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Ancient Artifacts

famous ancient artifacts

In our list of famous ancient artifacts, we run through a range of mysterious and mesmerizing fragments of history, from all over the world.  Some have been found in the sandy depths of Egypt, while others have been found underwater or even accidentally.

#1

Sydney Rock Engravings (+3000 BC)

#2

Caral Quipu (c. 3000 BC)

#3

Ur Ram (c. 2500 BC)

#4

Phaistos Disc (1850 BC – 1400 BC)

#5

Nebra Sky Disc (1600 BC – 1000 BC)

#6

Mask of Agamemnon (1550 BC -1500 BC)

#7

Olmec Colossal Heads (1500 BC – 400 BC)

#8

Nok Terracotta Sculptures (1500 BC – 500 AD)

#9

Trundholm Sun Chariot (c. 1400 BC)

#10

Bust of Queen Nefertiti (1345 BC)

#11

Mask of Tutankhamun (1323 BC)

#12

Babylonian Map of the World (900 BC – 700 BC)

#13

Dead Sea Scrolls (300 BC – 100 BC)

#14

Terracotta Army (246 BC – 209 BC)

#15

Antikythera Mechanism (205 BC – 100 BC)

#16

Rosetta Stone (196 BC)

#17

Lydenburg Heads (400 AD – 500 AD)