Amazing finds of archaeologists who made history a little closer to us (21 photos)

Not all people are interested in history, and few people know in detail about the work of archaeologists. But sometimes they find such amazing things that everyone is interested to look at!





Lower leg and foot with sandal of a life-size statue of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, who reigned 161–180, found in Sagalassos, Turkey, in 2008.



Thracian chariot with horse skeletons 2000 years old





2,000-year-old green snake mask found at the base of a pyramid in Mexico



During the study of Tutankhamun's mummy, ancient daggers were discovered, one of which had an iron blade with a gold handle and a crystal knob.



In 2016, new research was carried out on this dagger, and as a result, scientists confirmed that it was not just ordinary iron, but “meteorite iron” that came from the stars.

More than 300 mummified crocodiles were found in the ancient Egyptian temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to Sobek and Horus



6th century sandstone block. BC, weighing 143 kilograms, found in the ruins of Olympia, with the carved inscription: “Bibon, son of Tholos, threw it over his head with one hand”



Helmets and weapons used in the famous naval battle of Alalia in the 6th century BC, at the archaeological site of Paestum and Velia



1200 stone sculptures with different facial expressions at the Nenbutsu-ju Buddhist Temple, Kyoto, Japan



New imperial head discovered in Rome



Sculpture of an Iberian lioness from the 5th century BC, Cordoba, Spain



2000-year-old glass mosaic from the ancient city of Zeugma in Turkey



French archaeologists have discovered a 5,000-year-old wooden boat used by the pharaohs



Ancient Roman skeleton (probably 2nd-3rd century) from the Belogradchik cemetery in Bulgaria, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site



A 5,500-year-old leather shoe with laces was discovered in a cave in Armenia. Perfectly preserved shoe 1,000 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza and 400 years older than Stonehenge



Bronze mirror found in an Etruscan tomb. 465-450 BC. The mirror is now on display at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art



Footprint of an ancient Roman boy. Now on display at Malton Museum



Oldest known temple in the world: Göbekli Tepe, Urfa



Sudanese pyramids



Ancient Assyrian cuneiform tablets from the Babylonian collection at Yale University



Marble sarcophagus of Prince Yaroslav the Wise and his wife Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden in Kyiv