In 2002 remains of a wooden wheel with axle were found in the area called Stare Gmajne. The wheel turned out to be the oldest one yet discovered - old as 5,200 years (source in comment) [5999x3374]7yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
“The oldest children’s toy in Europe” consists of a tripod holding the movable head of a stork with eyes made of carnelian – a semi-precious gemstone found in the Rhodope Mountains in Southern Bulgaria. (more info in comment) [640x390]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Coins found in an old shoe under the floor boards (more info in comment) [1541x1070]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Divers in Caesarea find largest treasure of gold coins ever discovered in Israel (source in comment) [758x531]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A rare pair of Viennese rock crystal cornucopias attributed to the Austrian master craftsman Hermann Ratzersdorfer. Circa 1860 [2500x1783]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Achilles on Skyros cup, enameled painting on glass, 3rd century AD, found in Cologne, Romisch-Germanisches Museum, Cologne [2722x4781]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Guillotine in a German detention center at Poznan, Poland - fot. Zbigniew Zielonacki (1945) [1280x720]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Pesse canoe is believed to be the world’s oldest known boat, and certainly the oldest canoe. Carbon dating indicates that the boat was constructed during the early mesolithic period between 8040 BCE and 7510 BCE. It is currently housed in the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands. [730x430]5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Rare Roman boxing gloves found near Hadrian's Wall. Thought to be the only surviving examples. 120 AD. Hexham, Northumberland. (more info in comment)6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The Saebo Sword, also known as the Thurmuth Sword. It was found in a barrow at Saebo, Vik, Sogn, Norway in 1825 and dates to the early 9th century CE. It is now at the Bergen Museum in Bergen, Norway [278x2536]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Horses of Saint Mark, also known as the Triumphal Quadriga, is a set of Roman bronze statues of four horses, originally part of a monument depicting a quadriga. The horses were placed on the facade, on the loggia above the porch, of St Mark's Basilica in Venice [3859x2737]8yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Second dagger belonging to Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen, found on his mummy by Howard Carter [6084x4547]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The old Prussian Guard du Corps helmets and cuirasses once worn by King Njoya's bodyguard, now gathering dust in a storage room in the palace museum. (more info i comment) [900x620]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Etruscan, about 500-480 BC Made in ancient Etruria, in modern Italy [300x486]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Bedale Hoard is a hoard of forty-eight silver and gold items dating from the late 9th to early 10th century AD and includes necklaces, arm-bands, a sword pommel, hacksilver and ingots. It was discovered on 22 May 2012 in a field near Bedale, North Yorkshire by metal detectorists [4288x2848]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Kiwi: Gold, achat, rubies. Firm C. Faberge, Workshop M. Perchin, St. Petersburg, Russia, circa 1899-1903 [660x800]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Gold locket with the hair of Queen Marie Antoinette: British Museum [728x1024]10yr ⋅ 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.6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Amazing find in East England - 3,000 years old bronze ax with complete wooden handle [960x418]7yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
This picture of the Reichstag was taken after the end of the war, and shows the extent to which the building was damaged. [800x631]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Soviet tank T-34-85, crashed into the entrance of the metro station at Alexanderplatz in Berlin. 1945 [1500x1390]8yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Viking blacksmith found buried with his tools. Tongs and Hammers on shot more info in comment. [1200X676]10yr ⋅ 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/interestingasfuck
The Early Medieval Tread-Trap. The object was discovered during excavation works in the townland of Prumplestown Lower, (more info in comment) [1024x548]7yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A shield outfitted with a gun that was owned by King Henry VIII of England. Currently a part of the Royal Armouries Collection in the UK [800X582]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Hellenistic Theatre on the Upper Acropolis of Pergamon (Turkey) Circa 225 BC - 200 BC. The cavea which consists of 80 rows of seats is divided into three sections by two diazomas. The capacity was 10,000 people [4529x3047]7yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
This warrior dress was part of the burial gifts of an Odrysian Aristocrat, discovered in Golyamata Mogila (the Big Tumulus), situated between the villages of Zlatinitsa and Malomirovo in the Yambol Region, Bulgaria. It is dated to the mid 4th century BC. [640x960]8yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Viking period ship depicted in ironwork on the 12th century church door at Stillingfleet, Yorkshire [546x800]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Roman galley discovered during the construction of County Hall in 1910, London - England [600x749]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The Secret Messages Hiding Inside 17th Century Engagement Rings (full story in comment)6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Hallstatt Antenna Swords, c. 10th century BC Hallstatt B period swords found near Lake Neuchatel in Auvernier and Cortaillod, Switzerland [464x600]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Gate Tower Building With a Highway Through it. Osaka, Japan [1339x2000]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/InfrastructurePorn
Hoxne Hoard: Display case at the British Museum showing a reconstruction of the arrangement of the hoard treasure when excavated in 1992. [3888x2592]8yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Gold finger-ring. Carnelian, in form of cat; wedjat-eye on under-side. Ancient Egypt, from the Third Intermediate Period, 1070 - 712 BC. [736x1003]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Civil War artillery shells and fragments including a possible Confederate shell, grape shot, Schenkal, and solid cannon ball. 9 items plus approximately 24 mini balls. All found circa 1920 on owner's family property, part of the site of the Battle of Peachtree Creek in Atlanta [650x650]8yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Roman galley discovered during the construction of County Hall in 1910 - London [600x749]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The ceremonial dagger is Sumerian and from the Early Dynastic III period, c.2600-2500 BC, from Ur - Iraq Museum [1600x1200]8yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
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] (source in comment)5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The Latvian Banka has released, a Colletor Coin titled Honey Coin whose design features honeycomb cells which form a rough outline of the geographic contour of Latvia and the Gulf of Riga6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/europe
This is a snuff mill, set in silver, was made from the hoof of Marengo, one of the horses ridden by Napoleon at Waterloo. [3000x2000]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Emerald Watch, circa 1600 - from Museum of London exhibition The Cheapside Hoard: London’s Lost Jewels [736x1683]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Derringer percussion pistol that John Wilkes Booth used to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. The assassination took place at Ford's theater in Washington D.C. on Good Friday, April 14th, 1865. [4272x2848]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Journey down and through the reconstruction of ancient Coppergate, on the very spot where a Viking village once stood! A glass floor reveals the site of the archaeological dig, with artefacts from the excavation displayed right underneath your feet. JORVIK Viking Centre [3507x2481]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps project has been a neighborhood effort to create a beautiful mosaic running up the risers of the 163 steps located at 16th and Moraga in San Francisco [500x745]11yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/DesignPorn
The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) also known as whalehead or shoe-billed stork (shot from ZOO)6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/HumanForScale
MAD's sinuous Harbin Opera House completes in north-east China (more in comment) [1568x1120]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/DesignPorn
A bizarre underwater icicle of death has been filmed by a BBC crew. With timelapse cameras, specialists recorded salt water being excluded from the sea ice and sinking. The temperature of this sinking brine, which was well below 0C, caused the water to freeze in an icy sheath around it.5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Iron guntlet from a mass grave, battle of Visby, fought in July 1361 on the Swedish Baltic island of Gotland, between invading Danish troops and the local, Gutnish, forces. The Danish won a decisive victory [736x1010]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Ancient Egyptian Amulet Necklace with Faience Eye-of-Horus (Circa 200 BC) accented by two 18 karat Yellow Gold Bastet Cats. [400X300]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
French soldiers with a Sauterelle bomb-throwing crossbow in 1915 [530x621]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
This is one of the most elaborately decorated medieval horse bits known. It displays two coats of arms, which appear to belong to Catalan families. Curb bit, Spain, c. 1350 [1280X1622]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Cirkelbroen Bridge across the Christianshavn canal in Copenhagen, Denmark designed by Olafur Eliasson [2000x3001]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/bridgeporn
The Exeter Salt - is a priceless 18 inch high jewel encrusted salt container. Made in 1630 by Johann Hass of Hamburg [1413x200]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Melkwegbridge, Purmerend, Netherlands This bridge separates cyclists and pedestrians while still allowing easy passage for boats. [4724x3543]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/InfrastructurePorn
Pitcher with Scenes from the Trojan War, Roman, A.D. 1-100; silver and gold. Achilles dragging the body of Hector around the walls of Troy. [577X1129]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Detail of a twisted column 1215-32. Stone San Giovanni Laterano, Rome [550x1554]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Ottoman miquelet, late 18th century, steel, wood, ivory, brass, mother-of-pearl, paste jewels, caliber, .49 in. (12.45 mm), length, 60 3/4 in. (154.31 cm), Inscribed on the lock: Muhammad Ayyubi [736x1437]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The “Momo” and “Uzeir” twin towers burn on Sniper Alley in downtown Sarajevo during the Serbian shelling of the Bosnian capital on June 08, 1992, in the first months of the Bosnian Genocide. (Photographer: Georges Gobet) [1247x826]11yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/FirePorn
This Iron Age hoard of 32 Gallo-Belgic E gold coins, known as ‘staters’, was found buried in a cow bone during archaeological excavations at Sedgeford, Norfolk in August 2003 [1280x854]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Romano-British Sword, 1st Century AD. Found at Hod Hill in Dorset, England [529x810]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Ruins of the Masjid Sabz (the Green Mosque) in Balkh, Afghanistan [940x1024]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
This rare and unusual weapon (vajra-mushti) is Indian, late 17 C., probably Central or South India. In a way it is a combination of a knuckle duster and a Bagh – Nakh Indian concealed weapon. [1248x913]8yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Wreck of the Swedish warship Mars, which exploded during the first battle of Oland, 1564 (Baltic Sea) [3000X2121]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
An antique French mother of pearl and ormolu perfume bottle or eau de cologne bottle holder. Pressing the shell on the top of the large shell enables the very well made mechanism ( which is spring loaded) to open revealing four cut glass, ormolu mounted perfume bottles. France circa 1880 [433x750]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
An Important Iberian Antenna Hilt Short Sword and Scabbard Mount, ca. 4th - 3rd century BC [1000x1000]8yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Roman crank handle from Augusta Raurica, dating to no later than c. 250 AD [4368x1772]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
This piece of Viking Age ship graffiti was identified on a wooden plank that was recovered during an archaeological excavation at Christchurch Place, Dublin, dated from the 9th to 11th centuries AD. [640x484]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A large pair of Eastern Roman Gold Earrings, ca. 3rd century BC [589x663]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Profile of what 150mm of frontal armor on a German Mk VI Tiger tank looked like (x-post r/MilitaryPorn) [608x456]7yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The stretch of ancient road was discovered south of Rome during excavation work for a new McDonald's restaurant (source in comment) [720x445]7yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Conservator Claire Thomson works on the map Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula (new map of all the world) was designed by the Amsterdam-based cartographer Gerald Valck and was probably published in London by George Wildey in around 1690. [2000x1295]7yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A Marble Torso of an Emperor, Roman Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of the 1st Century A.D. Metropolitan Museum, New York [1280x1866]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Discarded rockets of the Apollo 11 voyage found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Paragliding in the South Pacific. Horacio Llorens did it flying over a small island off the coast of Tahiti [1200X800]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/AdrenalinePorn
A Large Silver Centaur Rhyton Falerii c.460 BC The end of a silver drinking horn. In the centaur’s left hand was a stringed instrument, possibly a lyre, and in the right hand a plectrum to strike the strings. An exquisite example of ancient silver work. Greek [538x810]7yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Ivory Carving of a Mammoth. Working in ivory have been found in southern Germany and is considered the oldest work of art in the world [552X700]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Jan Szczepanik and Kazimierz Zeglen during the test of the first bulletproof vest. The authors of the project were so sure of their invention that during the show in 1901, Szczepanik shot his servant from just three steps away. [2870x2272]5yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Model House Nayarit Mexico 200 BC - 300 BC Ceramic and Pigment [480X640]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Roman medicine set - bronze box with instruments and glass bottles, 2nd-3rd century AD, excavated at necropolis Guberevac, Gomilice at Kosmaj mountain, central Serbia [960x894]6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Roman Dolphin Knife circa 1st-2nd century AD. A forged iron knife with curved blade provided with a cast bronze handle in the form of a dolphin with a transverse flat tail. Iron and copper-alloy [407x1220]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Glass fish from ancient Afghanistan (approx. 100 C.E.) shows that mastery of glass blowing had traveled from Roman Empire to Begram, Afghanistan or somewhere along the trade route. No similar pieces have been found elsewhere. [927x768]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Indian quiver and arrows. This quiver was a trophy from the Battle of Seringapatam on 4 May 1799, the culmination of a campaign against Tipu Sultan of Mysore in Southern India. It was presented to George III by Richard, Earl of Mornington, Governor General of India, in 1800. [604X1662]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Armored metal horse drawn carriage armed with a Krupp-Schuman Model 1899 57mm gun. Used by the Central Powers during World War I, they are spoils of the Hellenic army from the Bulgarian army in 1918 [650x414]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Nautilus shell cut in half. The chambers are clearly visible and arranged in a logarithmic spiral.6yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The Library of Celsus in Ephesus was built in 117 A.D as a tomb for Gaius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, the governor of the province of Asia. The capacity of the library was more than 12,000 scrolls. It was the third richest library in ancient times after the ones in Alexandria and Pergamum [427x640]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
New Acropolis Museum...built above working excavations and at the foot of the Acropolis, this building beautifully respects its ancient roots. [560x854]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Liebherr LR 13000 crawler crane lifting a Liebherr LR 11350, LR 1350/1 and LTR 1100 [3188x2125]11yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/MachinePorn
A double barrel flintlock sword pistol by H. W. Mortimer of London, 18th century [572x502]10yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Hand-Painted US Regimental Infantry Drum (Civil War) “Manufacturer’s label inside reads, Manufactured by A. Rogers, Flushing, L.I.” [782X123]9yr ⋅ bigmeat ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
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