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Among the treasures discovered in King Tut’s tomb is an elaborate pectoral with a central scarab carved from a canary-yellow material called Libyan Desert glass. Found in the sand dunes of Egypt’s western desert, the glass was formed about 29 million years ago by a meteorite strike

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Among the treasures discovered in King Tut’s tomb is an elaborate pectoral with a central scarab carved from a canary-yellow material called Libyan Desert glass. Found in the sand dunes of Egypt’s western desert, the glass was formed about 29 million years ago by a meteorite strike

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Scarab brooch found in King Tutankhamun's tomb. The scarab was made from glass created when a meteor superheated sand 28 million years prior. c. 1300 BC

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Scarab brooch found in King Tutankhamun's tomb. The scarab was made from glass created when a meteor superheated sand 28 million years prior. c. 1300 BC

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A Minoan ivory box discovered in Crete, Greece, contained 80 amethyst beads along with carnelian and glass paste beads. The carvings on the lid depict an elaborate cult scene with a goddess seated before a tree shrine who is approached by figures to the right. 1625-1470 BCE

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A Minoan ivory box discovered in Crete, Greece, contained 80 amethyst beads along with carnelian and glass paste beads. The carvings on the lid depict an elaborate cult scene with a goddess seated before a tree shrine who is approached by figures to the right. 1625-1470 BCE

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A thousand-year-old face has emerged from the bottom of Lake Lednica. Discovered among the ruined ramparts of the stronghold on Ostrów Lednicki ~ Poland, this beam carved with a human face is one of the most interesting finds of recent years.

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A thousand-year-old face has emerged from the bottom of Lake Lednica. Discovered among the ruined ramparts of the stronghold on Ostrów Lednicki ~ Poland, this beam carved with a human face is one of the most interesting finds of recent years.

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The Hoxne Hoard, the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, was accidentally found by a man when he set out with a metal detector to find a hammer he had lost in a farm. The British government rewarded him with £1.75 million. He found his hammer afterwards

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The Hoxne Hoard, the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, was accidentally found by a man when he set out with a metal detector to find a hammer he had lost in a farm. The British government rewarded him with £1.75 million. He found his hammer afterwards

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The treasure of Thaj princess. Is approximately an 18 KG of various jewelry and a funerary mask that found buried with a 10 years old girl from the wealthy trading city of Thaj in eastern Saudi arabia. Circa 1th century AD

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The treasure of Thaj princess. Is approximately an 18 KG of various jewelry and a funerary mask that found buried with a 10 years old girl from the wealthy trading city of Thaj in eastern Saudi arabia. Circa 1th century AD

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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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This mountain lion petroglyph, made by the Ancestral Puebloans and estimated to be 600 to 1,000 years old, was discovered in the 1930’s in the Blue Mesa area and is now on display in the Painted Desert Inn at the Petrified Forest National Park

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This mountain lion petroglyph, made by the Ancestral Puebloans and estimated to be 600 to 1,000 years old, was discovered in the 1930’s in the Blue Mesa area and is now on display in the Painted Desert Inn at the Petrified Forest National Park

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A small gold book has been discovered by a metal detectorist near York, on land near a property once owned by Richard III. The piece, measuring just 1.5cm long, was found by Buffy Bailey whilst out metal detecting with her husband, and is believed to be from the late medieval period.

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A small gold book has been discovered by a metal detectorist near York, on land near a property once owned by Richard III. The piece, measuring just 1.5cm long, was found by Buffy Bailey whilst out metal detecting with her husband, and is believed to be from the late medieval period.

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The first and second floors of the Treasury, in Petra, seen from above. The ground floor, with at least 6 chambers, likely royal tombs, is buried under 6 ft of sand and rocks carried by the wind and the floods. A carved door can be seen in the picture through the grate on the left...

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The first and second floors of the Treasury, in Petra, seen from above. The ground floor, with at least 6 chambers, likely royal tombs, is buried under 6 ft of sand and rocks carried by the wind and the floods. A carved door can be seen in the picture through the grate on the left...

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The Treasury seen from the Siq, Petra, 1st Century AD. One of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom, as most of the surviving buildings and tombs in the city, the facade was carved out of the cliff. This was the first glimpse of Petra on arrival...

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The Treasury seen from the Siq, Petra, 1st Century AD. One of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom, as most of the surviving buildings and tombs in the city, the facade was carved out of the cliff. This was the first glimpse of Petra on arrival...

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Pillow of Berenguela of Castile . The central medallion is formed by a crown with an Arabic inscription in cursive letters that frames the figures of two dancers facing each other around a schematic tree of life. The Museum of Medieval Textiles in Burgos, Spain

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Pillow of Berenguela of Castile . The central medallion is formed by a crown with an Arabic inscription in cursive letters that frames the figures of two dancers facing each other around a schematic tree of life. The Museum of Medieval Textiles in Burgos, Spain

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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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Clay puppets discovered at the Mesoamerican Preclassic site of San Isidro, El Salvador, about 2,400 years old. These were controlled by a string placed through the neck and the discoveries at San Isidro confound assumptions about ancient El Salvador being culturally undeveloped.

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Clay puppets discovered at the Mesoamerican Preclassic site of San Isidro, El Salvador, about 2,400 years old. These were controlled by a string placed through the neck and the discoveries at San Isidro confound assumptions about ancient El Salvador being culturally undeveloped.

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The Treasure Foot of Basel Cathedral, dating to 1450, is an extraordinary reliquary crafted from silver, copper, gold, pearl, enamel, precious stones, and glass. It contains the bones of a child’s foot, traditionally associated with the massacre in Bethlehem ordered by King Herod.

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The Treasure Foot of Basel Cathedral, dating to 1450, is an extraordinary reliquary crafted from silver, copper, gold, pearl, enamel, precious stones, and glass. It contains the bones of a child’s foot, traditionally associated with the massacre in Bethlehem ordered by King Herod.

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The graffiti of Addaura found at the Addaura cave in Sicily, and carved around 14,000-20,000 years ago. The scene depicts a group of people, arranged in a circle, surrounding 2 central figures with their heads covered and their bodies strongly arched back

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The graffiti of Addaura found at the Addaura cave in Sicily, and carved around 14,000-20,000 years ago. The scene depicts a group of people, arranged in a circle, surrounding 2 central figures with their heads covered and their bodies strongly arched back

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Sealed inside a ceramic funerary pot for over 4,500 years, an Old Kingdom man has become the first ancient Egyptian to undergo whole genome analysis. The man had North African Neolithic ancestry, mixed with a 20% genetic contribution from the Eastern Fertile Crescent

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Sealed inside a ceramic funerary pot for over 4,500 years, an Old Kingdom man has become the first ancient Egyptian to undergo whole genome analysis. The man had North African Neolithic ancestry, mixed with a 20% genetic contribution from the Eastern Fertile Crescent

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1,400 year old Silla crown found in a Gyeongju tomb. Along vertical gold extensions shaped like tree branches and deer antlers, the crown features tiny, heart-shaped perforations filled with jewel beetle wings. An illustration shows how the crown would have been worn in the 6th century

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1,400 year old Silla crown found in a Gyeongju tomb. Along vertical gold extensions shaped like tree branches and deer antlers, the crown features tiny, heart-shaped perforations filled with jewel beetle wings. An illustration shows how the crown would have been worn in the 6th century

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This bronze pin with amber and glass beads was found on the edge of the Uechter Moor, a bog in Lower Saxony, Germany. Elaborate jewellery was often deposited in lakes or bogs as an offering to the gods in the Iron Age. The pin dates to the 6th-4th BCE. On display at Landesmuseum Hannover

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This bronze pin with amber and glass beads was found on the edge of the Uechter Moor, a bog in Lower Saxony, Germany. Elaborate jewellery was often deposited in lakes or bogs as an offering to the gods in the Iron Age. The pin dates to the 6th-4th BCE. On display at Landesmuseum Hannover

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