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Roman Rule in the Balkans, c. 200 CE
A map illustrating Roman rule in the Balkans around 200 CE, characterized by significant administrative, military, and cultural integration into the Empire. The region was divided into several provinces (Moesia...
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Mummies in the Capuchin Crypt of Brno
The Capuchin Crypt in Brno was used for burying Capuchin monks from 1656 to 1784. Thanks to a clever ventilation system, the deceased brothers laid to rest without a coffin were naturally mummified. Capuchin...
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ARP Recruitment Poster
UK Government Air Raid Precautions (ARP) recruitment poster used during the Second World War (1939-45), particularly during the London Blitz and German bombing raids on other cities to encourage volunteers to become air raid...
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Italian Detainees Working to Clear Rubble During the Blitz
A photograph showing two Italian detainees being used in a demolition gang to remove rubble from damaged buildings and streets during the London Blitz. During the war, some 27,000 foreign nationals...
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Ötzi, the Iceman
Ötzi, the Iceman, lived during the Copper Age in the late Neolithic (c. 3300 BCE) and was murdered in the Schnalstal/Val Senales Valley, in South Tyrol. His body was preserved naturally in the ice and found by hikers some 5300...
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Princess of Xiaohe
"Beauty of Xiaohe", one of the Tarim mummies, buried c. 1800-1500 BCE, excavated from Xiaohe (Little River) Cemetery 5, Charqilik (Ruoqiang) County, Xinjiang, in 2003. Secrets of the Silk Road Exhibit, Houston Museum of Natural...
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Lady Dai, Xin Zhui
The body of Xin Zhui (c. 217 BCE to 168/169 BCE), aka Lady Dai, was extremely well preserved in her tomb. She was buried in four coffins in an underground burial chamber, where the conditions were ideal to prevent decomposition...
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North American Rattlesnake
North American Rattlesnake – crotalus cerastes – photographed by Victor Rocha at Mesquite Springs campground, Death Valley National Park, California.
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Black Chinchorro Child Mummy
A Chinchorro child, mummified using the black technique. The Chinchorro culture flourished in modern-day Chile from approximately 9,000 to 3,500 years ago and produced the world's oldest intentionally preserved mummies...
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The Tollund Man
The Tollund Man was c. 30-40 years old when he died by hanging c. 405-380 BCE. He was found in 1950 in a bog c. 10 km west of Silkeborg. The Tollund Man's head was preserved but his body dried out; now a recreation of the body...
