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An Old Copper Culture 'III-D'-style Crescent Knife/Ulu . Similar to Arctic ulus, these are thought to be food-processing knives; other styles are thought to be ornaments. This one is from Minnesota, and many have been found across the Great Lakes region

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An Old Copper Culture 'III-D'-style Crescent Knife/Ulu . Similar to Arctic ulus, these are thought to be food-processing knives; other styles are thought to be ornaments. This one is from Minnesota, and many have been found across the Great Lakes region

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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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Four Old Copper Culture Artifacts from the Winnipeg River Region of Manitoba, Canada. Many different Old Copper Culture artifacts have been found across southern Manitoba, including adzes, ulus, beads, and knives. Most date between 4000-1000 B.C.E.

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Four Old Copper Culture Artifacts from the Winnipeg River Region of Manitoba, Canada. Many different Old Copper Culture artifacts have been found across southern Manitoba, including adzes, ulus, beads, and knives. Most date between 4000-1000 B.C.E.

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An Old Copper Culture 'I-D'-style Spearpoint Recovered from Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. Although it resembles Eurasian-style spearpoints, these were cold-hammered and annealed, not smelted. This style is thought to date between 4000-1000 B.C.E. based on similar finds.

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An Old Copper Culture 'I-D'-style Spearpoint Recovered from Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. Although it resembles Eurasian-style spearpoints, these were cold-hammered and annealed, not smelted. This style is thought to date between 4000-1000 B.C.E. based on similar finds.

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17 Old Copper Culture "Spuds" from the Judge James R. Beer Private Collection. These are adze-like woodworking tools produced between 4500-1000 B.C.E. They were found throughout Wisconsin, and spuds have also been found in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec, and New York

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17 Old Copper Culture "Spuds" from the Judge James R. Beer Private Collection. These are adze-like woodworking tools produced between 4500-1000 B.C.E. They were found throughout Wisconsin, and spuds have also been found in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec, and New York

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An ancient Greek drachm from Knossos, in Crete, depicting the goddess Hera on one side and a labyrinth on the other, representing the city's identity and its connection to the famous myth of the Minotaur

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An ancient Greek drachm from Knossos, in Crete, depicting the goddess Hera on one side and a labyrinth on the other, representing the city's identity and its connection to the famous myth of the Minotaur

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In one of the rooms of a luxurious Roman villa in Noheda a beautiful composition was found showing mythological scenes from Greek and Roman culture. The mosaic is really impressive as it has over 230 m2.

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In one of the rooms of a luxurious Roman villa in Noheda a beautiful composition was found showing mythological scenes from Greek and Roman culture. The mosaic is really impressive as it has over 230 m2.

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In one of the rooms of a luxurious Roman villa in Noheda a beautiful composition was found showing mythological scenes from Greek and Roman culture. The mosaic is really impressive as it has over 230 m2.

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In one of the rooms of a luxurious Roman villa in Noheda a beautiful composition was found showing mythological scenes from Greek and Roman culture. The mosaic is really impressive as it has over 230 m2.

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10 Old Copper Culture Artifacts from the McCollum Site , southeastern Lake Nipigon, Ontario, Canada. This site's materials show connections with Wisconsin, Manitoba, and the northern Great Plains.

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10 Old Copper Culture Artifacts from the McCollum Site , southeastern Lake Nipigon, Ontario, Canada. This site's materials show connections with Wisconsin, Manitoba, and the northern Great Plains.

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The Green Stone lying in one of the storerooms of the Temple complex in Hattusa, which was the capital of the Hittite Empire until it was destroyed around 1200 BC. The stone, which is thought to have been made from serpentinite, may have played a role in some religious cult

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The Green Stone lying in one of the storerooms of the Temple complex in Hattusa, which was the capital of the Hittite Empire until it was destroyed around 1200 BC. The stone, which is thought to have been made from serpentinite, may have played a role in some religious cult

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2400 year old Scythian leather made of human skin confirming what was for centuries thought to be an exaggeration from Greek historian Herodotus

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2400 year old Scythian leather made of human skin confirming what was for centuries thought to be an exaggeration from Greek historian Herodotus

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Incredible flower vase in a German painting from 1490. The ornament and the 5-pass opening have the shape of stylized lily blossoms, matching the actual flowers. Is anything like that preserved from the middle ages?

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Incredible flower vase in a German painting from 1490. The ornament and the 5-pass opening have the shape of stylized lily blossoms, matching the actual flowers. Is anything like that preserved from the middle ages?

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This vessel, like several other known examples from the Cupisnique culture of Peru, shows an acrobat or contortionist, in the midst of a backbend. In the acrobat’s hands are 2 objects, one perhaps a rattle or noisemaker 1200-500 BCE

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This vessel, like several other known examples from the Cupisnique culture of Peru, shows an acrobat or contortionist, in the midst of a backbend. In the acrobat’s hands are 2 objects, one perhaps a rattle or noisemaker 1200-500 BCE

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2005, a team of archaeologists reported finding an earthenware bowl that contained 4,000-year-old noodles at the Lajia archaeological site, made by the Qijia culture. The Entire area and it’s inhabitants are thought to have killed by an Earthquake and Then Tsunami.

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2005, a team of archaeologists reported finding an earthenware bowl that contained 4,000-year-old noodles at the Lajia archaeological site, made by the Qijia culture. The Entire area and it’s inhabitants are thought to have killed by an Earthquake and Then Tsunami.

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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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Two 2×1×0.5 cm bird figurines carved in detail from mammoth ivory and thought to be 40,000 years old were recovered by a team from the University of Tübingen. They were found in the lower layers of the Aurignacian Paleolithic culture in Hohle Fels a UNESCO World Heritage Cave.

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Two 2×1×0.5 cm bird figurines carved in detail from mammoth ivory and thought to be 40,000 years old were recovered by a team from the University of Tübingen. They were found in the lower layers of the Aurignacian Paleolithic culture in Hohle Fels a UNESCO World Heritage Cave.

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A historic discovery has been made in the Iranian city of Abdanan, where archaeologists have founded the lost region which Darius the Great called it in a inscription as "ABIRĀDŪŠ" , an area with three mines dug into mountain where the stones of his palace in Susa came from.

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A historic discovery has been made in the Iranian city of Abdanan, where archaeologists have founded the lost region which Darius the Great called it in a inscription as "ABIRĀDŪŠ" , an area with three mines dug into mountain where the stones of his palace in Susa came from.

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This is not glass. This 11th century Fatimid ewer was made from a single block of rock crystal, one of the hardest minerals to carve. There are seven similar ewers in existence.

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This is not glass. This 11th century Fatimid ewer was made from a single block of rock crystal, one of the hardest minerals to carve. There are seven similar ewers in existence.

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