part of daily life on the island.

u/haberveriyo — 13 hours ago
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Archaeologists uncovered 59 sealed wooden sarcophagi around 2020, all dating back approximately 2,500 years, the ancient coffins were found remarkably intact within burial shafts in the Saqqara necropolis.

u/Front-Coconut-8196 — 1 day ago
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Was this used to straighten arrows from natives?

It appears to look like a face but the top lady corner is perfectly semicircle.

u/Signal_Mortgage_7697 — 20 hours ago
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An Etruscan face from Chiusi, preserved in the Museo Civico “La Città Sotterranea.” More than an object, it is a fragment of a world that shaped central Italy long before Rome became an empire.

u/haberveriyo — 1 day ago
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Even in Rome, the goddess Isis had devoted followers. This 2nd-century AD altar combines Egyptian and Greco-Roman religious imagery. The serpent is inscribed Iside Sacr. ("Sacred to Isis"), while Anubis appears in his syncretic form as Anubis-Hermes. Musei Capitolini, Rome

u/haberveriyo — 1 day ago
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Nîmes Amphitheater 100 AD - France

.The Nîmes Amphitheater was completed in 100 AD, shortly after the completion of the Colosseum in Rome. Approximately 90% of it remains, including almost all of the seats and the 60 rows of the original outer arches.

u/travelvagabonds — 2 days ago
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Atargatis, the great Syrian goddess, carved in stone during the Roman period, ca. AD 100–300. Crowned between lions and holding a snake-entwined staff, she reflects the enduring power of local Syrian cults under Roman rule. Aleppo Museum, Syria.

u/haberveriyo — 2 days ago
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World's Oldest Mask: 9,000 year old artifact, This is a limestone mask dating back to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period, It was discovered in the Nahal Hemar cave in Israel, near the Dead Sea

u/Front-Coconut-8196 — 5 days ago
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Silver goat figurine from Elam, c. 3100–2900 BC. Made more than 5,000 years ago in southwestern Iran, it is now in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

u/haberveriyo — 4 days ago
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This Mosaic Room Has Survived Nearly 2,000 Years in the Ancient City of Perge 🇹🇷

Youtube: https://youtu.be/6YQqEeH-k10?si=fD\_EoS\_eAdXJ4fHE
I filmed this beautiful mosaic room while exploring the ancient city of Perge in Türkiye. It’s amazing to think that people once walked across these floors nearly 2,000 years ago.
The craftsmanship, geometric patterns, and level of preservation are incredible. Standing there really makes history feel alive.
Have you ever visited Perge, or are there other ancient sites with mosaics you’d recommend?

u/Business-Car-1527 — 4 days ago
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The main fragment of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek analog computer dating between 150 and 100 BCE, on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. [5472x3648]

u/Effective-Dish-1334 — 5 days ago
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Standing lady, China, 7th–8th century. A small Tang-period figure with a calm face, long robes, and the quiet confidence of courtly fashion. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

u/haberveriyo — 3 days ago