How to Play the Anthropeum Game
This anthropeum game is a daily browser puzzle inspired by the viral Anthropeum format. Each day features ten artifacts from The Metropolitan Museum of Art — guess where each was made and when.
Daily game rules
- Visit the site once per day for a new set of ten artifacts.
- For each artifact, study the image, title, and material hints.
- Click the world map to place your best guess for where it was made.
- Use the era slider to pick when you think it was created.
- Submit all ten rounds to see your total score and ranking.
- Copy your share card and post it on social media.
Reading dates: BCE and CE
The anthropeum game timeline runs from 3000 BCE to the present. BCE (Before Common Era) counts backward from year 1 — so 580 BCE is older than 200 BCE. CE (Common Era) covers everything after year 1. Egyptian, Greek, and Near Eastern artifacts often fall in the BCE range; European paintings and modern objects are typically CE. You do not need the exact year — landing within the right century earns strong time scores.
Scoring
- Location (0–5,000 pts): Based on distance from the correct origin. Within 50 km earns maximum points.
- Time (0–5,000 pts):Based on how close your year guess is to the artifact's creation period.
- Share colors: 🟩 9,000+ · 🟦 7,000+ · 🟨 5,000+ · 🟥 below 5,000
Practice mode
Want more than one game per day? Try Practice mode for unlimited random sets — scores are not saved to the daily leaderboard.
New to the format? Read what the anthropeum game is and how it compares to TimeGuessr.