Ninety-Six Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2022 | History
, 2022-12-28 06:00:00,
In a year marked by great change and loss from the Russian Ukraine invasionuntil the death of the long-reigning British queen Queen Elizabeth IIto the continuous COVID-19 pandemicArchaeological and cultural news was a welcome distraction for the most part. Spanning disciplines, historical eras, geographic locations, and cultures, some of the 96 creatures shown below were first discovered years ago but only now documented, while others were identified more recently. From the oldest known images of two biblical heroines, to a 4,300-foot tunnel under an Egyptian temple, to the oldest known film footage of New Orleans, these were the most amazing discoveries of 2022, as covered by Smithsonian magazine.
Missing masterpieces
A Qing Dynasty vase sold for $1.8 million at auction Courtesy of Drewatts
For as long as humans have been making art, natural disasters, the ravages of time, theft, and iconoclasm have threatened the survival of their creations. but while Infinite masterpieces It has faded away over thousands of years, and many others have remained hidden away, tucked away Attics and basementswaiting for the day when their genius will be at once…
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