The 2575-year-old Cancho Roano, in Spain, is the best preserved Tartessian site. The evident sacred character of the building and the presence of multiple cells have attracted the idea of a temple dedicated to sacred prostitution, possibly dedicated to the Phoenician deity Astarte [1800×4063]June 1, 2025
The 5000-year-old archaeological site of Montegrande, in Peru, is a spiral enclosure that is believed to have been a ceremonial temple, with a tomb beneath it of someone important, possibly a healer or a priest, if it follows the pattern of the sites in Palanda and San Isidro [1960×2626]June 1, 2025
The amethyst scarab bracelet of Tutankhamun (reign c. 1332-1323 BCE), found in his tomb in a beautiful cartouche shaped box with other fine pieces of jewelry. Now housed at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo [2528×2827]June 1, 2025
The archaeological site of Loriyan Tangai in modern day northern Pakistan a treasure trove of Gandhara art was excavated by Alexander Caddy in 1896. The vast majority of artefacts are in collection of the Indian museum in Kolkata, West Bengal [6386X4780]June 1, 2025
The 14,625-year-old peat-covered Monte Verde II archaeological site, in Southern Chile, consists of a series of tent-like structures made from animal hides tied to a timber framework with ropes woven from reeds [1583×2272]June 1, 2025
The 9445-year-old Spirit Cave mummy, discovered in 1940 in Spirit Cave in Nevada, is the oldest human mummy found in North America. The mummified man was found to be wearing moccasins and wrapped in a tule (a marsh plant used for weaving) matt and a rabbit-skin blanket [2400×3048]June 1, 2025
Tiles of intersecting circles used in the paving of a Harappan house floor, excavated at Kalibangan in India, 2600-1900 BCE [617×795]June 1, 2025
A 3000-year-old petroglyph in Val Camonica, Italy, nicknamed “the astronauts” [1280×1058]June 1, 2025
Deceased King K’inich B’ahlam II ruler of the 7th C Mayan Kingdom of Waka’ kneeling next to Deer Spirit[1284×2278]June 1, 2025
Lady K’abel Wife of King K’inich B’ahlam II the 7th C ruler of the Mayan city of Waka’[1284×2278]June 1, 2025
