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Oracle bones: 3,250-year-old engraved bones and tortoise shells from ancient China were used to foretell the futureArchaeologists say the "oracle bones" from ancient China were used in magical attempts to predict the future.
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The 3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian statue of Ramesses II said to have inspired Percy Shelley's 'Ozymandias'This statue of an Egyptian pharaoh is said to have inspired the English poet Shelley to write his famous poem "Ozymandias."
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Pazyryk Swan: A 2,400-year-old plush swan from Siberia tied to the 'creation of the universe'Archaeologists think the felt figurine was used as a symbol of life by the Iron Age people of the region.
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Mask of Agamemnon: A gold death mask once thought to be evidence of the Trojan WarThe archaeologist who discovered the mask believed it showed the Trojan War was real.
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Phaistos Disk: 3,000-year-old inscriptions from Crete that have never been decipheredNone of the many interpretations of the Phaistos Disk's inscriptions are universally accepted.
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Nabta Playa: A mysterious stone circle that may be the world's oldest astronomical observatoryNabta Playa in Egypt is an ancient stone circle that researchers suspect was used to determine the summer solstice, which signaled rain was on the way.
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Scythian on horseback: A 2,400-year-old gold sculpture of a warrior heading into battleThe Scythians were a nomadic group known for creating elaborate gilded artworks.
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Cave of Swimmers: 9,000-year-old rock art of people swimming in what's now the arid SaharaThis series of paintings, found inside a cave in the Sahara, shows a pair of swimmers.
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Jade burial suit: 2,000-year-old 'immortality' armor worn by Chinese royaltyThe jade burial suit was made using thousands of pieces of jade held together with gold thread.
