Ancient & Civilizations On The World (2024)

11/12/2023

The Varna Necropolis🔘
•It is a burial site in Varna, Bulgaria; and is internationally considered one of the key archaeological sites in world prehistory.
•The oldest gold treasure in the world, dating from 4,600 BC to 4,200 BC, was discovered at the site.

💀Inside grave 43, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a high-status male who appears to have been a ruler/leader of some kind – more gold was found within this burial than in the entire rest of the world in that period.

•The burial is incredibly significant as it is the first known elite male burial in Europe.

•The artefacts can be seen at the Varna Archaeological Museum and the National Historical Museum in Sofia

10/12/2023

Sword from the Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo ship-burial, dates to approximately AD 620. Suffolk, England.
This sword is one of the many artifacts discovered in the Sutton Hoo ship-burial, which is thought to have belonged to one of four East Anglian kings: Eorpwald, Raedwald and co-regents Ecric, and Sigebert. The artifacts of this burial were chosen to reflect the high rank of the king, and to equip him for the Afterlife.

09/12/2023

These magnificent mosaics were just discovered in Italy, in the province of Verona, close to the village of Negrar. The dates range from the third to the fourth century.

08/12/2023

Grave 11 from the Hungarian Conquest period cemetery of Karos-Eperjesszög: a) photograph of the grave (Révész, 1999); and b) reconstruction of the burial produced by Pazirik Informatikai Kft for the Herman Ottó Museum exhibition "Elit alakulat" (Miskolc, Hungary).
Karos-Eperjesszög is located in northeast Hungary, in the region known as Bodrogköz (BorsodAbaj-Zemplén County). This location served as the Hungarian invaders' palace center and burial place in the first part of the 10th century AD. The three cemeteries are located on low sandhills approximately 200 meters apart.

07/12/2023

The jewel-encrusted skeletons of Roman martyrs: photographs from Rome's ancient underground catacombs.

06/12/2023

Magnificent Roman floor mosaic of the Villa Romana del casale in Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy.

05/12/2023

The Column of Marcus Aurelius

04/12/2023

An incredible Roman coin hoard - Hundreds of gold solidi found perfectly preserved in an amphora. Discovered in Lombardy, Italy , they date to c. 5th century CE.

03/12/2023

The ancient Roman ship, Arles-Rhône 3, has been preserved with nuclear techniques and is on display at the Departmental Museum of Ancient Arles, France

02/12/2023

Roman Ship, "De Meern 1", was wrecked in a winding tributary of Rhine, 190 AD, due to navigational error. Much of ship’s interior and captain's personal belongings were preserved in cabin, including collection of tools. It allows an extraordinary glimpse into life aboard vessel.

01/12/2023

Roman Legionary Helmet from Brigetio, Hungary, 1st Century CE

30/11/2023

Dagger and pair of bronze gladiator's greaves (leg guards) from Pompeii. Decorated with relief of Jupiter and Neptune, 1st century BC.

29/11/2023

Mosaic floor depicting a dog and a knocked-over gold vessel. Discovered in 1993 during construction of the new Alexandria Library, Egypt. Now currently in the Greco-Roman Museum in Alexandria. Width: approx. 70 cm. Date: approx. 200-100 BC.

28/11/2023

2000-year-old Roman mosaic washed by the waters of the mighty river Euphrates in the ancient city of Zeugma in Turkey.
It was discovered in 2000 in a Roman villa of the ancient city during rescue excavations and it is thought to date from the 1st century CE.

27/11/2023

Henry VIII’s insanely vast hammerbeam ceiling for his Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace. Built from 1532 onward using the skills of his shipbuilders. A work of the highest craftsmanship and engineering genius.

26/11/2023

Viking leather footwear from the 11th century BC.

25/11/2023

Extremely rare and well-preserved remains of the armor of Roman legionaries - lorica segmentata with the reconstructed fragment. The object dates to the 1st - 2nd century CE.

24/11/2023

Olive tree of Vouves, Crete - Greece.
This tree, which has a trunk 15ft in diameter, at least 2900 years old, based on graveyard found nearby.
This tree likely lived through writing of Iliad (golden age of Athens), rise of Roman Empire, and birth of Christ; and then lived for 2000 years after that. It still produces olives, as well.

23/11/2023

Ancient Roman toilet with dolphin arm rests in the ruins of Timgad, Algeria

22/11/2023

Eschif in Périgueux, France; was once a lookout for a toll bridge. It's an oak timber frame building with wattle & daub infill built in 1347 CE. Built that long ago and it's still standing and survived both World Wars.
Building was a lookout post that made it possible to guard Tournepiche bridge in Middle Ages (500-1500 CE). Apparently, in middle ages, taxes on buildings were levied on soil surface occupied by a building.

22/11/2023

Lower part of a leg and foot with sandal of the over life size statue of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius(reign 161-180 A.D.) found at Sagalassos,Turkey in 2008.

21/11/2023

An Egyptian floor mosaic depicting a dog and a knocked-over gold vessel. c. 200-100 BC

21/11/2023

A ceramic jar filled with thousands of bronze coins unearthed at the site of a 15th-century samurai’s residence just north of Tokyo

20/11/2023

The fresco 'Leda e il cigno' (Leda and the swan) discovered in the archeological area in Pompeii. 79 AD

19/11/2023

A 3rd century CE Roman horse armour, made up of about 2000 bronze scales. Found in Dura-Europos, Syria, and is now housed at the National Museum of Damascus. The bottom picture shows the armour shortly after it was discovered in 1932

18/11/2023

The Ksar Draa in Timimoun, Algeria, is an ancient ruin that stands out in the middle of an ocean of dunes, and it's history has been lost over the centuries. The only news related to it is that for a certain period of time it was occupied by the Jews of the Timimoun region.

18/11/2023

The olive tree of Vouves, on Crete. This tree, which has a trunk 15 feet in diameter, is at least 2,000 years old, and likely 2,900 years old, based on the graveyard found nearby. This tree likely lived through the writing of the Iliad, the golden age of Athens, the rise of the Roman Empire, and the birth of Christ – and then lived for 2,000 years after that. It still produces olives, as well!

17/11/2023

Excuses from a 3,250-year-old tablet in ancient Egypt where workers' "reasons for not coming to work" are written: "His mother is being mummified." "Brewing beer." "Bitten by a scorpion." "His eyes are hurting."

17/11/2023

"Then we will fight in the shade" - actual arrowheads from the Battle of Thermopylae and Greek shield

16/11/2023

The beautiful face with lips slightly parted and a shimmering androgynous appearance is eerily familiar. It could be the cousin of the world-famous Crosby Garrett helmet, which a small museum in Cumbria raised an astonishing £1.7m for last year, only to be outbid at auction, sparking a continuing controversy over protection for major archaeological finds in Britain.

15/11/2023

Staircase of the medieval castle of Sperlinga, in Sicily, Italy.

14/11/2023

Carbonized loaves of bread from Pompeii and Herculaneum

13/11/2023

The Roman shipwreck at Comacchio, northern Italy, is over 21 m long and 5.62 m wide. It was discovered in 1980 during the maintenance of a drainage canal. The vessel was loaded with amphorae, lead ingots, and boxwood logs. It dates to the 1st century BC.

12/11/2023

The Roman Theatre at Palmyra, Syria 2nd-century AD

10/11/2023

A very interesting photograph showing an archaeologist holding a plaster cast of a child’s body that died as a result of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE in Pompeii.
A ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴡᴀs sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ’s ʟᴀᴘ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʀᴀɢᴇᴅʏ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴋ. It is believed that he was about four years old.

09/11/2023

Ancient Roman multitool/pocket knife, the 3rd century AD
Roman multitool/pocket knife from Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge is dated to the 3rd century AD. This iron and silver tool is startlingly similar to the modern Swiss Army Knife

08/11/2023

An absolutely fantastic Roman ship, "De Meern 1", lenght 25m. It was wrecked in a winding tributary of the Rhine around the year 190 AD, possibly due to navigational error. Much of the ship’s interior and the captain's personal belongings were preserved in the cabin, including a collection of tools. It allows an extraordinary glimpse into life aboard a vessel.

07/11/2023

Arbil Castle located in northern Iraq، Its history goes back about 6000 years، It covers an area of about 11,000 square meters and is 431 meters above sea level and 25 meters above ground level. Inside it are about 500 ancient houses.

05/11/2023

The 2000-year-old Roman road with 3 skeletons beneath a McDonald's restaurant in Rome, Italy.

04/11/2023

A plethora of Corinthian-type bronze helmets at the Museum of Olympia (storage of bronzes).

Usual votive offerings of warriors to the Temple of Zeus for military victory.

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