Astonishing artifacts: A glimpse into how people lived in the past

The Book of Kells is considered one of the finest surviving medieval manuscripts.

Archaeologists say the "oracle bones" from ancient China were used in magical attempts to predict the future.

This statue of an Egyptian pharaoh is said to have inspired the English poet Shelley to write his famous poem "Ozymandias."

Archaeologists think the felt figurine was used as a symbol of life by the Iron Age people of the region.

The archaeologist who discovered the mask believed it showed the Trojan War was real.

None of the many interpretations of the Phaistos Disk's inscriptions are universally accepted.

Nabta Playa in Egypt is an ancient stone circle that researchers suspect was used to determine the summer solstice, which signaled rain was on the way.

The Scythians were a nomadic group known for creating elaborate gilded artworks.

This series of paintings, found inside a cave in the Sahara, shows a pair of swimmers.

The jade burial suit was made using thousands of pieces of jade held together with gold thread.