If you think people are strange now, you should read about the stuff they got up to back in the day.
These artifacts aren't just cool historical pieces, they're also weird as hell, just like the people who made them. Here are 20 mementoes that probably made their archeologist's day.
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The Roman Dodecahedrons are a mysterious ancient Roman artifact. Around a hundred have been found but modern historians do not know its use during Roman times.
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An ancient Egyptian Sabu disk, potentially used as a vessel placed on a stand.
3
An ancient Roman penis pendant, worn by children to ward off illness.
4
Heirloom Seal of the Realm, the Imperial Seal of the Qing dynasty. A priceless missing artifact.
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Circumcision instrument for holding the foreskin. Turkey, 19th century.
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An ancient Greek pelike depicting a woman acrobat shooting an arrow with her feet. The artifact dates back to the 4th Century BC.
7
Roman marble statue, depicting a young satyr with a bigger theater mask.
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Petrospheres dated from the late Neolithic, to possibly the Iron Age, mainly found in Scotland. Nobody is sure what they were for.
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Sir Issac Newton's tooth turned into a ring sold in 1816 for $35,000 in today's money.
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A ritual ewer from bronze age China, Shang Dynasty, 1600-1050 BC.
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A 19th-century "Cluster of Rats" carving from Japan.
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Another Roman amulet, this time with wings, legs and a tail.
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Eight-legged walking doll from 19th-century Russia.
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An ancient Roman phallic lamp.
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Neolithic venus figurine called "Red Hair Goddess," 6300 - 5500 BC.
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A man locked in combat with a centaur, from Greece, 750 BC.
18
Victorian era spring loaded wooden dick in a box.
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Egyptian mummified divine Apis bull, 300 BCE - 400 CE.
20
A Maya mosaic mask, made of wood and stones. 1200-1520 CE.
