Artifacts

The Terracotta Army is part of the vast mausoleum complex built for Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China. Thousands of clay soldiers, horses, and chariots were placed in pits near the central burial mound to represent an imperial force in the world of the dead. Discovery and construction Local farmers encountered […]

The Antikythera Mechanism is a geared bronze device recovered from an ancient shipwreck near the Greek island of Antikythera. Research shows that it modeled astronomical cycles and displayed calendrical information through a system of interlocking gears and dials. Discovery and date Divers recovered the wreck’s cargo in 1900 and 1901. The corroded fragments initially looked

The Dead Sea Scrolls are thousands of manuscript fragments recovered mainly from caves near Qumran. They preserve biblical books, Jewish religious writings, community rules, legal texts, hymns, and other works copied during the last centuries BCE and the first century CE. Discovery and contents The first cave discoveries became known in 1947, and further searches

The Narmer Palette is a ceremonial stone object from the beginning of Egypt’s dynastic period, usually dated to about 3100 BCE. Its carved scenes are central to discussions of early kingship, royal imagery, and the political formation of ancient Egypt. What the palette shows Both faces name King Narmer in a serekh, an early royal

Featuring a convergence of divinity and history, the enigmatic Spear of Longinus beckons you to unravel its intriguing biblical and historical journey.