These 20 amazing historical artifacts subvert your imagination of history

Since the invention of writing, the development of human civilization has a history of seven or eight thousand years. When it comes to ancient history, many people may think of an era of backwardness and ignorance, but in fact, ancient people are not so ignorant, on the contrary, they have superb skills and infinite creativity, so nowadays in the modern archaeological community, some jaw-dropping discoveries can often be found. For example, there are 20 amazing ancient artifacts below, which I believe will subvert your imagination of history, so let's feel the talents of the ancients:

Between the 15th century and the 18th century, Europe's "Chopin shoes", this is due to the fact that there was no sewer system in Europe at that time, the streets were full of dirt and feces, very dirty, in order to avoid staining skirts, many women at that time wore such shoes tens of centimeters high.

The black and gold armor of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II looks both luxurious and handsome.

The crystal cup of the Warring States period seems to be no different from the modern glass at a glance, but after identification, it was found that it is indeed a crystal cup during the Warring States period. People in the Warring States period estimated that they could not imagine that modern people after more than 2,000 years had unconsciously made the "same paragraph". The crystal cup is now in the Hangzhou Museum.

30 BC, a children's trojan horse toy from the ancient Roman period.

The armor of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509-1547) is dazzlingly golden.

About 4,000 years ago, a student in ancient Egypt made a correction comment on the homework of a student in ancient Egypt, and his teacher made corrections on the homework in red.

About 1479 BC, ancient Egyptian gold sandals, the style is not the current flip-flops? This is a funerary found in the tomb of one of the three wives of the Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III, and because the gold tablets are too thin to be worn normally, archaeologists believe that it was only used as a funerary item.

A piece of carbonized bread in Pompeii may have been put in an oven by a baker before the eruption and buried in ashes until it was discovered by archaeologists more than 2,000 years later.

The samurai helmet of the Sengoku period in Japan, on which a pair of lobster claws was carved, although it had no practical effect, but this kind of helmet with strange decoration was very popular in Japan at that time.

The floor plans of houses found on the site of the Mesopotamian civilization are more than 5,000 years old. The Mesopotamian civilization is the earliest known and verifiable civilization, dating back about 7,000 years.

The humanoid statue, also found at the site of Al Ubaid on the plains of Mesopotamia, is estimated to be 7,000 years old. The statue's head has a slender head, almond-shaped eyes, and looks a lot like a lizard, and archaeologists don't yet know what the statues represent.

The head of an unknown pharaoh wearing a slender mask in ancient Egypt dates from about 2600 BC to 2100 BC.

The mysterious bronze mask found on the Sanxingdui site has a history of 5,000 to 3,000 years, and the discovery of Sanxingdui proves the existence of the ancient Shu state and the diversity of the origin of Chinese civilization.

The luxurious carriage of Pope Clement XI (Papal period: 1700-1721 AD), look at this exquisite golden sculpture, you know that it must be expensive.

An ancient Greek multifunctional clay oven for cooking and heating, dating from about the 2nd to the 1st century BC.

A unique astronomical instrument, made around 1557 AD, contained a sundial, a magnetic compass, a map of the world, ten pages of an astrological chart inscribed with astronomical content, and seven blank pages. The entire instrument is made of brass and gold plating.

About 700 years ago, a painting was created by a 7-year-old boy named "Onfim", who came from Novgorod (an ancient russian city).

The "golden jade coat" made of 4248 pieces of jade pieces, the owner of this jade coat is likely to belong to the third generation of Chu king Liu Peng, more than 2,000 years ago. It is now in the Xuzhou Museum.

The crystal dagger found in a megalithic tomb in Spain, more than 5,000 years old, is the "most technologically complex" dagger found in the Iberian region in the prehistoric period, and archaeologists have deduced that this should be a tool used by high-ranking people to "obtain magic".

Humanoid sculptures unearthed at the ancient Mayan site in Petrão, Guatemala, date back about 1500 years, and a detachable helmet, look weird and cute.

Didn't it feel like an eye-opener? What other quirky historical artifacts have you seen?