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Caergwrle Bowl: A 3,300-year-old stone-and-tin bowl with gold oars and 'protective eyes'
The ancient stone-and-tin bowl was discovered 200 years ago in a boggy field in Wales.
Merit's wig: A 3,400-year-old Egyptian headpiece smoothed down with ancient homemade hair gel
Merit's head covering was made from real human hair and was buried with her in its own wooden cabinet.
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Memento Mori: A mosaic that predates Mount Vesuvius' eruption in Pompeii and reminds us that we will all die
A famous mosaic from Pompeii holds lessons for today.
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Decapitator nose ornament: 1,500-year-old gold jewelry depicting a bloodthirsty South American god
The Moche made human sacrifices to their gods, including Ai Apaec, the Decapitator.
Roos Carr figures: Creepy 2,600-year-old carvings with 'removable genitalia' and eyes that may have symbolized Odin's soothsayer powers
Spooky-looking wooden figurines with quartzite eyes are 2,600 years old and may be linked to a Norse god.
Miniature Skeleton: A ghostly 2,000-year-old party favor from a Roman banquet
This spooky skeleton was likely made to remind Roman banqueters that life is short.
Corleck Head: A spooky three-faced Celtic sculpture found on the 'Hill of Death' in Ireland — and it may have been connected to human sacrifice 1,900 years ago
The meaning of the three-faced Corleck Head has puzzled experts for centuries.
Eagle brooches: 1,500-year-old pins filled with dazzling gems and glass — and worn by powerful Visigoth women
Visigoth women may have worn eagle-shaped pins as a symbol of power.
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