Florida’s Windover Bog Bodies are roughly 8000 years-old, consisting of 168 ancient individuals that were found buried at the bottom of the Windover pond. Thanks to the peat down there, the bodies were preserved so well that scientists even found intact brain tissue in several skulls [785×1502]October 7, 2024
The Hierapolis’ Ploutonion in Turkey, was a 2nd cent. BC sanctuary dedicated to the God Pluto. It’s built on top of a cave which emits toxic gases, and in ancient times it was believed to be the gateway to the hell as animals, led into the cave by Roman priests, would die of asphyxiation [1600×3276]October 7, 2024
A faience model of a cucumber. From Egypt, ca. 1850–1700 BCE, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum [3317×1556]October 7, 2024
A large fritware dish with painted fish. From Iran, c. 1300 CE, now housed at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge [942×1025]October 7, 2024
Silver tetradrachm of Simon Bar Kokhba’s Judaen rebel state ca. 133-135 AD (overstruck Roman coin), with facade of Second Temple (destroyed 70 AD) and name “Shimon” in Paleo Hebrew. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the American Numismatic Society [2394×2394] [OC]October 7, 2024
Plaque of a woman being abducted by a yaksha (demon). India, Sunga Empire, 1st century BC [2666×2666]October 7, 2024
“Vanquishing Cancer”, the Institute of Oncology, Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR. Artist H. Zubchenko (1971). Photographer: Amos Chapple [1000 x 667]October 7, 2024
The Purse Hoard of Sutton Hoo — 37 Merovingian tremisses (each coming a different mint), 3 gold blanks, and 2 gold ingots discovered in the purse of the 7th century AD Anglo-Saxon king buried inside a ship at Sutton Hoo, England [1486×681]October 7, 2024
Roman animal-shaped brooches: horse and bird. The objects are made of bronze and are dated to the 3rd-4th century CE. Artefacts were found in Sirmium (current city of Sremska Mitrovica in northern Serbia). The facilities are located in the museum in Sremska Mitrovica. [1200×863]October 7, 2024
