50 Archeological Wonders You Might Not Have Known Existed, As Shared On This Instagram Page

The lessons of the past aren’t just written in history books and brittle, yellowing scrolls—they’re also worked into the art and architecture we appreciate, whether it’s in our beloved museums, protected sites in the Great Outdoors, or splendidly photographed and posted on our favorite social network.

It’s vital to know the past of your country and humanity as a whole because it helps grow your appreciation for just how civilization has changed over the millennia and who we as a society are in that historic context. This very same link to the past also provides a ton of insights into how aesthetics, and our understanding of it, evolved.

The ‘Archeology and Art’ Instagram page provides the opportunity to take a closer look at some of the most impressive historical locations, works of art, jewelry, and artifacts that archeologists have uncovered. Scroll down to start your deep dive into history and all of its beauty, Pandas. Remember to upvote your fave photos, and be sure to let us know which ones impressed you the most.

Do we have any archeologists in the house today? We’d love to hear more about your job and your amazing finds, so drop by the comment section.

Bored Panda got in touch with financial expert Sam Dogen, the author of ‘Buy This, Not That: How to Spend Your Way to Wealth and Freedom’ and the founder of the ‘Financial Samurai’ blog, for a chat about art and other investments, as well as what people see as potential stores of value.

#1 A Gothic-Styled Spiral Staircase Carved From A Single Tree In 1851, In Lednice Castle, Czech Republic, As A Symbol Of Progressing Toward The Ultimate Step, With Our Goals

50 Archeological Wonders You Might Not Have Known Existed, As Shared On This Instagram Page

50 Archeological Wonders You Might Not Have Known Existed, As Shared On This Instagram Page

#1 A Gothic-Styled Spiral Staircase Carved From A Single Tree In 1851, In Lednice Castle, Czech Republic, As A Symbol Of Progressing Toward The Ultimate Step, With Our Goals

#2 A 4852 Year Old Located Ancient Mountain Aras Cypress At Tandooreh National Park, Iran

#3 Stairway To Heaven, The Ancient Inca Road That Leads To Machu Picchu, In Peru

#4 Cloister University Of Glasgow, Scotland

#5 2000-Year-Old Sapphire Ring Presumably Belonging To Roman Emperor Caligula, Thought To Depict His Fourth Wife Caesonia

#6 The Buried Bodies Of The Iconic Easter Island Moai Basalt Statues, Built By The Rapa Nui People Between 1250-1500 Ce, With Petroglyphs Carved On Their Back

#7 The Bracelet That Gave Its Name To A Famous House In Pompeii: “The House Of The Gold Bracelet”.two-Headed Snake, With Glass Eyes, Holding A Medallion With The Image Of Diana

#8 A Wooden Sarcophagus Rises From The Sand In Abydos After Thousands Of Years In Silence, Egypt

#9 Seljuk Box With A Combination Lock, Cast And Hammered Brass, Inlaid With Silver And Copper. From Iran, 1200-1201

#10 Emerald Wine Cup18th Century. India (Mughal) Carved Emeralds Set With Gold Mounts Dated

#11 Hut Made Of Mammoth Bones, Cro-Magnon, Mezhirich, Ukraine, 15000 B.c

#12 A Roman Amphora Filled With Gold Coins Discovered In Como, Italy

#13 Bracelet Of Tutankhamun With Scarab. Gold, Lapiz Lazuli, Carnelian, Turquoise, Quartzite. New Kingdom: 18th Dynasty: Tutankhamun Resent Location: Egyptian Museum

#14 1920s Hearse

#15 Hieroglyphic Writing On The Wall Of The Mortuary Temple Of Ramesses III At Medinet Habu On The Western Bank Of Luxor, Egypt, Built Around 1186-1156 Bce

#16 Gate Of All Nations Also Known As Gate Of Xerses At Persepolis, Iran 486-465 Bc

#17 Carpet-Like Mosaic Located In Hisham’s Palace, Built By One Of The Early Muslim Caliphates Between 724 And 743 Ad. In The West Bank City Of Jericho, It Is Made Up Of 38 Panels Depicting Geometric, Floral Designs

#18 Prehistoric Rock Carving Of A Whole Bunch Of Deer. Bayankhongor, Mongolia

#19 Delikkemer Is One Of The Original Roman Hydrology Engineering Works In Anatolia And It Was Built To Meet The Water Needs Of Patara, The Capital Of The Ancient Lycian Region

#20 1920 C. This Is Perhaps The Most “Liked” Post I Ever Made! So Here It Is Again, Just In Case You Missed It! Bangle Bracelet Of Yellow Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Plique-Jour And Cameo. From Art Nouveau Around The World, Fb

#21 Lapis Lazuli And Gold Horus Falcon.egyptian, Late Period, Dynasty 27

#22 The Caryatids,erechtheion,acropolis Of Athens

#23 Azteec Tecpatl Obsidian Knives

#24 Jade Plaque With Carved Out Openwork Of Bird Motifs Mounted In A Frame Of Gold Adorned With Rubies, Sapphires And Jade. China, Late Jin Or Early Yuan Dynasty. 13th To 14th Century Ad

#25 A Viking Era Ring Inscribed With The Words ‘For Allah’, Found In The Grave Of A Woman Who Was Buried 1200 Years Ago In Birka, 25 Km West Of Modern-Day Stockholm. The Ring Constitutes A Unique Material Evidence Of Direct Contact Between The Vikings And The Abbasid Caliphate

#26 Petra-Jordan

#27 A Roman Road Discovered While Excavating For A New McDonald’s In Marino, Italy. They Incorporated A Glass Floor In The Restaurant After Excavations Were Complete

#28 Viking Runestones Of The Swedish Countryside, 1899-1945

#29 The Queen Of The Night (Burney Relief) Fired Clay, Mesopotamia, Old Babylonian Era, 1800-1750 Bce

#30 Colombia. El Peñón De Guatapé Is A Rock Formation Bordering A Lake

#31 ‘A Cluster Of Rats’, A Japanese Netsuke (Small Sculpture) Dated Late 19th Century

#32 The Construction Of Metal Clamps That Hold Giant Stone Blocks Together. There Are Structures That Have Stood For Thousands Of Years Are Still Standing

#33 Gold Rings From Anglo-Saxon England, 8th-10th Century Ad

#34 Temple Of Khnum, Esna, Egypt

#36 Aspendos , Antalya-Turkey

#37 A Tiny Devil Vitrified In A Prism Of Glass. In The 18th Century, The Imperial Treasury Of Vienna Attested That This Was A Real Demon Which Had Been Trapped In Glass During An Exorcism In Germany A Century Earlier. ⁣from The Kunsthistorisches Museum Collection, Vienna

#38 Medusa Was A Gorgon Beheaded By A Demigod Named Perseus

#39 The Stone Spheres Of Costa Rica Are An Assortment Of Over 300 Petrospheres Located On The Diquis Delta On Isla Del Cano. They Are Sometimes Also Called The Diquis Stones, After Their Supposed Creators, The Diquis Culture

#40 Egypt

#41 Roman Mosaic: Reclining Skeleton With The Caption ‘Know Thyself’, C. 4th Century Ad. Now On Display At The Baths Of Diocletian In Rome, Italy

#42 Persepolis, Iran

#43 Crown Of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph I, Craft By Jan Vermeyen Of Antwerp In 1602. From The Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

#44 Drinking Horn And Cover With Figures Of Griffin And Mermaid.date: Ca. 1630place Of Origin: Northern Germany, Brnomedium: Bison Horn, Precious Stones, Silver-Gilt

#45 Gold Buckle Depicting A Xiongnu Horseman, Uncovered In Tajikistan, 2nd-1st Century Bc. Housed At The National Museum Of Antiquities Tajikistan

#46 Neolithic Pictographs Depicting People With Their Limbs Bent As If They Were Swimming. Date: 10.000 Years Ago. Cave Of The Swimmers, Gilf Kebir Plateau, Egypt

#47 Our Historical Artifacts Are Our Historical Values

#48 The Great Sphinx Of Gizathe Great Sphinx Of Giza Was Built By The Egyptians Of The Old Kingdom During The Reign Of Khafre (C. 2558–2532 Bc), Whose Face It Probably Represents. It Is One Of The Oldest Known Monumental Sculptures In Egypt And Is Widely Known Worldwide

#49 Iron-Age Swords From The Villanovan Culture, 9th-7th Century Bc

#50 Head Trophy, Peru. 400-200 Before Jesus Christ