You'd think that with all the ground-penetrating radars (GPR), light detection and ranging technology (LiDAR), hyperspectral imaging, drones, submarines, and digital archives, we would have already discovered the most important artifacts from our past.
However, historians, archaeologists, and even random grandmsa metal detectors continue to surprise us year after year. So, a person who goes by the handle @tradingMaxiSL on X decided to compile a list of impressive recent finds. Keep scrolling to check out the collection!
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Due to the tectonic action around the region, many excavations are unearthed in this wavy pattern
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Mammoth tusks are a very sought-after commodity. Ivory has been a standard material for many applications in the building of musical instruments for centuries, and in many cases there is no really equivalent replacement. Only ivory is internationally ostracized for obvious reasons. So builders of historical instruments often use mammoth ivory, as, being already extinct, mammoths are not protected by international wildlife preservation treaties. Other than "regular" ivory it can be traded legally, although being expensive.
He's still waiting for the copper coin to no longer be used as currency so he can scrap them
I hope I'm alive when they actually open the tomb... I've been curious as to what else was there since finding out about the Terracotta Army as a kid
It is difficult not to stumble on antique mosaics or relics in parts of Italy. A tourist guide in Rome once told me thatmost of the cheap "original roman coins" sold by street vendors as souvenirs are indeed genuine, as they are found so plentiful that it would be more expensive to fake them.
Follow Thonis Heracleion, people. There will be some very amazing stories, artifacts and knowledge coming from there in the upcoming years.
Is that inset bit of wood part of a complicated bit, or a mend to a broken bit?
Found the ingredients! “The two major components were starch and animal fat, which probably came from the carcass of a cow or goat. The remaining ingredient was synthetic tin oxide (or cassiterite).”
Was the entrance always underwater though? The artist/s would have to have been keen just to crawl in even if it was dry.
A 19th-century mining hammer found in London, Texas, USA. "The most likely explanation...is that a deposit of highly soluble travertine formed and hardened around it within a relatively short time." - Wikipedia London Hammer. So, not really a mystery at all.
The Sannai-Maruyama site found 10-15 minutes from my mother-in-laws house. Settled around 3900 BC. Maybe not as old as Roman and Egyptian things, but still cool. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sannai-Maruyama_Site
That's well before Rome and even the Sphynx, and should've been included on this list instead of that creationist propaganda!
Load More Replies...How recent is "recent"? I wouldn't say the Atocha is recent, let alone 19th century Limerick. Moderately interesting but another misleading title.
Can I highlight the Burton Agnes chalk drum, found in 2022 in the village of Burton Agnes in East Yorkshire, UK. Believed to be 5000 years old, this carved chalk drum was found in a burial plot containing three children. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-chalk-drum-discovery-2071538 - interesting video on YouTube about them as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIeKoKSGO0A
The Sannai-Maruyama site found 10-15 minutes from my mother-in-laws house. Settled around 3900 BC. Maybe not as old as Roman and Egyptian things, but still cool. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sannai-Maruyama_Site
That's well before Rome and even the Sphynx, and should've been included on this list instead of that creationist propaganda!
Load More Replies...How recent is "recent"? I wouldn't say the Atocha is recent, let alone 19th century Limerick. Moderately interesting but another misleading title.
Can I highlight the Burton Agnes chalk drum, found in 2022 in the village of Burton Agnes in East Yorkshire, UK. Believed to be 5000 years old, this carved chalk drum was found in a burial plot containing three children. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-chalk-drum-discovery-2071538 - interesting video on YouTube about them as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIeKoKSGO0A