A 4,000-year-old copper dagger has been unearthed in the forests near Korzenica, southeastern Poland. It is the oldest metal dagger discovered in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. [1140x759]4d ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Sword of Stalingrad is a bejewelled ceremonial longsword specially forged and inscribed by command of King George VI of the United Kingdom as a token of homage from the British people to the Soviet defenders of the city during the Battle of Stalingrad. [1000x1000]5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
This gate is a masterpiece of optical illusion, Vienna's Theresia Arena1yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A 2,100-year-old pit containing a mini Terracotta Army has been discovered in China. (Source in comment) [2249x1400]5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A male Narwhal surfaces in the Atlantic Ocean near Baffin Island in Canada.4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/natureismetal
Sixty-five years after it crash-landed on a beach in Wales, an American P-38 fighter plane has emerged from the surf and sand where it lay buried.6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/submechanophobia
Ritual Mask of Legendary 7th century Maya King Pakal the Great has been unearthed in Mexico [2800x1772]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Deer skulls with carved eyeholes dating to 11,000 years ago have been discovered at Star Carr Mesolithic archaeological site about five miles (8.0 km) south of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. [948x526]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Oldest Known Bottle of Olive Oil on Display in Naples Museum - The nearly 2,000 year old bottle filled with solidified olive oil will be displayed at the National Archaeological Museum. (Source in comment) [840x753]5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Hidden fragments of an ancient manuscript telling the story of Merlin have been unearthed (full story in comment) [615x461]5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Researchers have identified the source of one of tiny fragments of paper found on board of the wreckage of Queen Anne’s Revenge – the flagship of the pirate Edward Teach, known better as Blackbeard. It was revealed to be from a 1712 first edition of a book by Capt. Edward Cooke. [762x800]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
This enamelled gold mourning ring commemorates the death of Samuel Nicholets of Hertfordshire who died on 7th July 1661, (inscription inside) The ring is hollow, and a lock of hair curls around within it, visible through the openwork of the enamelled decoration of skulls and coats of arms [503x704]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
2000-year-old Roman silver dagger is restored to its former glory after teenage work experience archaeologist unearthed it in Germany4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
An incredible mosaic found during the construction of the Antakya Museum Hotel, Turkey. It's the largest single expanse of mosaic in the world covering 1050 sq. metres [1125x1397]5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
An english military aviator are dropping a bomb, during the flight, on french front during First War World, c. 1916 [1111x789]8yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Preserved fletchings on ancient arrows are exceedingly rare. This example has four fletches, which were cut to shape and fastened to the arrow shaft using tar and thread. Hard to believe that the arrow is c. 1500 years old, but it is (Photo: Marten Teigen/Museum of Cultural History)[1693x1348]10mo ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Warship Vasa recovered from the sea floor after 333 years. Stockholm, Sweden on the 24th of April 1961 [1018x768]2yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
An ornately carved oak bed that spent 15 years in the honeymoon suite of a hotel in Chester, in the United Kingdom, had a remarkable hidden history: Experts recently found that it is likely to be a long-lost royal marriage bed dating to the 15th century. [2238x1400]5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
This guillotine blade on display at Madame Tussauds wax museum in London is believed to be the actual blade that beheaded French queen Marie Antoinette on October 16, 1793. It was purchased from the executioner’s family [960x1280]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A tiny viking-age padlock - just 1 by 2.5 cm - has been found by detectorists in Denmark [500x275]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Cirkelbroen Bridge across the Christianshavn canal in Copenhagen, Denmark designed by Olafur Eliasson [2000x3001]7yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/DesignPorn
World's oldest intact shipwreck discovered in Black Sea Archaeologists say the 23-metre vessel has lain undisturbed for more than 2,400 years [1225x735]5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Mummy of a hunting dog found in tomb KV 50 nearby tomb of king Amenhotep II (18th Dynasty) in the Valley of the King: dogs often were buried near their owners and probably this dog belonged to the king or a member of his family[759x582]1yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
During WW2, Vermeer’s The Astronomer (1668) was stolen from a private Rothschild collection by advancing German forces, and hidden deep in the Altausee salt mine. Shown here rescue by the Monuments Men. It’s now held in the Louvre [1140x855]1yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Ancient Greek aspis shield, muscle cuirass, Corinthian helmet, dory spear and kopis sword. [638x960]5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Sword from the Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo ship-burial, dates to approximately AD 620. Suffolk, England. [1280x1707]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
This shoe with bird on front was found in Haarlem, Holland and is dated ca. 1300-1350.4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Sixty-five years after it crash-landed on a beach in Wales, an American P-38 fighter plane has emerged from the surf and sand where it lay buried [4716x3134]8yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
On the island of of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Neptune stands ominiously in the Ocean.6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/submechanophobia
On the island of of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Neptune stands ominiously in the Ocean6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
These stunning mosaics have just been unearthed under a vineyard in Italy, in the province of Verona, near the town of Negrar. They have been dated from 3rd to 4th Century [720x960]4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/MosaicPorn
The Vindolanda museum has fascinating displays and it all starts with the shoe wall. Highlights of a collection of over 7,000 Roman shoes unearthed at our site. Ranging from men’s marching boots, women’s shoes, children’s and even baby booties [960x906]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Dutch government returns rare and stolen crown to Ethiopia (more info in comment) [589x639]4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
An articulated dark ivory Roman doll that was found in the sarcophagus of an eight year old girl buried in the 2nd century AD. Roman children were often buried with toys although dolls have been found in burials of young women as well. [499x960]4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Extraction of Sherman tanks from the bottom of the Barents Sea. They were transported aboard the Thomas Donaldson (Liberty) American transport ship sunk during World War II. The unit was torpedoed by a German Submarine [1200x800]4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/DestroyedTanks
The bronze breastplate, front and back plates were connected by hinges. The muscles and navel are clearly marked, the nipples are inlaid separately. Found in the burial of a wealthy warrior at Grotticelle, near Canosa in southern Italy, 330-320 B.C.E. [508x680]2yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A flute from Hohle Fels created from the wing bone of a Griffon vulture >35,000 years ago. Here’s the raw material for the world’s oldest flute - the wing bones of the Griffon vulture [2048x1412]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
In 2021, the Scramasax was discovered in Skalby, Sweden, a short weapon with a decorated wooden grip well preserved, despite the passage of more than 1,100 years. Measuring about 40 cm in length, with an extremely decorative handle, it was discovered at the bottom of the well.[4544x866]10mo ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Shoebill Stork is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. There are an estimated 5,000-8,000 individuals left in the wild.4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/natureismetal
During the Battle of the Bulge (Dec 1944), allied soldiers decorated their helmets with lace curtains, after realizing it provided excellent camouflage in the snow. [685x800]8yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
World's oldest Coin factory discovered in China. If confirmed, the 2,600-year-old mint could rewrite the history of money. (full story in comments)2yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
An incredible haul of 2,800-year-old gold jewellery has been unearthed by archaeologists in Kazakhstan. Some 3,000 golden and precious items were found in a burial mound in the remote Tarbagatai mountains. (source in comment) [964x643]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Ancient remains of a horse that died 2,000 years ago (pictured) in the inferno that obliterated Pompeii have been discovered - thanks to the help of tomb raiders. This is the first time that the complete outline of a horse has been recreated at the site using plaster casting [634x422]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A unique Medieval Leather harness found during excavations at Cork Castle. (13th-14th Century) [792X450]4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Pompeii Lakshmi was found by an Italian soldier in 1938, near the Casa dei Quattro stili, Pompeii - she is made of ivory & dated to the 1st century AD. She represents a deity from the Indian sub-continent and is evidence of the links between the Roman Empire & India [777x800]4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Discovered in a bog at St. Andrew’s parish on Orkney in 1867, the unique Iron Age Orkney Hood’; complex weaving and double tablet woven bands with fringe. The wool had not been dyed, and the brown colouration indicates that it came from moorit sheep (brown fleece). [599x803]5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
WWII veteran Marvin Strombo holds the Japanese flag, Strombo took the flag from a dead Japanese soldier in the Pacific and after all these years he decided to return it (full story in comment) [3000x1861]5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Polovtsian helmet of the 12th–13th centuries. from Chingul mound near the village of Wealthy Zaporizhzhia region. Excavations in 1981 ~ Ukraine [795x1200]1yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A snow shoe for a horse found in ice, probably from the Viking or Middle Ages. Found at an altitude of 2000 m. in Oppland,Norway. [960x718]5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A set of iron hipposandals (protective footwear for horses). Amazing to get the set of 4. These came from the Antonine fort ditch, circa AD 140-160 and we are delighted to have them in our collection at Vindolanda [960x960]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Wood and leather pack found in the ancient Celtic salt mines near Hallstatt, Austria; 8th to 6th centuries B.C. [505x898]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
German police officer wearing chainmail armor to fend off knife attacks.4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
OLLLY – Desk, winner of the Red Dot Award 2015 (more info in comment) [2048x1367]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/DesignPorn
Britain’s first ever Viking helmet discovered (info in comment)[940x788]4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A 1917 aerial view shows the ruins of the Belgian town of Ypres, which was situated near to Sanctuary Wood. Ypres was at the centre of some of the most intense battles of World War One. [800x588]8yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The escalators of Parisian department store Le Bon Marche appear to ighlighave been tied in a knot in this installation by Argentian artist Leandro Erlich. [2364x1330]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/DesignPorn
The Gilling sword is an Anglo-Saxon sword, dating from the late 9th to early 10th centuries AD, found by a schoolboy in a river in 1976 and subsequently acquired by the Yorkshire Museum. [1280x960]2yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Medieval Serbian fork, dish knife and plate made of maiolica porcelain, 13th century, found in the area of Ras fortress, capital of the Medieval Serbian state during 12th and 13th century, located in present-day south-western Serbia - Collection of Ras museum in Novi Pazar [960x695]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Ax from Viking era, before and after conservation 10th–11th century [566x674]8yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A freshly discovered fresco in Pompeii with a tray of food on it (source in comment)10mo ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Bronze foot armor, Greek or Italian, about 520-480 BC from Ruvo, The British Museum. [1944x1942]1yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A warthog, seemingly unfazed by a failed hunting attempt and the massive spearhead jutting out of her skull.4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/natureismetal
California-based glass artist Loren Stump specializes in a form of glasswork called murrine, where rods of glass are melted together and then sliced to reveal elaborate patterns and forms (more info in comment)[800x593]8yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ThingsCutInHalfPorn
Sweetheart Grips - during WWII, soldiers were known to take precious family photos and put them under clear grips on their pistols.10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The Disco chair, constructed from 200 meters of Electroluminescent wire, transforms into a neon rainbow with a flick a switch. A change of the pulse settings also allows the chair to become an incredible strobe light substitute. [900x600]7yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/DesignPorn
Scythian iron daggers and knives with gold plating. 6th-5th c. BC, from Arzhan - 2, Scythian royal necropolis in Tuva, Southern Siberia [500x700]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Mask and mourning veil of Empress Elizabeth of Bavaria (Sissi), circa 1880. The mask is made of black velvet, decorated with jet beads and lace. The set was a lace bonnet with ostrich feathers and an asymmetrical veil reaching the hips.2yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
An absolutely unique find of a pair of English detectors - the Anglo-Saxon sword, initially dated to the seventh century AD. [960x539]5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Column of Arcadius, though now merely a stump located in Haseki, was once an important triumphal monument of Byzantine Constantinople. Work on the column began around 400, it was completed when a statue was added in 421. This statue fell during an earthquake in 740. [4096x2713]3yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Set of terracotta ancient Greek perfume bottles in the form of helmeted heads, from Rhodes, 7th-6th century BC, Ashmolean Museum [2048x948]4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Waste incinerator with its own ski slope - Copenhagen, Denmark [1140x912]4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/InfrastructurePorn
Archaeologists at Odense Bys Museer have made an astonishing discovery – a perfectly preserved bronze sword weighing 1.3 kg has been excavated at Hare on West Funen. [2560x448]2yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
This pocket globe is just three inches in diameter. It was made in 1793 by Scotsman John Miller.10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/pics
Scythian Saka Bow 111cm long, with a partly preserved string and the wooden component of a gorytos quiver. [2008x417]4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Discarded rockets of the Apollo 11 voyage found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/pics
The Hindsgavl Dagger represents the masterclass of flint craft that was reached from the end of the Stone Age to the transition to the Bronze Age (more info in comment) [685x960]4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Viking's blacksmith tools and weapons found in grave, ca. 800 A.D. Norway [1300x1575]3yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Crested Serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela) with rat snake. In India by Ashish Inamdar.4yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/natureismetal
Completely preserved medieval sword from the 14th century has been discovered at a peat bog near Hrubieszow in Poland. The finder donated the artefact to the local Museum. [1280x852]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A colossal status of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (r. 117 to 138 CE) found in the ruins of a bathhouse at Sagalossos, a Greco-Roman city in south-central Turkey. It is estimated the statue stood between 13 and 16 feet (4 and 5 meters) tall [600x449]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Sweetheart Grips - during WWII, soldiers were known to take precious family photos and put them under clear grips on their pistols.10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/pics
