Sometimes, it feels like there simply aren’t that many buried treasures left in the world: All the gold has been unearthed, the fossils discovered, the ancient bones dusted away and put in a museum. However, you have to remember that the world is a massive place, and there are always going to be dark corners and hidden treasures somewhere — sometimes even as close as your own backyard. Below are 29 incredible things found in the dirt, some of them dating back millions of years. It’s hard to imagine the feeling one would have, coming across something like this — the two little boys who found #24 must have been *super* psyched.
