Turquoise armband created 1000-1450 CE by the Jornada Mogollon people, placed in a cave in the Hueco Mountains near El Paso. Courtesy Texas Archeological Research Lab, The University of Texas at Austin.[1126×868]January 27, 2026
Matchsafe in the shape of a domino made of vulcanite, celluloid, and brass, c. 1880-1900. [4096×2860]January 26, 2026
Notation knives are rare 16th Century CE, Renaissance serving knives with musical notation engraved on their blades, used to sing prayers before and after meals… (500×509)January 26, 2026
Mirror stand with birds and flowers. China, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century [840×1030]January 26, 2026
Stash of walnuts found in a storage pit at the Kuso’oki Ruins. Fukui, Japan, Yayoi period, 300 BC-300 AD [1030×900]January 26, 2026
A copy of The Vicar of Wakefield recovered from the “Boat Place” of the lost Franklin Expedition. (824 x 1280)January 26, 2026
Carved-out stairs, water channels, and chambers the Nabateans used as homes, warehouses, cisterns, etc., Siq al-Barid (the cold canyon), aka Little Petra, Jordan. Probably built at the top of Nabataean influence, in the 1st century C.E., it worked as a caravanserai next to Petra. [1280×853] [OC]January 26, 2026
Painting on glass depicting an allegory of rout and pillage, Flemish, c. 1520. [2320×2344]January 26, 2026
Henry VIII’s “anime” armor, worn during his final military campaign in 1544, by which time he was severely obese and suffering from chronic gout and an ulcerated leg[724X1200].January 25, 2026
Archaeologists say stencil painted with ochre in limestone cave on Muna Island (Indonesia) was created at least 67,800 years ago [1360×1020]January 25, 2026
