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A self-portrait of British Major John André (1750-1780), who was executed as a spy during the American Revolutionary War for his role in Benedict Arnold's treason. Picture is currently in the Tower of London, unknown date.

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 Superior, Moesia Inferior...

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 Crypt beneath the Church...

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 wardens. (Imperial...

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 were detained in camps by the authorities...

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 years later...

"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 Science...

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. The tomb...

North American Rattlesnake – crotalus cerastes – photographed by Victor Rocha at Mesquite Springs campground, Death Valley National Park, California.

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 from c. 5500 BCE. The...