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Interesting Historical Artifacts

Some of the ancient artifacts that have managed to cling to life from the past to the present are powerful enough to transport you back in time! Take a look at some interesting and strange historical artifacts that will beam you to the lands of civilizations that existed thousands of years ago as soon as you see them! 👇

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A 2,000-year-old gold-tongued mummy discovered in the Temple of Taposiris Magna in Egypt. It is believed that the gold tongue was placed in the mummy to enable the deceased to speak in the afterlife.

A leather letter written from a brother to his sister during the Late Sasanian period, discovered in the city of Hastijan in Iran. The content of the letter includes the brother’s best wishes to his sister and a request for the return of the oil bottle he gave her.

Remains of soldiers who fought in the Battle of Visby (July 22, 1361) on the island of Gotland, found with their armor intact. The fallen warriors were buried in mass graves with their chainmail shirts, gloves, and weapons.

Star Carr Frontlets dated back to 11,000 years ago, discovered in the Mesolithic archaeological site of Star Carr in England.

The Sun Stone, also known as Piedra del Sol, is a representation of the cyclical nature of time and the relationship between gods and humans for the Aztecs. It serves as a sort of calendar but is more ceremonial than practical.

A ring from the Viking era found in the grave of a woman buried 1200 years ago in Birka, located 25 km west of present-day Stockholm. The ring bears the inscription “For Allah,” providing unique evidence of direct contact between the Vikings and the Abbasid Caliphate.

A 3,770-year-old tablet held by Dr. Irving Finkel, recounting the conversation between the Sumerian god Enki and the Sumerian king Atram-Hasis (the figure of Noah in earlier versions of the flood story), instructing him on how to build a circular ark with a diameter of 67 meters.

The ceilings of 5 temples in Kyoto, Japan, have bloodstains. The ceilings of the temples are made from floorboards of Fushimi Castle, where the famous samurai Torii Mototada and the remaining 380 samurai warriors committed suicide after 11 days of prolonged resistance against a 40,000-strong army in the year 1600.

A 2,000-year-old sapphire ring believed to belong to the Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.

The Swedish warship Vasa. It sank in 1628 just a kilometer from where it began its maiden voyage and was salvaged almost completely intact from the seabed 333 years later. The ship, now housed in the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, is the best-preserved 17th-century ship in the world.

Ksar Draa in Timimoun, Algeria, is an ancient ruin that stands out in the middle of sand dunes like an ocean. The only thing known about it is that it was occupied by Jews in the Timimoun region for a certain period.

A French tea dress from 1897. This dress belonged to Countess Greffulhe, who frequently wore bright green-colored clothes to complement her chestnut hair.

During archaeological excavations in a graveyard dating back to the 17th century in the village of Pien, Poland, the remains of a female vampire were found buried with a sickle inserted into her throat to prevent her from returning to life.

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