Antikythera mechanism - ancient analog computer designed to predict astronomical positions and eclipses for calendrical and astrological purposes,as well as the cycles of Olympic Games. Composed of at least 30 meshing bronze gears. Greece, 150 BC

The Throne Room at the heart of the Bronze Age palace of Knossos, considered the oldest throne room in Europe. Crete, 15th century BC

Neil Armstrong's spacesuit worn on the Apollo 11 mission, which landed the first man on the moon on July 20, 1969.

Helmet of a norse elite warrior. Vendel Period (pre-Viking Age), 550-790 AD

The Dejbjerg Wagon(s), Western Jutland, Denmark. Pre-Roman to Roman Iron Age, ca. year 0. Possibly made by the celts in Central Europe, but the wheels have been repaired by use of iron made form Danish bog iron

The 6,500-year-old skeleton excavated from Ur in 1929 and rediscovered this year

Detail of Corinthian helmet, 510 BC