#artifact

#artifact

5,200-year-old Vase Contains an Ancient Animation(Image credit: Emesik)We talk about animation going back to the turn of the 20th century, but that's just film animation. Before that, there were zoetropes that showed a sequence of drawings that appeared to move to the human eye. The concept behind those animations goes back much further than the delightful mechanical zoetropes. A vase unearthed from UNESCO World heritage site Shahr-e Sukhteh in Iran in 1967 dates back 5,200 years. It is decorated with a series of images showing a goat. If you see the images in sequence, it shows the goat jumping up to munch on some tree leaves.

Diver Finds 900-Year-Old Crusader SwordCongratulations on finding such a rare item!Shlomi Katzin rocks different poses as he shows off an old Crusader sword that he found during a dive at a beach in Carmel, Israel. Honestly, him discovering the relic during a swim feels like he unlocked a secret side quest or he accidentally opened a rare chest on the sea bed off the Carmel coast.  The sword has a one-meter-long blade and a 30-centimeter hilt. According to Nir Distelfeld, Inspector for the Israel Antiquities Authority’s Robbery Prevention Unit, “it was found encrusted with marine organisms but is apparently made of iron. It is exciting to encounter such a personal object, taking you 900 years back in time to a different era, with knights, armor, and swords.”Image credit: Anastasia Shapiro, Israel Antiquities Authority; Shlomi Katzin#Crusader #Artifact #Sword #Diving #ShlomiKatzin 