It is said that archaeology is like a window to history. But occasionally archaeologists stumble upon finds that are so well-preserved, it’s as if they've been transported through time. These finds are all strikingly intact: some survived against all the odds, some were preserved in unusual ways and some seem almost good-as-new.

Click through this gallery for our ranking of the world’s most intact archaeological discoveries – and their outsized impact on our understanding of the past...