Artifacts We Saw In 2020 That Made Us Say 'Whoa'

December 17, 2020 83.6K votes 11.2K voters 555.8K views

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Vote up the coolest finds from the year.

Archaeologists are constantly finding remnants of past civilizations, whether that be pieces or armor, prosthetics, or kitchen utensils. There are discoveries of many bits and pieces of entire civilizations or time periods, too, like the Romans, Vikings, Medieval times, and Egyptians. And somehow each of these archaeological discoveries ripe with history get more and more magnificent as time goes on.

Look through some of the best discoveries we uncovered in the year 2020, and vote up the artifacts you think are the most awe-inspiring.

1. 16th-Century Ring That Unfolds Into An Astrological Sphere
Photo: u/PapayaSF / Reddit
7,375 votes
2. A Mosaic Floor From A Roman Village
Photo: Anticae Viae / Facebook
6,418 votes
3. The Portonaccio Sarcophagus, c. 2nd Century AD
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY 4.0
3,774 votes
4. 7th-Century Viking Helmet
Photo: Joe Mabel / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA 4.0
4,751 votes
5. A Victim Of Waldemar Atterdags Duri Invasion Of Visby In 1361 Still In His Chainmail
Photo: Wolfgang Sauber / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA 3.0
5,496 votes
6. The Rosetta Stone, c. 196 BC
Photo: Hans Hillewaert / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA 4.0
5,121 votes

1. 16th-Century Ring That Unfolds Into An Astrological Sphere

2. A Mosaic Floor From A Roman Village

3. The Portonaccio Sarcophagus, c. 2nd Century AD

4. 7th-Century Viking Helmet

5. A Victim Of Waldemar Atterdags Duri Invasion Of Visby In 1361 Still In His Chainmail

6. The Rosetta Stone, c. 196 BC