What the pyramid of Khafre looked like 4,500 years ago compared to today. The pyramids of Giza were originally covered with highly polished white limestones, with the capstones at the peak being covered in gold
One of the oldest known soccer balls, found in the rafters of a bedroom in Stirling Castle and dating from around the time of Mary Queen of Scots. Scotland, 16th century.
Crystal spearhead found in a 5,000-year-old megalithic tomb in Spain. The tomb had the remains of 25 individuals, several of whom had consumed a poisonous substance
The armour of Ned Kelly, with his Snider-Enfield rifle and one of his boots. Ned Kelly was a famous bushranger who fought the law and became a hero to many of Australia's rural poor. The armour was made from plough mouldboards.
One of the well-preserved 4,000-year-old wagons unearthed in the village of Lchashen near Lake Sevan. Made of oak, they are the oldest wagons in the world. Now on display at the Armenian History Museum.
Lower part of a leg and foot with a sandal of the statue of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius(reign 161-180 A.D.) found at Sagalassos, Turkey in 2008.
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Witch's whistle with death skull and rat's foot - Belgium. 1810
The whistle bears the inscription: 'Siffle un deux trois Vient au Sabbat Sorcier larva Rat'. In the event of a rat plague. one called on a 'shipper who possessed the magical power to move the rats to another place.
This is probably one of the oldest known fossils in the world of an almost completely preserved 47 million year old snake python with a length of about one meter.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗶𝘇𝘇𝗮
The origin of Italian pizza can be traced in ancient Greece to a flatbread called plakous which was flavored with toppings like herbs, onion, and garlic 7,000 years ago.
U.S. Army technician Alvin Harley of the 9th Armored Division receives a kiss from a liberated French girl on Saint Valentine’s Day. Abancourt, Oise, Picardy, France. February 14, 1945. Color by Chiel Zilverberg
Mont Saint Michael
It is an island and mainland commune in Normandy, France.
It is visited by more than 3 million people each year, Mont Saint-Michel and its bay are on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
Over 60 buildings within the commune are protected in France.
The oldest, most complete bible on Earth. The Ethiopian bible, which was written on goat skin, was the world's first illustrated Christian Bible and was written around the early fifth century.
Scientists examine a 15-year-old mummy known as “La Doncella,” who lived in the Inca Empire. She was sacrificed and was chosen to live with the gods. She remained frozen for 500 years.
Unearthed in 1999, from the 22,000 foot summit of Mount Llullaillaco.
17-year-old Juliane Koepcke was sucked out of an airplane after it was struck by lightning in 1971. She fell 2 miles to the ground, was strapped to her seat, and survived 10 days in the Amazon Jungle.
The construction of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France in 1888, a year before the 1889 World’s Fair of which it was the main symbol. Construction of the Eiffel Tower was completed on the 15 March 1889 and was originally a color known as “Venetian Red”.
'Beach Animals' were created by Theo Jansen as a fusion of art and engineering. The kinetic structures walk on their own and get all their energy from the wind.