Unique artifacts that allow you to look at the past from a new perspective (17 photos)

Many people think that there was nothing interesting in the past. However, most inventions and miracles came to us from there. People the past knew and knew how to do things that we never dreamed of. About it testify to their clothes, shoes and weapons. Let's take a look at curious objects from different eras.





1. One of the oldest known soccer balls found in Scotland, 16th century



2. School class in Iraq, its age is about 4000 years



3. The earliest known mirrors made, about 8,000 years old, were found in the city of Catal Huyuk in Turkey.



4. The Mayan codex in Mexico is a manuscript created between 1021 and 1154 AD, it describes the motion of the planet Venus



5. Wind instruments cast in bronze 3,000 years ago. Found in Denmark



6. Roman folding pocket knife



7. Hanja-no-Ontachi - Japanese sword forged between 1603-1867, it was created to ward off evil and demons



8. Matchbox, England, 1880-1900



9. A Belgian iron mask from the 1550s was used to punishing (mostly) women for speaking out against authority, whining, fighting with neighbors or lie



10. Miniature house for domestic mice, China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century



11. Catcher of people, Germany, 1601-1800. With the help of such a "catcher" captured enemies, caught fugitives and criminals. He didn't hurt, but only made it impossible for the person caught to move due to the sharp collar



12. The oldest known plow in the world (4000 years old), it is made of oak, found near Lake Garda, Italy



13. A pair of shoes of complex shape, created 2300 years ago. They belonged to a German from Damendorf



14. Silk satin and velvet maternity corset, 1885, Spain



15. Winter glasses made of walrus bone, Thule culture, made around 800-1200. AD



16. Glass bottle of wine, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368 AD)



Do you often visit museums to plunge into history?