CAUTION - DO NOT DIG; this epitaph located in Willow Springs, Illinois, US marks the area where radioactive waste from the world’s first nuclear reactor was burieds [1200 x 900]3wk ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Found 100 years ago today. The Egtved Girl (Denmark, 1370 BC) was a 16-18 year old woman buried in an oak log coffin during the Nordic Bronze Age [1450x650]3yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
A recently discovered rune stone from Denmark (8th-9th century AD). Discovered just last week under a kitchen floor. The partial inscription says: “aft bi” or “after B” [920x613]2yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Tissø Ring (Denmark, 10th century AD), made from four braided strands of gold, it has a diameter of 30 cm. and weighting in at almost 2 kg it is the largest gold find from the Viking Period in Denmark [613 x 647]5yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
This Viking Age Sword (ca. 900 AD) was found during reindeer hunting in the Norwegian mountains of Oppland County, 1640 m above sea level [768x1024]4yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Nebra Sky Disk, ca. 1600 BC, Germany. Possibly an astronomical instrument, it features the oldest known depiction of the cosmos [2724 x 2724]6yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
On this day in 793 AD, some Scandinavians went to pay the English a visit4yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/Archaeology
The Celtic Prince of Glauberg, Germany, La Tene period, ca. 500 BC. The life sized sandstone sculpture depicts a male warrior wearing composite armour tunic, wooden shield and a typical La Tene sword hanging from his right side [2348 x 3692]6yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Jupiter og Venus i nærkontakt. Bonuspoint for at spotte Sjællands mest majestætiske gravhøj, Vejrhøj, i baggrunden.1yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/Denmark
The Hindsgavl Dagger, Denmark, Late Neolithic , ca. 1800 BC [2237 x 3975]6yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Holy Lance or The Spear of Destiny. The proposed blade that Longinus pierced Jesus with, while he was hanging on the cross. In reality the blade was made in the 7th century AD but may contain a nail from around the time of Christ [574 x 250]9yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Nydam Boat (dendrochonologically dated to 310-320 AD), the oldest Nordic boat find. Part of a larger sacrifice in Nydam Mose, Southern Denmark. [600x400]8yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Secretary for the Prince Consort of Denmark, His Royal Highness Price Henrik uses Comic Sans in their official letters.8yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/CrappyDesign
Med mindre der rent faktisk er blevet smidt hø og nale pa Sandkaj, sa ved Nordhavnens SoMe-minister ikke hvad bogstaveligt betyder.6yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/Denmark
Amber amulet in the shape of a moose, Late Palaeolithic, ca. 11.000 BC, Denmark. Possibly the oldest piece of art in Scandinavia [466x349]8yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Even older objects than the oldest object on this subreddit: 2,6 million-year-old stone tools from Gona, Afar, Ethiopia attributed to Australopithecus garhi [609px × 621px]10yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
6000 year old Neolithic arrow uncovered from a glacier in Norway. Complete with arrowhead still attached with resin.10yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Partisanen, som traditionen tro, tog livet af den første svensker som trodsede Københavns volde i 1659.8yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/DANMAG
The Lowenmensch from the Swaben Alps, Germany, ca. 40.000 BP belonging to the Aurignacien culture, is the oldest piece of figurative art in the world. Carved from ivory. [216px × 540px]10yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
C. 14.000 year old arrow head embedded in reindeer bone. Slotseng, Denmark.10yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Early Bronze Age flint dagger (ca. 1.900 BC) with preserved bark hilt. The first find of its kind. Found on Lolland, Denmark during the excavations for the Femern-Lolland bridge [462x616]10yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The 6-800 year old Lendbreen tunic from Norway. Uncovered by a molten glacier.10yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Egtved Girl. A young woman of 16-18 years, buried in an oak coffin under a burial mound, along with the cremated remains of a 5-6 year old child. Buried on a summer's day 1370 BC, Denmark.10yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Svenstrup Shield (1100-500 BC), Denmark. The post about the Viksø helmets made me think about these ceremonial shields found under similar circumstances. Just one of several similar shields from the Late Bronze Age found in Danish peat bogs [342x371].10yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Neolithic antler axes/adzes found during excavations during the Fermern-project linking Denmark and Germany by tunnel/bridge. Denmark, ca. 4000-3500 BC [1200x1113]10yr ⋅ Worsaae ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn