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The Vore Buffalo Jump, in Wyoming, is a sinkhole that was used between 1500-1800 CE by Native American hunters, and which was deep enough to cause the crippling or death of bison which were stampeded into it. The site is estimated to contain the remains of 20,000 buffalo

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The Vore Buffalo Jump, in Wyoming, is a sinkhole that was used between 1500-1800 CE by Native American hunters, and which was deep enough to cause the crippling or death of bison which were stampeded into it. The site is estimated to contain the remains of 20,000 buffalo

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The San Pedro Mountains mummy is a mummy discovered in a cave in Wyoming in the 1930s and since lost. Scientific analyses have concluded that it is the mummy of a Native American infant that was born with anencephaly

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The San Pedro Mountains mummy is a mummy discovered in a cave in Wyoming in the 1930s and since lost. Scientific analyses have concluded that it is the mummy of a Native American infant that was born with anencephaly

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The 24,000 years old remains of Mal'ta Boy, discovered in the 1920s in Siberia, Russia. The boy belonged to the population of Ancient North Eurasians, who were genetically intermediate between modern western Eurasians and Native Americans, but distant from east Asians

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The 24,000 years old remains of Mal'ta Boy, discovered in the 1920s in Siberia, Russia. The boy belonged to the population of Ancient North Eurasians, who were genetically intermediate between modern western Eurasians and Native Americans, but distant from east Asians

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Remaining on the former site of Heungbeopsa Temple, this stele is dedicated to the great Buddhist monk Jingong . The main body with inscription was broken down, and its fragments were moved to National museum of Korea

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Remaining on the former site of Heungbeopsa Temple, this stele is dedicated to the great Buddhist monk Jingong . The main body with inscription was broken down, and its fragments were moved to National museum of Korea

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A 260mm 10" pewter syringe with a 150mm plunger from Henry VIII's sailing warship Mary Rose that sunk in the Solent in 1545. It would've been used for treating syphilis with caustic fluids like Hg but no cases of the disease were found amongst the human remains recovered from the wreck.

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A 260mm 10" pewter syringe with a 150mm plunger from Henry VIII's sailing warship Mary Rose that sunk in the Solent in 1545. It would've been used for treating syphilis with caustic fluids like Hg but no cases of the disease were found amongst the human remains recovered from the wreck.

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A mute testimony to the horrors of war, this shattered, bullet-riddled stump is all that remains of a large oak tree caught in the crossfire during one of the most ferocious battles of the American Civil War in 1864. Now housed at the National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.

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A mute testimony to the horrors of war, this shattered, bullet-riddled stump is all that remains of a large oak tree caught in the crossfire during one of the most ferocious battles of the American Civil War in 1864. Now housed at the National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.

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Some of the numerous handprints that were carved into the soft sandstone surface of the White Mountain, in Wyoming, by the Ancestral Eastern Shoshone, circa 1000-1800 CE

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Some of the numerous handprints that were carved into the soft sandstone surface of the White Mountain, in Wyoming, by the Ancestral Eastern Shoshone, circa 1000-1800 CE

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A lorica segmentata discovered in 2018 in Kalkriese, Germany, at the site of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, where 3 legions were wiped out by Germanic tribesmen in 9 CE. Between 16,000 and 20,000 Romans were killed, and the survivors were sacrificed to the gods or enslaved

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A lorica segmentata discovered in 2018 in Kalkriese, Germany, at the site of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, where 3 legions were wiped out by Germanic tribesmen in 9 CE. Between 16,000 and 20,000 Romans were killed, and the survivors were sacrificed to the gods or enslaved

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2nd century CE Roman pipe burial from Wales. Within the tomb was a lead canister containing cremated bones and a piece of linen bearing traces of frankincense. Pipe burials are thought to have allowed relatives to pour blood or wine into the container to nourish the soul of the deceased

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2nd century CE Roman pipe burial from Wales. Within the tomb was a lead canister containing cremated bones and a piece of linen bearing traces of frankincense. Pipe burials are thought to have allowed relatives to pour blood or wine into the container to nourish the soul of the deceased

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A whalebone plaque found at the Scar boat burial in Orkney, Scotland. The Viking burial, which dates to between 875 and 950 CE, contained the remains of a man, an elderly woman, and a child, along with numerous grave goods. Now housed at the Orkney Museum

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A whalebone plaque found at the Scar boat burial in Orkney, Scotland. The Viking burial, which dates to between 875 and 950 CE, contained the remains of a man, an elderly woman, and a child, along with numerous grave goods. Now housed at the Orkney Museum

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Toilet in a Pompeian brothel. The person using the toilet defecated into the potty/vessel which was located under the hole. The excrement and urine were then immediately disposed of in the sewers outside the house.

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Toilet in a Pompeian brothel. The person using the toilet defecated into the potty/vessel which was located under the hole. The excrement and urine were then immediately disposed of in the sewers outside the house.

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The amputated forearm of an adolescent girl, with five copper-alloy bracelets still attached, found at the La Hoya archaeological site in Spain. The town was destroyed violently between 350 and 200 BCE, leaving the remains of the people and their everyday items in the streets

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The amputated forearm of an adolescent girl, with five copper-alloy bracelets still attached, found at the La Hoya archaeological site in Spain. The town was destroyed violently between 350 and 200 BCE, leaving the remains of the people and their everyday items in the streets

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A selection of hobo nickels. These were carved from the Indian Head nickel , a 5 cent coin minted in the United States between 1913 to 1938.

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A selection of hobo nickels. These were carved from the Indian Head nickel , a 5 cent coin minted in the United States between 1913 to 1938.

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The top image is a reconstruction of the Medieval Louvre which was built by Philip II in 1190. Between 1528-1660, it was generally demolished to make way for expanding the Louvre Palace, while some parts of the castle's foundations were incorporated in construction of the later palace

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The top image is a reconstruction of the Medieval Louvre which was built by Philip II in 1190. Between 1528-1660, it was generally demolished to make way for expanding the Louvre Palace, while some parts of the castle's foundations were incorporated in construction of the later palace

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In 2017, during construction work at an IKEA parking garage near the Via Tiburtina, in Rome, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a Roman road, believed to have been used between the 2nd-4th centuries CE, and which still bore the marks of wagon wheels carved into its stone surface

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In 2017, during construction work at an IKEA parking garage near the Via Tiburtina, in Rome, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a Roman road, believed to have been used between the 2nd-4th centuries CE, and which still bore the marks of wagon wheels carved into its stone surface

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A wooden bucket stolen in 1325 during the War of the Bucket, fought between Bologna and Modena. A common myth about the war is that it was caused by stealing a bucket from a Bolognese well. However, the bucket was taken as a trophy by the Modenese after the war

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A wooden bucket stolen in 1325 during the War of the Bucket, fought between Bologna and Modena. A common myth about the war is that it was caused by stealing a bucket from a Bolognese well. However, the bucket was taken as a trophy by the Modenese after the war

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A cache of 11 duck decoys found in 1924 at Lovelock Cave in Nevada. These remarkable hunting tools were made from bundled tule, a long grass-like herb, covered in feathers and painted. Now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

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A cache of 11 duck decoys found in 1924 at Lovelock Cave in Nevada. These remarkable hunting tools were made from bundled tule, a long grass-like herb, covered in feathers and painted. Now housed at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.

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A Roman marble head dated around 1st-2nd Century AD has been discovered by Greg Crawley, a construction worker driver while undertaking renovation works in Peterborough. Its bust was also discovered close to the site of the original find and were reassembled.

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A Roman marble head dated around 1st-2nd Century AD has been discovered by Greg Crawley, a construction worker driver while undertaking renovation works in Peterborough. Its bust was also discovered close to the site of the original find and were reassembled.

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