Today's post is a little different to what I usually share. It's actually a website! And it's been quite a while, probably years, since the last time I stumbled upon something so interesting and immersive.
In a way, it's a catalogue. A catalogue of human legacy!
The website is a byproduct of a decade-long construction of a metro line through a riverbed in the city of Amsterdam.
During the development the archaeologists unearthed and described approximately 700,000 items dating from 2005 all the way back to 3000 BC.
And they painstakingly photographed and presented 12,000 of these pieces in a website called Below the Surface by date of creation.
All you have to do is scroll down and down and down. It's just so fascinating how it all starts with regular everyday items all of us can identify. Coins, phones, toys, credit cards etc..
Just a tiny sample of the treasures featured in the Below the Surface project!
And then, as the items get older and older they become less and less identifiable. But worry not, you can click every piece you are curious about to get a short description about its origin and usecase.
Embark on a remarkable and unique journey to the past.
Just click the link below:
