A photo from 1934 showing the skeletons of a man and a woman found in the House of the Craftsman in Pompeii. In 2022, scientists have managed to sequence the genome of the man, revealing his genetic profile, and that he had been afflicted by tuberculosis during his lifetime [1585×2066]April 12, 2026
A codex style ceramic Maya vase depicting a complex scene of the rain deity Chak cracking the temple [634×1205]April 12, 2026
Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered the grave of an ousted noblewoman whom they are calling “The Lady with the Inverted Diadem.” The 7th century BCE burial is notable for the bronze crown placed upside down on the woman’s head, which may have signified a final end to her power [1800×4785]April 12, 2026
Marble sculpture of Prudence, one of the 4 cardinal virtues depicted at the corners of the tomb of Francis II, Duke of Brittany. 1507 CE, now housed at the Nantes Cathedral in France [785×2152]April 12, 2026
In 2023, archaeologists in Kazakhstan have unearthed a burial mound of a Bronze Age girl buried with 180 ankle bones, likely from sheep or cattle, as well as 3 shoulder blades from cows, several metal pommels, a mirror and a bronze bowl [970×546]April 12, 2026
The wreck of the warship Vasa, seen from the stern today. The massive ship sank on her maiden voyage in 1628 and lay in Stockholm harbor for over 300 years[1067X1600].April 12, 2026
The wooden Panel of Cosimo III made by the Anglo-Dutch sculptor and wood carver Grinling Gibbons in 1682 CE. Now housed at the Museo degli Argenti in Florence, Italy [1280×1739]April 12, 2026
Medjed, one of the gods of judgement that reside in the house of Osiris, depicted in the Greenfield papyrus. Circa 10th century BC. [130×196]April 12, 2026
Incense burner in the shape of a hare, a lingzhi (mushroom of good fortune, symbol of immortality) can be seen in its mouth. North China; Han Period, 3rd century BCE – 3rd century CE, Bronze, cast, from Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts, Budapest [4192×2727]April 12, 2026
A page from Tuhfet Ul-Mulk, an illustrated Ottoman erotic manuscript by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Misri, depicting a group of men having sex together. 1773 CE, part of the Alain Kahn-Sriber Collection in Paris [1523×2508]April 12, 2026
The Golden Oak Wreath of Philip II of Macedon: 313 gold leaves and 68 acorns, found inside a golden larnax alongside his remains – Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai (Vergina), Greece [2344×1699]April 12, 2026
