Egyptian Saqqara Glider Model
Also called the Saqqara Bird, the Egyptian Saqqara Glider Model was discovered during an excavation of the Pa-di-Imen Tomb during the late 19th century. The site is in Saqqara, Egypt. They found the bird artifact, which was made of sycamore wood. It was probably used as a ceremonial object instead of a flying toy. After all, it is much too unstable and heavy to fly. It is believed that the Saqqara is a falcon, which represented some of the most important gods in the Egyptian pantheon. This includes sun god Ra Horakhty and sky god Horus. There are other experts who think that it was instead used as a boomerang or a weathervane instead. It is hard to determine its actual value since its purpose is still unknown.
Egyptian Saqqara Glider Model
The Watlington Hoard
In the 870s, the Vikings buried a collection of silver now known as Watlington Hoard in Oxfordshire. In 2015, the stash was found. The British Museum bought it for more than $1.5 million two years later. The loot is made up of 186 coins, which includes 15 silver ingots, 7 pieces of jewelry, and some fragments. Among the pieces, there were bracelets, arm rings, and other similar items. There is also a scrap of gold in the hoard, which was buried after the Great Heathen Army of Guthrum lost to Alfred the Great in 878.
The Watlington Hoard
