Adorable Stone Age artifact | The Amber Bear of Slupsk
The Amber Bear of Slupsk was found in 1887 during peat mining near SÅ‚upsk, modern-day Poland. It is estimated that it was made between 9600 and 4100 BC.
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Possibly the cutest Stone Age artifact | The Amber Bear of Slupsk
The Amber Bear of Slupsk was found in 1887 during peat mining near SÅ‚upsk, modern-day Poland. It was made by carving and polishing a conveniently shaped piece of sea amber with a natural opening. Signs of wear around the holes indicate it was worn on a cord probably as an amulet. It is estimated that it was made between 9600 and 4100 BC.
Prehistory
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Masterpiece of Hellenistic realism in art | The bronze head of Seuthes III
The bronze head of Seuthes III was discovered in 2004 by Bulgarian archaeologists in the royal burial site of Golyama Kosmatka, not far from the ancient city of Seuthopolis. Seuthes III was a king of Odrysia, a part of Thrace, during the late 4th century BC. The findings at Golyama Kosmatka suggest that an Orphic ritual was carried out on the day of his burial.
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It dates to the end of the last Ice Age | The Shigir Idol
The Shigir Idol is over twice as old as the Egyptian pyramids and about the same age as the earliest settlement at the famous Gobekli Tepe archaeological site.
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12,000-year-old sculpture found in a peat bog | The Shigir Idol
The Shigir Idol is over twice as old as the Egyptian pyramids and about the same age as the earliest settlement at the famous Gobekli Tepe archaeological site making it the oldest known wooden sculpture. People who carved it lived through a dramatic climate change at the end of the last ice age. Discovered in 1890 in a peat bog on the eastern slope of the Middle Urals, the idol is covered in geometric patterns among which human-like faces are scattered. A head with an uneasy expression tops the sculpture.
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Roman cavalry crushes barbarians
The front side of the Portonaccio sarcophagus portrays one of the most realistic engagements between Roman cavalry and barbarians during the Marcomannic Wars.
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A vivid depiction of Roman cavalry in action | The Portonaccio sarcophagus
The Portonaccio sarcophagus, dated to around 180 AD, is a striking example of ancient Roman funerary art. Its front side portrays one of the most realistic engagements between Roman cavalry and barbarians during the Marcomannic Wars. A faceless knight dominates at the center of the scene. His identity is debatable and so are the reasons why his face was never carved.
Roman Empire
Aulus Julius Pompilius Piso
First Legion Italica
Fourth Legion Flavia Felix
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Masterpiece of Hellenistic realism in art | The bronze head of Seuthes III
The bronze head of Seuthes III was discovered in 2004 by Bulgarian archaeologists in the royal burial site of Golyama Kosmatka, not far from the ancient city of Seuthopolis. Seuthes III was a king of Odrysia, a part of Thrace, during the late 4th century BC. The findings at Golyama Kosmatka suggest that an Orphic ritual was carried out on the day of his burial.
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Scepter of Roman Emperor Maxentius
One of the rarest finds from imperial Rome and among the very few artifacts that can be directly associated with a Roman Emperor.
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The only surviving ancient Roman imperial regalia | The scepter of Maxentius
Until the discovery of the imperial insignia of Maxentius, we could only read about such objects in ancient sources and see their depictions on coins and sculptures. The insignia were personal to each Roman emperor and upon his death, they were usually burned together with his body. However, Maxentius' regalia were hidden in dramatic circumstances on October 28, 312 AD, allowing their preservation.
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Ancient Greek ritual vessel
The Derveni Krater is an elaborate and masterfully crafted ancient Greek bronze vessel, considered one of the finest examples of metalwork from classical antiquity.
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An ancient Greek metalwork masterpiece | The Derveni Krater
The Derveni Krater stands out as one of the finest and most elaborate examples of the highly sophisticated repoussé metalworking technique from the Greek classical period. Its decoration was well outside the usual canon even at the time of manufacture.
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Haunting 'hologram' enclosed in an ancient ring
The ring contains a holographic-like image of a young man named Carvilio.
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A haunting Roman artifact | The 'Carvilio' Ring
The ring containing a holographic-like image of a young man was found on the finger of Carvilio's mother in an ancient tomb where she and her son were buried.
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The Phidias' workshop
Phidias created the Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, in this workshop.
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What did the Statue of Zeus at Olympia look like?
It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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The Statue of Zeus | Seven Wonders of the World
The statue of Zeus at Olympia was a masterpiece created by renowned sculptor Phidias. Crowned with an intricately sculpted wreath of olive sprays, the Zeus statue adorned a gilded robe crafted from glass. In its right hand, the statue held a small chryselephantine figure of the crowned Nike, while its left gripped a scepter supporting an eagle.
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Were we wrong about the Hanging Gardens?
Archaeological evidence suggests that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were actually located in a different ancient city.
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon | Seven Wonders of the World
According to legend, the Hanging Gardens were constructed adjacent to a magnificent palace commissioned by the Neo-Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II. He reportedly built them for his Median wife, Queen Amytis, because she missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland. How much of this legend is true? Were the Gardens even real?
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The Great Pyramid of Giza | Seven Wonders of the World
This is the first video of a series in which we take a closer look at the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This episode is dedicated to the history of the list of the Wonders itself and the oldest of the Wonders, the Great Pyramid of Giza.
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Was Pharaoh Khufu buried here?
Herodotus' description of Khufu's final resting place resembles what is found in the Osiris Shaft.
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We know when the Great Pyramid of Giza was built
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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The Great Pyramid of Giza
It is the oldest and the only Wonder of the Ancient World that still exists.
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Ancient Analog Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism's complexity was not fully understood until the mid-20th century when X-ray imaging revealed the intricate arrangement of gears and the mechanism's internal structure.
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