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Osiris, seated on a throne, sails across the sky as the personification of the full moon, accompanied by the seated goddesses Nephthys on left and Isis on the right; Ma'at stands near the bow of the ship.

This boat was found practically intact; except for one oar, it was in remarkable condition. Built for Khufu, the ship was sealed into a pit in the Giza pyramid complex at the foot of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

16th-century CE edition of Ovid's Tristia from Venice. Penn Libraries, Rare Book Collection

Statue of Ovid in Constanta, Romania, where he spent his later years in exile.

Bering Land Bridge Natural Preserve. Many parts of this area look similar to how it may have looked when the first humans arrived there, perhaps around 30,000 years ago. From there on, early humans may have crossed to the Americas by around...

Entrance to Skhul Cave, Israel. Here and at the neighbouring site of Qafzeh, Homo sapiens burials have been dated to between around 90,000 and 130,000 years ago.

Map depicting the way early modern humans (Homo sapiens) are thought to have spread across the globe. It also shows the geographical spread of Homo erectus and the Neanderthals. The dates are approximations (and not 100% guaranteed).

Map showing fossil sites of Homo heidelbergensis and early Neanderthals.

A herd of woolly mammoths, as depicted by Charles R. Knight.

The 1642 CE Konponchudo, main hall of the Buddhist Enryakuji temple on Mount Hiei, Japan. The building stands on the site of the original shrine built by Saicho, also known as Dengyo Daishi, (767-822 CE), the monk and scholar who founded...