US troops examining German Goliath remote-controlled tracked mines shortly after D-Day.
These little machines could carry up to 220 lbs of explosives, which they would deliver remotely and be destroyed in the subsequent blast. Thousands were built, in either petrol or electric-powered versions.
Anatolian Mother Goddess, standing and holding her breast, 2500-2300 BC (Early Bronze Age). Statuette made of cold hammered silver with gold inlays in the eyes, ears and breasts, and gold leaf boots
Eschif in Périgueux, France; was once a lookout for a toll bridge. It's an oak timber frame building with wattle & daub infill built in 1347 CE. Built that long ago and it's still standing and survived both World Wars.
Building was a lookout post that made it possible to guard Tournepiche bridge in Middle Ages (500-1500 CE). Apparently, in middle ages, taxes on buildings were levied on soil surface occupied by a building.
High Bridge was built in 13th Century AD, on Norman foundations. The earliest part of the foundations is thought to date from 1160 AD.
The range of shops and houses on the bridge date from 16th Century AD. It is the only surviving example in England of a medieval bridge carrying shops and houses.
Hrvoje's Missal is a Glagolitic illuminated manuscript written for the Grand Duke Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić after he became the Duke of Split, between 1403-1404 CE. It is the most beautiful and richly illustrated Glagolitic manuscript of the Croatian Middle Ages.
A 4th Century BC, coin from Gaza in southern Philista, depicting a Hebrew deity. Deity, represented with letters YHW in Proto-Hebrew script above it, is shown holding a hawk in its left hand, sitting on a winged wheel, and wearing a himation.
Some suggest the deity is Yaw, possibly identified with Dionysus or Triptolemos, but likely representing Hebrew, Phoenician, and Aramaic Sun-god, El, Elohim. The worship of Yaw dates back to 1000 BC, as indicated by historical sources.
Old photos of the excavations at Machu Picchu, Peru.
This Inca settlement covers a territory total of 32,500 hectares, it is divided into two large sectors: agricultural and urban. In these shots we can appreciate the time when it was still covered by a dense vegetation that hid it for centuries before being exposed to the world.
The London Hammer, discovered in 1936 in Texas, is a controversial out-of-place artifact that appears to be a 19th Century CE, tool encased in rock purportedly dating to the Cretaceous period, sparking debate.
This intriguing find challenges established geological timelines and has generated significant discussion regarding its origin and the processes that led to its encasement in rock supposedly millions of years old.
The hammer head could have been placed into a stone with a fitting hole. The shaft could have been pushed in afterwards.
Maybe they carved holes into the stone from two sides.
Much simpler explanation. But a photo doesn't tell much.
After the death of Theodosius I in 395 AD, Roman Empire experienced division.
Western Roman Empire crumbled in late 400s, while Eastern Roman Empire, later known as Byzantine Empire, endured until the fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD.
Green : Western Roman Empire
Red : Eastern Roman Empire (very later named Byzantine Empire)
A 2nd Century AD, Roman Sundial was found near the Heroon in the ruins of the ancient city of Sagalassos, Türkiye. It is in the form of a ring at an angle of 60 degrees mounted on a lion's foot.
This lovely dark blue Roman glass plate was found in a 5th Century AD, tomb at Niizawa Senzuka-kofun Tumulus Cluster, Nara, in Japan.
Dish was possibly produced in a workshop on western side of Euphrates and before the plate reached Japan, the inner surface became decorated, with a bird, horse, person, and plants. These figures were drawn in a Central Asian style and were likely the product of the Sasanian Empire. From there it was imported to Japan.
Established in 1881 CE, has an impressive 70 million specimens in its stately walls. The building was constructed with terracotta tiles in order to resist the soot in the air of Victorian London, with the west wing and the east wing are adorned with images of living and extinct species, respectively.
This is a Swiss 10.5cm gun turret in Mels, in Alps. These guns were originally ordered in 1930s and placed inside heavily armored turrets.
There's a huge amount of fortifications in Switzerland, making country a fortress that would be too costly for any invader to tackle. Many are camouflaged to avoid detection.
This particular turret has been quite convincingly disguised as a shed. The gun would have been covered when turrets were in operation. They were retired in 1990s.