The Criel Mound in West Virginia, built in 250–150 BC. Inside the mound, there was 2 skeletons near the top, and 11 at the base, which consisted of a large skeleton at the center surrounded by 10 others arranged in a spoke-like pattern with their feet pointing toward the central skeleton [1124x1529]
The gilt bronze effigy of Edward, the Black Prince dated to 1376 CE, and found at Canterbury Cathedral. Due to its highly detailed armour, the effigy is considered one of the most important examples of English medieval funerary art given that so few examples of contemporary armour survive [1260x864]
An 18th century BCE Old Babylonian letter written by the student Iddin-Sin to his mother Zinu, in which he complaints about the poor quality of clothes his mother sent him compared to those of his peers, noting that even the adopted son of one of his father's servants had better clothing [3933x3284]
Yakhchal was invented around 400 BC in Iran, using ancient tech to store ice in the heart of the desert. These domed mud-brick structures employed evaporative cooling and underground storage so efficiently that the modern Persian word for refrigerator remains Yakhchal, meaning “ice pit.” [5658x4350]
