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I was wondering what to post when an email arrived from Bored Panda entitled ‘Fascinating Finds That Offer A Glimpse Into The Distant Past’. I recently posted something similar and commented at that time that we of the modern age tend to think of the past as unsophisticated, less advanced, primitive even, the further back we go. You may therefore find some of the following photographs and their subjects amazing.
You can see that BP post by clicking on:
Headings and comments are from that post.
Some are BP reader contributions and some are from the Museum of Artefacts at:
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Abdel Kader Haidara Risked His Life To Save Almost 400,000 Ancient Manuscripts From Timbuktu From Being Destroyed By The Jihadists
These manuscripts, some of which date back to the 11th century, deal with myriad subjects such as medicine, astronomy, and sex.
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The Amber Bear That My Dad Found In 1990. Dates Back To The Stoneage. Currently On Display At The Natural History Museum In Copenhagen
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16th Century German Ring That Unfolds Into An Astronomical Sphere
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14th Century Door At Exeter Cathedral, UK, Is Thought To Be The Oldest Existing Cat Flap
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Fall Of The Rebel Angels, Carved Out Of A Single Piece Of Marble In 1740 By Italian Sculptor Agostino Fasolato, It Depicts 60 Fallen Angels
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2000-Year-Old Roman Silver Dagger, That Was Discovered By An Archeology Intern In 2019 In Germany, Before And After Nine Months Of Careful Restoration Work
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A Golden Ram And A Stone Lion, Found In A Tomb At The Archaeological Site Of Gonur Depe (Dated From 2400 To 1600 BCE) In Turkmenistan
The finger in the background shows how small these figures are, demonstrating the extraordinary skill of the craftsmen
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Amethyst Grapes With Jade Leaves. China, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
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In Ancient Rome, Roads Were Dotted With White Stones (Cats' Eyes) Which Reflected The Moonlight, Acting As Street Lights To Help People Walk On The Street After Dark. Pictured Is A Roman Road In Pompeii
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The Castle Of Coca Is A Castle Located In The Coca Municipality, Central Spain
It was constructed in the 15th century and has been considered to be one of the best examples of Spanish Mudejar brickwork which incorporates Moorish Muslim design and construction with Gothic architecture
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One Of The Three Roman Pools Of Gafsa, In Tunisia, Two Of Which Are Open. Built In The 2nd Century BCE, They Are About Five Meters Deep And Are Fed By Hot Water Springs
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A 900-Year-Old Church Still Standing In Wicklow, Ireland
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“Death Blowing Bubbles”
One of the several depictions of death created by Johann Georg Leinberger between 1729 and 1731 for the ceiling of the Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany. The bubbles are symbols of the fragility of life
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The Graves Of A Catholic Woman And Her Protestant Husband, Who Were Not Allowed To Be Buried Together Because Of Their Differing Faiths. 1888 Ce, Located At Het Oude Kerkhof In Roermond, The Netherlands
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"The Sorceress Kit", A Bizzare Collection Of About 100 Trinkets Found Buried Inside A Box, In The Garden Of A House In Pompeii, Believed To Be A Fortune Teller's Tool Kit
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A Roman Mosaic Depicting A Fish. 1st Century Ce, Now Housed At The State Historical Museum In Moscow
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Sculpture Of A Female Figure, Probably A Yakshi (Nature Spirit). Mathura, India, Around 200 AD
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The Sweet Track Is A 5830-Year-Old Neolithic Timber Walkway, Located In The Somerset Levels In England And Discovered In 1970
It was originally part of a network of tracks built to provide a dry path across the marshy ground
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Beautiful Portrait Of A Woman From The 2nd Century Ce From Roman Egypt. The Painting Was Made On Wood And Placed On An Egyptian Mummy
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Jade Burial Suit, Han Dynasty (202BCE - 220CE)
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Carbonized Loaves Of Bread From Pompeii And Herculaneum!
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Column From A XII Century Portal, Saint-Lazare D'avallon Church (France)
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A Nearly Complete 1st Century Bce Carnyx Found In 2004 At Tintignac, France (The One In The Left Picture, With A Reconstruction In The Right). Fashioned As A Snarling Boar, The Carnyx Was A War Horn Used By The Iron Age Celts Between C. 200 BCE And C. 200 CE
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2000 Year Old Ancient Fast Food Shop In Pompeii
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A 1,500-Year-Old Arrow Was Discovered In Norway, Nestled Between Rocks. The Research Team Believes It Was Encased In Ice And Was Then Transported Downslope When The Ice Melted
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What The Pyramid Of Khafre Looked Like 4,500 Years Ago Compared To Today. The Pyramids Of Giza Were Originally Covered With Highly Polished White Limestones, With The Capstones At The Peak Being Covered In Gold
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