When we picture the distant past, it’s easy to assume life was simple and undeveloped. But history proves otherwise. From architecture to clothing to everyday objects, people have been creating remarkable things for centuries. The Artifacts Reddit community is dedicated to sharing these treasures—pieces that showcase craftsmanship and artistry still unmatched today. Some are so intricate, it’s hard to believe they were made without modern technology. See for yourself in the images below.
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#1 A 2000-year-old Roman silver dagger, that was discovered by an archeology intern in 2019 in Germany, before and after nine months of careful restoration work [2154×2011]
#2 The Ksar Draa in Timimoun, Algeria, is an ancient ruin that stands out in the middle of an ocean of dunes, and it’s history has been lost over the centuries. The only news related to it is that for a certain period of time it was occupied by the Jews of the Timimoun region [745×998]
#3 Tea gown, France, ~1897. Owned by the Countess Greffulhe, who often chose clothing of a brilliant green color because it complemented her auburn hair. [683×1024]
#4 X-ray scans of Carreño de Miranda’s 1681 portrait of the King Charles II of Spain reveal that the artist painted over an earlier portrait of the King when he was much younger [1200×1145]
#5 A tourist noticed a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus that was being used as a table at a beach bar in Varna, Bulgaria. [1148 x 1508]
#6 These stunning mosaics have just been unearthed under a vineyard in Italy, in the province of Verona, near the town of Negrar. They have been dated from 3rd to 4th Century [720×960]
#7 Wheelchair made for Holy Roman Empress Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1740. (2482×2446)
#8 Abuna Yemata Guh is a monolithic church located in the Tigray Region, Ethiopia. It is situated at a height of 2,580 metres (its entrance is highlighted by a red circle) and has to be climbed on foot to reach. It is notable for its wall paintings dating back to the 5th century [4312×2918]
#9 The ceiling of the 2000 years old hypostyle hall of the temple of Hathor in Dendera, Egypt [1536×2048]
#10 The world’s oldest undeground station, Baker Street, England. 160 years apart [1412×1424]
#11 Mourning clothes worn by count Magnus Brahe at the funeral of king Karl XIV Johan of Sweden in 1844. [1024×1536]
#12 The Cosquer cave is a Palaeolithic decorated cave, located in France, that contains numerous cave drawings dating back as far as 27,000 years BP. The cave has more than 200 parietal figures and is also the only decorated cave whose entrance opens under the sea [2560×3253]
#13 Detail of the Hercules armor of the Emperor Maximilian II of Austria. Made in 1555, it’s now on display at the Kunsthistorisches museum in Vienna [1500×1174]
#14 The capstone of the Pyramid of Amenemhat III, 1860 BC-1814 BC (4592X3448)
#15 The graves of a catholic woman and her protestant husband, who were not allowed to be buried together because of their differing faiths. 1888 CE, located at Het Oude Kerkhof in Roermond, the Netherlands [1920×2553]
#16 Breastplate Armor of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1549. (1220×1920)
#17 Khara-Khoto is an abandoned city in Inner Mongolia, China. Built in 1032, the city thrived under the rule of the Western Xia dynasty. It has been identified as the city of Etzina which appears in The Travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian explorer who travelled through Asia between 1271-1295 [1080×708]
#18 Photo of an upper lid coffin found in newly discovered Egyptian cemetery, dated New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty B.C [1152×1536]
#19 A Gold Bar with mint marks, recovered from the Spanish treasure ship ‘Atocha’ which sank in 1622. (1200×1600)
#20 The Ishtar Gate, built by the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II in Mesopotamia in 575 BC, using blue lapis lazuli and dense asphalt bricks. It’s now preserved in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin. Detail pic in comment. (598×896)
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