Due to the tectonic action around the region, many excavations are unearthed in this wavy pattern

Beautiful.

This would totally fascinate me.

Action figure of the past.

People leave the craziest things lying around.

The meticulous work put into this

Looks amazing.

Something amazing about this - a single moment in time, caught forever.

That's a long time to hold your breath

Wow!! What a find!

This is a message to all you so-called 'christians' out there that claim the name yet know nothing of His word: Christ said to lift each other up, not tear each other down. He also said to love one another and pay your taxes. Try actually living by those rules.

probably still has an edge unlike a modern kitchen knife

“Girl, Smell my ankh”

I remember reading about this discovery many, many years ago. It was called "The hunt for the Atocha". Fascinating.

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

Good for you for sharing, no need to be shellfish.

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.

starting weapon in games is usually rubbish

Is that inset bit of wood part of a complicated bit, or a mend to a broken bit?

Follow Thonis Heracleion, people. There will be some very amazing stories, artifacts and knowledge coming from there in the upcoming years.

Better view here: https://tinyurl.com/9h2j6js2

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).”

They probably still work?

I am really curious how someone looked at that and saw a canoe? I love history and historical artifacts but this one would never have crossed my mind if I saw it in the wild

thats a lot of beetles to cover that thing

That is finding something the hard way.

Was the entrance always underwater though? The artist/s would have to have been keen just to crawl in even if it was dry.

Creepy

Found in a booknook? Can someone explain?

Omg the hair!

When was this found? After they came down? Or before they went up? It'd be interesting to see what else is under the buildings of NYC

Huh Baal is an ancient Canaanite-Phoenician god of fertility, rain, and storms. I wonder why they call this Baal's Bridge and its located in London England nowhere near the location this religion was located.

Where?

Can we hoist up a lion cub at the edge?

I´ll give you... Half of the "after"!

It was Richard the 3rd

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.

Be nice to have some explanation