This post is as close to an actual time machine as you’ll ever get.
That was all the way back in 79 CE, so almost 2,000 years ago!
4.We all brush our teeth, right?
6.This Swedish warship known asVasa sank on its maiden voyage all the way back in 1628.
7.This Corinthian Helmet was worn by aGreeksoldier during the Battle of Marathon in 490 CE.
9.And this is a first-class menu that was on the actual voyage!
It still stands nearly a thousand years later!
12.Below is the Terracota Army a collection of 8,000 (yes, 8,000!)
sculptures of soldiers that were buried in 211 BCE with Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.
The idea was that they would protect him during the afterlife.
13.These ancient Roman sandals are around 2,000 years old, and look almost wearable today!
14.These Medieval-era shoes, meanwhile, have somehow survived from around 1200 CE.
15.This is the Tollund Man a naturally mummified corpse of a man from the 5th century CE.
16.These immaculate golden earrings are from Iran circa the 11th or 12th century.
18.This oil lamp in the shape of a human foot (random, I know!)
is also from mid-2nd-century Rome.
20.This absolutely stunning Japanese fan is 150 years old.
People in Japan startedusing fansas early as the 6th century (if not earlier).
She died in 1255 BCE, so this art was made 3,300 years ago!
24.These playing dice from Ancient Rome are over 2,000 years old.
In case you’re wondering, they were carved from bone.
27.This 250-year-old drinking glass was used by people in Spain in the mid-to-late 18th century.
29.This incredible piece of art is from Peru and dates all the way back to 700 CE.
It was most likely used to hold water or chicha beer during fertility rituals.
32.This double-sided comb from the 7th century some 1,300-plus years ago!
was found in modern-dayFrance.
The pin was likely made later during the Ming dynasty (13681644).
They had a lot of gold, and made stunningly beautiful and sophisticated items.
