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2 of the 500-year-old Qilakitsoq Mummies that were found in Greenland in 1972. There were 6 women and 2 children, including a 6 month old baby boy , all of whom were fully dressed. It is thought that the child was either smothered or buried alive when the mother died

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2 of the 500-year-old Qilakitsoq Mummies that were found in Greenland in 1972. There were 6 women and 2 children, including a 6 month old baby boy , all of whom were fully dressed. It is thought that the child was either smothered or buried alive when the mother died

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1,700-Year-Old Writing Kit from Georgia , c.250-350 CE: this writing kit was found in an unmarked grave located in the foundations of a cathedral, where it lay buried next to the body of a 40-50 year old woman; it's decorated with images of the Greek muses

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1,700-Year-Old Writing Kit from Georgia , c.250-350 CE: this writing kit was found in an unmarked grave located in the foundations of a cathedral, where it lay buried next to the body of a 40-50 year old woman; it's decorated with images of the Greek muses

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A 6,000-year-old Stone Age burial of a woman with a baby cradled in her arm discovered in 2015 in the central Netherlands city of Nieuwegein. It is the oldest infant burial ever found in the Netherlands

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A 6,000-year-old Stone Age burial of a woman with a baby cradled in her arm discovered in 2015 in the central Netherlands city of Nieuwegein. It is the oldest infant burial ever found in the Netherlands

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A 2,000-year-old Roman tombstone has been found in a New Orleans backyard, left there by the granddaughter of a U.S. soldier who brought it from Italy during World War II. The tombstone belonged to a Roman soldier and sailor named Sextus Congenius Verus.

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A 2,000-year-old Roman tombstone has been found in a New Orleans backyard, left there by the granddaughter of a U.S. soldier who brought it from Italy during World War II. The tombstone belonged to a Roman soldier and sailor named Sextus Congenius Verus.

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“Princess Ukok”,the mummified remains of a Pazyryk woman who was buried in the permafrost of the Altai Mountains 2,500 years ago, show that she suffered from breast cancer.

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“Princess Ukok”,the mummified remains of a Pazyryk woman who was buried in the permafrost of the Altai Mountains 2,500 years ago, show that she suffered from breast cancer.

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The mummified Black Hand of Castle Hohenlimburg in Hagen, Germany, c. 16th century. Rumored to be the hand of a child who was struck by God for trying to hit his mother.

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The mummified Black Hand of Castle Hohenlimburg in Hagen, Germany, c. 16th century. Rumored to be the hand of a child who was struck by God for trying to hit his mother.

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This skull was preserved in a Danish bog for 5000 years, with the murder weapon beside it. The man was struck 8 times in the head with this wooden club, and analysis showed that his DNA differed from that of the local Danish population, indicating that he grew up somewhere else

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This skull was preserved in a Danish bog for 5000 years, with the murder weapon beside it. The man was struck 8 times in the head with this wooden club, and analysis showed that his DNA differed from that of the local Danish population, indicating that he grew up somewhere else

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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 child mummy, whose body is partially covered by a textile made of yucca fibers and feathers, found in La Cueva de la Ventana in Chihuahua, Mexico. Based on dental development, the child was between one and a half and two years old when he died. Mogollon culture, 1063-1103 CE

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A child mummy, whose body is partially covered by a textile made of yucca fibers and feathers, found in La Cueva de la Ventana in Chihuahua, Mexico. Based on dental development, the child was between one and a half and two years old when he died. Mogollon culture, 1063-1103 CE

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An Old Copper Culture 'I-B'- or 'I-J'-style Spearhead Found Somewhere in Michigan. I-Bs and I-Js are thought to date between 4500-1000 B.C.E. Although resembling some Eurasian styles, this is from the Great Lakes region and was cold-hammered and annealed, not smelted

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An Old Copper Culture 'I-B'- or 'I-J'-style Spearhead Found Somewhere in Michigan. I-Bs and I-Js are thought to date between 4500-1000 B.C.E. Although resembling some Eurasian styles, this is from the Great Lakes region and was cold-hammered and annealed, not smelted

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The "Princess of Khok Phanom Di" is the name given to a woman who was found buried at Khok Phanom Di in Thailand. The woman, who died 3600 years ago, was interred with over 120,000 beads, an anvil, burnishing stones, clay preforms, and pottery with exotic trace-element composition

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The "Princess of Khok Phanom Di" is the name given to a woman who was found buried at Khok Phanom Di in Thailand. The woman, who died 3600 years ago, was interred with over 120,000 beads, an anvil, burnishing stones, clay preforms, and pottery with exotic trace-element composition

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A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China's Han dynasty were buried. The top one for example belongs to the king Liu Wu , and was made from more than 4,000 pieces of jade linked together with gold wire

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A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China's Han dynasty were buried. The top one for example belongs to the king Liu Wu , and was made from more than 4,000 pieces of jade linked together with gold wire

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This stone found in North Carolina, and allegedly from Eleanor White Dare in 1591, tells a grim story of the Lost Colony's fate: colonists moved inland, suffered war and sickness, and all but 7 colonists were killed by the natives, including Eleanor's husband and daughter Virginia Dare

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This stone found in North Carolina, and allegedly from Eleanor White Dare in 1591, tells a grim story of the Lost Colony's fate: colonists moved inland, suffered war and sickness, and all but 7 colonists were killed by the natives, including Eleanor's husband and daughter Virginia Dare

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Measuring 2.55 m in length, 1.3 m in width and 1.8 m in height, the oldest and best-preserved lacquered bed was found in 2000 in a tomb complex in Chengdu, China. It took 17 years for archeologists to restore the “dragon bed”, which is believed to have been used 2,500 years ago by a king

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Measuring 2.55 m in length, 1.3 m in width and 1.8 m in height, the oldest and best-preserved lacquered bed was found in 2000 in a tomb complex in Chengdu, China. It took 17 years for archeologists to restore the “dragon bed”, which is believed to have been used 2,500 years ago by a king

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When a Roman mosaic was discovered in modern-day Turkey, it was found to be so well made that it preserved the wave of an earthquake without breaking the pattern.

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When a Roman mosaic was discovered in modern-day Turkey, it was found to be so well made that it preserved the wave of an earthquake without breaking the pattern.

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The 5000-year-old Neolithic timber monument known as "Ballynahatty 5", excavated in the 1990s in Ballynahatty, Northern Ireland. At the core of the site is a series of deep post pits that once held 471 tree-sized wooden posts

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The 5000-year-old Neolithic timber monument known as "Ballynahatty 5", excavated in the 1990s in Ballynahatty, Northern Ireland. At the core of the site is a series of deep post pits that once held 471 tree-sized wooden posts

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In 2018, archaeologists in Peru have found the mummified remains of 5 sacrificed llamas, which are still adorned with the colorful strings, red paint and feathers that the Inca decorated them with before sending them to their deaths about 500 years ago, likely by burying them alive

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In 2018, archaeologists in Peru have found the mummified remains of 5 sacrificed llamas, which are still adorned with the colorful strings, red paint and feathers that the Inca decorated them with before sending them to their deaths about 500 years ago, likely by burying them alive

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DNA extracted from bones and teeth in a 4600-year-old stone age burial has provided the earliest evidence for the nuclear family as a social structure. The grave which was found in Germany, consists of 2 parents and 2 sons who were buried together after being killed in a violent conflict

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DNA extracted from bones and teeth in a 4600-year-old stone age burial has provided the earliest evidence for the nuclear family as a social structure. The grave which was found in Germany, consists of 2 parents and 2 sons who were buried together after being killed in a violent conflict

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The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age. It was found at Bryn yr Ellyllon burial mound near Mold, Flintshire in 1833, and is now housed at the British Museum in London

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The Mold gold cape is a ceremonial cape of solid sheet-gold from Wales dating from about 1900–1600 BCE in the British Bronze Age. It was found at Bryn yr Ellyllon burial mound near Mold, Flintshire in 1833, and is now housed at the British Museum in London

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