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An 1893 photograph of early prospectors at the Witwatersrand gold mines in Transvaal, Southern Africa. Mechanical Curator Collection, British Library

An 1893 photograph showing Black miners with a White overseer at the Witwatersrand gold mines in Transvaal, Southern Africa. Mechanical Curator Collection, British Library

A chunk of quartz with gold from the Witwatersrand mines in South Africa. Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

A Silver penny of Edmund I of England, York Museum Trust, York, c. 936 - 946. A silver coin from 10th century England with the inscription "EADMUND REX," which refers to King Edmund I of England. Yorkshire Museums Trust, York

Edmund I of England, miniature by unknown artist, included in Genealogical roll of the kings of England, London, c. 1300 - 1340. Younger half-brother of King Athelstan, Edmund I consolidated English holdings in Britain and conquered northern...

An infographic of eight major military failures through history. Across history, significant military campaigns have often begun with overwhelming force and confidence in rapid success, reflecting the strategic assumptions of powerful states...

Saitobaru kofun landscape, photograph by Jan van der Crabben, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, September 2025. A plethora of keyhole-shaped burial mounds called kofun were constructed between 300-600 CE. Unlike most other kofun sites...

Oni-no-Iwaya Tumulus at the Saitobaru Burial Mounds, photograph by Jan van der Crabben, Saitobaru Kofun Cluster, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, September 2025. With a height of 7.3 meters (24 ft) and a diameter of 37 meters (121 ft), the Oni-no-Iwaya...

Statue of Katō Kiyomasa, photograph by Jan van der Crabben, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, September 2025. Katō Kiyomasa (1562-1611) was a Japanese daimyō in the service of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He was granted half of the Higo Province...

Kumamoto Castle keep, photograph by Jan van der Crabben, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, September 2025. Originally built in the 17th century, the main keep of Kumamoto Castle was burned down during the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877. The...