Astonishing artifacts: A glimpse into how people lived in the past

The helmet has been a powerful symbol of Roman Britain since it was discovered over 200 years ago.

Archaeologists found hundreds of burials in the Copper Age cemetery in Varna, Bulgaria, some of which were littered with gold artifacts.

The unique bronze-and-gold Nebra Sky Disc appears to represent what the night sky looked like more than three millennia ago.

Stone Age people in Macedonia created goddess figurines whose bottom half was a house.

This gold-encrusted jewel has an inscription revealing who made it.

This 3,500-year-old covered wagon is the best-preserved example in the world of this ancient form of wheeled transport.

A pilgrim who visited the Second Temple in Jerusalem may have carved their memories into a limestone block for another synagogue.

The Ash Pendant was discovered in a Viking Age burial mound in Sweden and may have been used by a female shaman.

A rare example of a sun hat from late Roman Egypt that was stitched together from fabrics in five colors.

This sixth-century pectoral comprises 14 Byzantine gold coins and a gold disc gathered over two centuries.