2 pig-headed dragon-shaped sculptures unearthed at the Xinglongwa site in Inner Mongolia, China, and which dates back to about 8,000 years ago. The dragon heads were wild boar skulls, while the bodies were made of stones [550×411]July 27, 2025
Middle Bronze Age jug C1800 BCE discovered in Yehud, Israel. courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.[1284×1920]July 27, 2025
Apsara, Celestial Dancer 11th century, India, Uttar Pradesh, Norton Simon Museum (594×1002)July 26, 2025
Los Guachimontones is the largest Late Formative to Classic period (300 BCE to 450/500 CE) pre-Columbian archaeological site in Jalisco, Mexico. The site consist of 2 ceremonial areas, numerous house mounds, and terraced hillsides covering an area of approximately 19 hectares [1080×2080]July 26, 2025
The Solstice Snake petroglyph, located near Moab in Utah, is estimated to be between 800 and 1200 years old. For about two minutes on the Summer Solstice a dagger of light shaped like an arrowhead appears on the head of this very large and well executed petroglyph of a snake [1024×752]July 26, 2025
The Aztec Tizoc Stone made in the 1480s CE. Because of a depression carved in the center of the top surface, it may have been a cuauhxicalli used in sacrificial ceremonies for holding human hearts or possibly a temalacatl, a platform on which gladiatorial victims fought to the death [2611×3713]July 26, 2025
Effigy vessel representing a land crab, from the Colima culture of Western Mexico, Classical period, 100 BCE–250 CE, crafted from ceramic with a brick-red slip and black oxides. Collection & Photo Credit: Binoche and Giquello, Paris [1376×1504]July 26, 2025
Lustred plate with the Pelican in her Piety. Italy circa 1500-1520. UK The Courtauld Institute of Art[1284×2778]July 26, 2025
The US has repatriated to Turkey one of Rome’s most important surviving artifacts, the bronze statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (2nd century AD). The statue, which was smuggled out of Turkey, holds a special place in ancient history due to its rare depiction of Aurelius as a philosopher. [1536×1152]July 26, 2025
Prince of Lilies fresco, Prince of the Lilies Fresco, Knossos Palace, Crete. 1600 – 1450 BC. Late Bronze Age (Neopalatial period, Late Minoan I period) A celebrated Minoan painting, it was excavated in pieces from the palace of Knossos, capital of the Minoan civilization, in Crete.[1280×853] [OC]July 26, 2025
