1972 archaeological discoveries

extinct species of hominins marking the boundary between Australopiths and Homo erectus

two ancient Greek sculptures

thumb|250px|The lacquered coffin of lady [[Xin Zhui (217–168 BC). Unearthed from Tomb No. 1 at Mawangdui, 2nd century BC]] thumb|right|200px|Manuscript on silk, 2nd century BC Mawangdui () is an archaeological site located in Changsha, China. The site consists of two saddle-shaped hills and contained the tombs of three people from the Changsha Kingdom during the western Han dynasty (206 BC – 9 AD): the Chancellor Li Cang, his wife Xin Zhui, and a male believed to have been their son. The site was excavated from 1972 to 1974. Most of the artifacts from Mawangdui are displayed at the Hunan Provi

lost city

Emar (, ), is an archaeological site at Tell Meskene in the Aleppo Governorate of northern Syria. It sits in the great bend of the mid-Euphrates, now on the shoreline of the man-made Lake Assad near the town of Maskanah.

burial site in Bulgaria

Qilakitsoq () is an abandoned settlement and an important archaeological site in Greenland. It is the location of the discovery of eight mummified corpses from the Thule period. These Inuit mummies offer important insights into the lives of Inuit about 500 years ago.

early Quran palimpsest, the lower layer of which is dated to 632–671 CE, and the upper layer to late 7th–early 8th century CE

fossilized human feces from the Viking era

archaeological discovery

sculpture by Aristion von Paros

Jiangzhai () is a Banpo phase Yangshao culture archaeological site in the east of Xi'an, where the earliest copper artifacts in China were found.

statue

ancient Chinese writings

sculpture