This is the mummified remains of Egyptian queen Ahmose Inhapy who lived in 16th Century BC.

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A pair of 2,000 year-old Roman children's shoes found in the ruins of Palmyra, Syria. (720x760)

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Photographed in 1974, freshly excavated 2000-year-old Terracotta warriors still showing the original color scheme before rapid deterioration.

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Ancient Graffiti saying: I visited and did not like anything but the sarcophagus! and I cannot read the hieroglyphs. - Greek tourists vandalized the Egyptian Tomb of Ramses V. over 2000 years ago. (1080X712)

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CT scan of a Roman's teeth from Pompeii. (940X627)

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The moment when a statue of Hestia was discovered in 2017 in the ruins of Aigai in Turkey. (960X1280)

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An X-Ray of the Greek Antikythera Mechanism, which shows the gears inside. It is the world's oldest analogue computer, made 2000+ years ago. (1024X521)

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Pharaoh Tutankhamun's sandal made of leather, gold and faience. (1858x1151)

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The Frome Hoard, a large pot full of 52,503 Roman coins that was found in 2010 by a metal detector in Somerset, England, dating to the 4th century A.D. (1919x1568)

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The remains of the Great Temple of the Storm God in Hattusa. Built 3500 years ago. (1100X725)

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carbonized loaves of bread from Pompeii and Herculaneum! (640x640)

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Four colossal figures of the king, from the Temple of Ramesses II, New Kingdom, c.1279-1213 BC (1024x799)

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Scythian gold earrings from the Kul-Oba kurgan, Crimea. 350 BC. (928X960)

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Roman mosaic at the House of Polybius in Pompeii, showing a grinning skeleton holding a wine jug in each hand. (2808x3694)

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Workers excavating plastered bodies of victims at Pompeii who were killed by volcanic eruption. (1080x1080)

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Sometimes I feel like we look primitive compared to them...

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12,000-year-old realistic human statue was unearthed during the archaeological excavations in Karahantepe.

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Wonderful Corinthian helmet found at Spain. Around the 6th century AD, copper. Height 26 cm.

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Ancient Indian swimming pool even used to this day. Probably built in 5th century.

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The cairn of Barnenez, a megalithic structure in western France dating to 4,800, roughly 2,000 years before the Egyptian pyramids

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Lamenting Women, from the tomb (TT55) of Ramose, c. 1411-1375 BC. (962X900)

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Bronze head of Thracian king Seuthes III found in his tomb. Odrysian kingdom 4th century BC.

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The lady with long hair is one of the most significant mummies in Huaca Huallamarca (San Isidro, Lima). It's believed to be a princess buried alive. Her hair found intact. Believed to be from 200 BC.

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9000 year old carved standing stone, found in southern Jordan. (960X872)

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Traces of stimulants and plants with psychoactive properties were detected in hair samples taken from sacrificial victims and trophy heads of people from Peru’s Nazca culture who died between 100 B.C. and A.D. 450.

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Found yesterday: Piece of a glass bottle from the Roman fort of Vindolanda in Northumberland, England. (1284X963)

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The capstone of the Pyramid of Amenemhat III, 1860 BC-1814 BC (4592X3448)

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The biggest bug known to ever live was the Arthropleura millipede. It predates the dinosaurs and weighed up to 100 pounds (45 kilograms).

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A 2000 year old ladies shoe found in a well amongst the ruins of a Roman Fort archaeological dig in Germany.

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The remnants of Vindolanda, the famous Roman fort in Northumberland, England, occupied between 85 A.D. to 370 A.D. (4000X2250)

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The Ring Lady, skeletal remains of a woman which killed by the eruption of Vesuvius volcano (79 AD).

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Traces of liquid mercury were discovered beneath the Feathered Serpent Pyramid in the ancient city of Teotihuacan

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A rare carved Pictish stone dating to the 5th or 6th century A.D. has been unearthed near the village of Aberlemno in eastern Scotland.

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A 5th-century A.D. gold pendant unearthed in Denmark bears the earliest known inscription that mentions the Norse god Odin.

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The dwarf Djeho depicted in life size on the lid of his granite sarcophagus. He was 120 cm tall. Hieroglyphic inscriptions indicate that he belonged to the household of a high official. 346-345 BC. (720X960)

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Statue of Osiris on the seabed of the sunken city of Thonis-Herakleion. 7th to 2nd BC. (1280X808)

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Seneb and his family. (2686–2181 BC, Dynasty 4 ) in Ancient Egypt. Seneb (name means healthy) was very wealthy, worked in the Royal Court and was a Priest. Statue at the Cairo Museum. Photo: Jurgen Liepe

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Discovery of Fire (200,000 B.C.E.) from The Epic of Man

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One of the first photos taken of Tutankhamun's tomb when it was opened. (1600X1200)

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Statue of the Great Goddess, from Tell Asmar in Iraq, 2800-2300 BC. (808X1024))

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One of Megaliths of Bada Valley, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Period is still currently unknown.

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A 1800-year old ceramic horse. Han Dynasty (202 BCE– 9 CE, 25–220 CE), now housed at the Sanxingdui Museum in China [695x900]

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Mycenean Greek Cuirass and Boar's Tusk Helmet. 1600 to 1100 BC (583x1024)

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Face of the Universe. Statue with ancient face was found in Khakassia region in Siberia. It’s age is about 4000 years. Can u guess what does the snakes at its “nose” mean?

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The Egyptian Blue is the oldest known artificial pigment. The Blue color has been throughout the history of humanity one of the most quoted, identified by it with royalty and divinity, due to the difficulty of its obtaining.

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Mummy Portrait, Middle Aged Man - With a Mole on his Nose, Roman Period

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Portrait bust of a daughter of King Akhenaten (1353-1337 BC). (768x1024)

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Ancient Megalithic Canals Carved in Tibesti Mountains

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Researchers have reconstructed the face of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II (reigned ca. 1279–1213 B.C.) using CT scans of his 3,000-year-old mummified remains and age regression software.

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Daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti. Found at the abandoned city of Akhetaten (Tel el Amarna) in the workshop of the Royal Artisan, Tuthmose. Unknown which of the 6 daughters this piece is assigned too. Amarna Period: 1346 BC – 1336 BCE. [1357x1576]

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New Kingdom: The Mask of Anubis. During the embalming process, one priest would wear the mask.

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These holes are called Qanat — an ancient Persian system of water supply. There was an underground canal that people used to drink water from or would get water for their plants.

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Mummy Board of Wealthy Priestess in Third Intermediate Period, Found in her tomb, MMA 60 at Deir el Bahri

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Ancient road in Pompei

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Fossil of 37 million years old Whale Skeleton found in Wadi Al Hitan, Egyptian desert

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An awesome map showing the interconnected world of the Persian Empire by depicting those who diversified it according to Persian reliefs.

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Aeschylus on the power of learning, by me , digital 15x15

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Amateur archaeologist discovered 1,800-Year-Old Roman ring. [421x399]

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The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires. - Seneca

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An attempt to reconstruct the image of dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla based on a bust from Munich. [424x425]

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Mosaic Floor at Hadrian's Villa [OC]

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The inside of a Neolithic passage grave [OC]

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Library, Ephesus Ancient City.

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In Gloucestershire (England) was discovered a unique treasure - made of bronze Roman artifacts, including a licking dog. The objects are dated back to the 4th century CE

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A stunning statue: Heracles with the apple of Hesperides (deleted the prior post as the thumbnail was wrong.)

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Passage Grave Entrance [OC]

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Greek Gods family tree

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Inside of the Roman Colosseum in Rome [OC]

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The exposed double burial chamber of a Neolithic passage grave [OC]

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My life-size Bronze Piraeus Athena

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Hello, I live in West Ireland, and my family have a small farm up in a bog. A few years ago my grandad was clearing out a ditch and he found this. I have been researching a while and still don't know what it is, each square is 2cm long. It fits perfectly into my hand. Does any one know what it is?

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A plastered human skull found in the Levant from the pre-pottery Neolithic B period, c. 6000-7000 B.C.

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The bronze greaves of Phillip II of Macedon getting ready for display

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Three-Headed Sphinx

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Screenshot from tonight's Simpsons opener

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Guy wearing a Corinthian Helmet during today's Trump protest in Berkeley

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Can anyone identify the language and the symbol in this tablet?

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The Celtic World in ~250 BCE

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A perfume bottle in the form of a duck Family 26, 664 -525 BC Height: 2.7 x 3.6 x 7.8 cm

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The oldest mask in the world (~9,000 years old)

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Rome: A City of Firsts (Infographic)

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An Eye from a Greek Bronze Statue, 5-2 century B.C. [4360 x 3213] x-post /r/HI_Res

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Photo of Belgian police wielding round shields in front of a Greek temple

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Cannae Tactics

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Monolith. 22x8x2 walnut. Made using mankind's first woodworking technique.

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Erdogan flanked by troops in ancient armor

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Rare Roman sarcophagus

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A still from The Rock's Hercules film. What do we think?

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An artist's impression of Achaemenid Babylon

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Sassanid Cataphract in scale and mail armor

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A masterpiece of Greek pottery. Achilles tends to Patroklos' arm.

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Ptolemy's Map of the World

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Bosnian Ancient Key? (looking for info)

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Byzantine Kataphractoi, 700-1200 AD

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Bronze bust of Seleucus Nicator

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The macedonian pikeman comes across an old enemy~ his predecessor

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Just a beautiful hand painted bust of a Legionary

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Modern-day Macedonia's attempt at a Triumphal Arch...

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Oath of the Horatii

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The 8th century, Candi Sari Buddhist Temple, Yogyakarta Indonesia [2050x1403] (/r/HI_Res link in comments)

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Roman Legionary 'Nider Mormter' Helmet

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