The incredible runestone that was used for a bridge foundation, which has been proven to be part of the famous Hunnestad Monument in southern Sweden.

Long-Lost Runestone From Viking Monument Recovered In Sweden

Anchor Church Caves: Anglo-Saxon Home and Oldest House in Britain?.

Huge Roman Silver Hoard Unearthed in Augsburg, Germany.

This glittering discovery was made by a joint team of archaeologists from the Dominican Republic and Egypt, headed by trailblazing archaeologist Kathleen Martinez. It means that the mummy had an actual golden tongue - a replica made from precisely shaped, shiny golden foil. This isn’t to suggest that the mummy suddenly came to life and began impressing them with its powers of oratory persuasion. While searching inside a newly discovered burial shaft, they found a 2,000-year-old mummy with a golden tongue. ( Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)ĭuring recent explorations at an ancient Egyptian temple near Alexandria, archaeologists found something startling and unique. The mummy with the golden tongue and other recent finds from the Taposiris Magna site. Mummy With Golden Tongue Found At Possible Site Of Cleopatra’s Tomb This is our top ten from 2021, but there are plenty more extraordinary artifact stories to be found in our Artifacts Category page. 2021 was a bumper year for the discovery of obscure, odd and unexpected artifacts all around the world – and even beyond! From the golden tongued mummies of Egypt, a bullet-shaped metal anomaly in a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite, a Fenris runestone, Roman battering rams dragged from the Med, intact 2,400-year-old fruit baskets and more… Here is our list of popular artifact finds from 2021.

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