13 Items from the Distant Past That Look Like They Were Made Yesterday (14 Photos)

Hats and mittens from the 16th and 17th centuries are not much different from what can be found on marketplaces, the drawings look like they came from albums of children born in the 2020s, and ancient hand-made items look like jewelry. These are the artifacts that have preserved their timelessness in an original way.





Painting of hammerhead sharks, Japan, 1735



Absolutely nothing interesting if you don't know the year of creation. But it immediately changes everything.

Wool hat, Netherlands, 17th century





If I told you this was just a dirty hat knitted last Thursday, you'd probably believe me.

"The amber bear my father found in 1990. Belongs to the Stone Age"



Currently on display at the Natural History Museum in Copenhagen. Looks like it was carved in the same year, 1990.

A tourist spots this 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus being used as a table at a beach bar in Varna, Bulgaria



Hatshepsut's Temple on the West Bank of Luxor



At almost 3,500 years old, it is one of the best preserved and most unique temples in Egypt. And from the outside it looks like a very modern government building. Just somewhere in the rocks. The Ministry of Rocks.

A corn-shaped snuffbox carved from yellow jade. China, Qing Dynasty, 1750-1830.



No, this is not a Soviet Christmas tree decoration.

A blue and white Wanshou vase decorated with 9,999 hieroglyphs. China, 1661-1722 CE.



This is a different story - how could they create something like this by hand??

Sapphire ring, 1377-1424



It looks very modern.

Bowl with chicks. Peru, 50 BC - 300 AD



Your parents have one like this in their kitchen, don't they?

A hand-knitted wool Tudor children's mitten, 16th century



16th century. Not 1996.

Jade carving of a turtle, India, 1600s



Okay, what is this? A face in the back of the classroom?



This is a petroglyph made by American Indians between 1000 and 1650 B.C. A petroglyph is an ancient image carved or etched into stone. This petroglyph of a face with a headdress is part of the Lion petroglyph, which contains 37 images of people and other animals, as well as footprints of each.

Model of a cow giving birth. Egypt, 2030-1640 BC



You have to admit, this is an absolute masterpiece.