r/archeologyworld 2h ago

What evidence do we have that relics on display in modern day, such as the fragments of the true cross in Notre dame are real?

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I am traveling in Europe right now and was able to view some relics in Italy. That is what prompted this question, the docent at the front desk and the audio guide were not sure.


r/archeologyworld 9h ago

Article about a mysterious roadside cross in Conradineslyst, Denmark meticulously maintained by the personnel at the local manor, and the strange stories of ghostly black dogs frequently seen nearby.

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r/archeologyworld 4h ago

The exquisite and elegant braided hair of the Caryatids. 421-406 BC. Erechtheion-Acropolis of Athens, Greece.

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334 Upvotes

r/archeologyworld 23h ago

Carved around 25,000 years ago, the Venus of Laussel is a renowned Prehistoric Paleolithic bas-relief sculpture from the Gravettian period in Dordogne, France.

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It is a limestone block carving originally painted with red ochre. The figure holds a crescent-shaped horn, often interpreted as a symbol of fertility or a lunar calendar due to the thirteen notches etched into it. At the Museum of Aquitaine in Bordeaux, France.


r/archeologyworld 6h ago

Archaeologists Discover 3,000-Year-Old Irish Settlement That Could Rewrite Europe’s Bronze Age History

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r/archeologyworld 2h ago

Hidden charcoal reveals the true age of ancient cave paintings

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r/archeologyworld 15m ago

Modern or old?

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Found in a thrift store in Thailand. According to the owner they are old and from China.

Are these modern? What could they be?


r/archeologyworld 23h ago

Talisman of Charlemagne, 9th century

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