The oldest frozen caveman

Back in 1991, two hikers from Germany found a frozen body in the Oztl Alps. They got scared and told the police. Turns out, it was a really old body, about 5,000 years old, preserved in ice. It's one of the oldest human mummies ever found. You can see it in a museum in Italy.

The Terracotta Army.

In 1974, a farmer in China found a statue while digging a well. When archaeologists came, they found about 8,000 more statues nearby. These weren't just any statues, though. They were Terracotta soldiers, chariots, and horses made for an emperor's afterlife. What's cool is each soldier has a different face.

The underground city of Turkey

In 1963, a guy in Turkey was fixing his house when he found a hidden room behind a wall. He kept digging and found a huge underground city called Derinkuyu. People built it long ago, around the 12th or 15th century BC, to hide from enemies.

The sea scrolls.

A group of teenage herders made one of the most significant discoveries of the 20th century. While searching for a lost goat near the unexplored Kamran Caves, they stumbled upon several jars containing ancient manuscripts. These scrolls were among the earliest biblical texts ever found. Not realizing their true worth, the boys sold them to an antiquities dealer for around $50.

the Hoxon Horde.

Henry Claus, a hobbyist metal detectorist from Hoxon Village, helped his friend Peter Wattling search for a lost hammer. During their search, laws metal detector uncovered a wooden box filled with valuable items dating back centuries. The hoard included 14,865 Roman gold coins, as well as silver and bronze coins, along with 200 pieces of silver tableware and gold jewellery. The collection is now exhibited at the British Museum, and even the lost hammer is on display.

Action Comics No. 1.

an American couple found one of the earliest copies of Action Comics No. 1 while renovating their home in Hoffman, Minnesota. Dated June 1938, this comic book introduced the iconic superhero Superman and originally sold for just ten cents. The discovery turned out to be extremely rare, and the couple auctioned the copy for an impressive$1 million.

King Tut's Tomb.

Howard Carter, a British archaeologist, spent several unsuccessful years searching for King Tut's Tomb in a valley in Egypt. His funding was to be cut off in a few months when his water boy made a discovery. In November 1922, the board water boy started playing with a stick and stumbled upon a stone step. Carter dug there for 22 days and finally found the intact tomb of the 18th dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun.

the Golden Buddha statue.

In 1935, workers at a monastery in Thailand were tasked with moving a 700-year-old plaster Buddha statue. During the process, a piece of the plaster broke off, revealing a shining gold surface underneath. They removed the remaining plaster to unveil a statue made of 5.5 tons of solid gold. Today, it holds the title of the world's largest Golden Buddha statue.