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Cherokee Principal Chief John Ross (l. 1790-1866) photographed shortly before his death in 1866.

A sign and poster at the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo. The Kon-Tiki expedition of 1947, led by the Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002), successfully crossed 8,000 km (5,000 miles) of the Pacific Ocean from Peru to the Tuamotu Islands on a balsa-wood...

Mosaic floor of the Great Basilica at Herakleia Lynkestis, Macedonia, 5th-6th century.

Remains of the magistrate house, including a statue of Nemesis, at Herakleia Lynkestis, Macedonia.

Herakleia Lynkestis (Heraclea Lyncestis), Republic of Macedonia.

Marble head of Titus Flavius Orestes, from Herakleia Lynkestis, near Bitola, North Macedonia, c. 1st-2nd century CE. Archaeological Museum of Heraclea, Bitola. The marble head was located in the colonnaded courthouse near the city's forum...

Bronze figurine of infant Hercules killing serpents, from Herakleia Lynkestis, near modern Bitola, Macedonia. Archaeological Museum of Heraclea, Bitola. The city was founded by Philip II of Macedon (r. 359-336 BC) following his defeat of...

The Raven Flood Totem, Alaska. National Archives and Records Administration. According to the NARA description: "The raven circle at the top represents heaven. The legend is that the raven at flood time flew up to heaven with children in...

Common raven of North America (corvus corax principalis) in flight. Photograph taken at Muir Beach in Northern California by Christian O. Petersen, 2008.

Former US president John Quincy Adams, daguerreotype taken by Mathew Brady, c. 1840s. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.