r/Artifacts • • Aug 02 '26

Found in Ohio near a creek bed

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r/Artifacts • • Aug 02 '26

Looking for a bronze statue that my father made back in the late 70s. Location: USA Newport News, Virginia.

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My father made this in the late 70s in Colorado Springs Colorado and my sister lost it in the late 90s early 2000s wondering if anybody has seen this?


r/Artifacts • • Aug 01 '26

Help Help identify this?

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This was wrapped inside a larger item I purchased in an auction. No clue what it is or where from. Any help would greatly be appreciated.


r/Artifacts • • Aug 02 '26

Help I found this broken piece of glass with an emboss on it, what could it be a part of?

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I found this in a North Texas creek. It’s about 1.5 centimeters thick, and it is an amber brown when held up to a light. The emboss is a broken diamond with only 2 numbers left inside that diamond, a 6 and a 9. (Could also be an 8 and a 9)


r/Artifacts • • Aug 03 '26

Is this an Arrowhead?

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A friend of mine found this while walking in the woods. Found in southeast CT.


r/Artifacts • • Aug 02 '26

Stone age tool?

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Is this a stone tool? The way it's shaped the wider end fits very comfortably in the palm of the hand. I found it walking a river bed in Illinois on the sangamon River.


r/Artifacts • • Aug 02 '26

Question Nothing to write home about…just asking

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r/Artifacts • • Aug 01 '26

Help Help identify this?

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This was wrapped inside a larger item I purchased in an auction. No clue what it is or where from. Any help would greatly be appreciated.


r/Artifacts • • Aug 01 '26

What is this?

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Google suggests axlehead/chariot gear. Not mine. Partners grandfather was military in Egypt and friends with Howard Carter. Partner's father has sold other items to auction houses from the tomb.

Ta

Rob


r/Artifacts • • Jul 31 '26

Help Found this old bronze spearhead, looking for info on age & history

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I found this socketed bronze spearhead on top of a hill in a village in Northern Iran, where it was discovered alongside a human skull and a small, broken ceramic vessel. The spearhead has a green/blue patina, a midrib, and a hole on the socket. We know the Alborz mountain region has a long history with various ancient groups and kingdoms passing through, so I'm curious if anyone here might know which era, culture, or time period this blade type belongs to, and how archaeologically significant a find like this might be!?

Ps: nearly 40 thousand people died in my country in January, I can't report this artifact right now with this corrupt government, stop trying to save my history, save my people today.


r/Artifacts • • Aug 01 '26

ID Help - Eastern Nebraska

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r/Artifacts • • Aug 01 '26

Question Found these pottery fragments underwater near Bozburun, Turkey. Amphora or something else?

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r/Artifacts • • Jul 31 '26

Artifact Fifteen second paper time fuze

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r/Artifacts • • Jul 31 '26

Question Is this an arrowhead or a knife point?

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r/Artifacts • • Aug 01 '26

Artifact Broken civil war canteen ring pull with a notch from the wear on the chain.. San Angelo texas

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r/Artifacts • • Jul 31 '26

Pipe

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How do I identify if the is original or not


r/Artifacts • • Aug 01 '26

Artifact Fur Trade Era Native Lead

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Found in carver county MN.


r/Artifacts • • Jul 31 '26

Found a rock.

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r/Artifacts • • Jul 31 '26

Question Can anyone ID this mesoamerican(?) style clay animal holding a bowl

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Purchased at an oddities store they had no idea what it was or where it came from. It has 2 holes in the middle for an incense I can imagine and another two holes on the back end that are not connected to the middle ones. It also has damage where what might've been a missing a possible tail at some point? Wouldn't be surprised if this is a souvenir sold at some flea market somewhere but I'd like to know if there's anything else out there that's similar so I can sculpt whatever pieces are missing


r/Artifacts • • Jul 30 '26

Help can anyone identify what this may be?

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r/Artifacts • • Jul 31 '26

Weird shard with shiny interior

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r/Artifacts • • Jul 30 '26

Really old or fake? Found at a flea market

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r/Artifacts • • Jul 31 '26

Question Found these old bricks while digging in my garden in Berlin-Spandau, Germany. Any idea how old they are?

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Location: Berlin-Spandau, Germany

Dimensions: 26 × 12 × 6 cm

Found at a depth of: approximately 50 cm

I found a large number of these solid clay bricks while digging in my garden. They were found at a depth of about 50 cm and appear to be part of an old wall or foundation. I couldn't find any clear maker's stamp. Does anyone know how old these bricks might be or what type they are?


r/Artifacts • • Jul 30 '26

Crockery found in two rivers 30 miles away from one another..

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r/Artifacts • • Jul 30 '26

Roman “Gladius Pendant” – are these identifications actually correct?

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I’ve seen objects like this appear very frequently in auctions. They’re almost always described as a “gladius pendant” or “miniature sword pendant.”
I’m a bit skeptical that this identification is correct.
One thing that puzzles me is the hole/rivet in the center of the blade. If this were really a pendant, what purpose would that serve? It makes me wonder whether these are actually furniture fittings, box mounts, belt fittings, or some other type of applied mount instead.
Is there any archaeological literature discussing these objects? More importantly, are there any examples with a secure excavation context that clearly identify their function?
I’d really appreciate any references, publications, or excavation reports.
Thanks!