Images

A photograph showing King Geroge VI (r. 1936-52) and Queen Elisabeth visiting the bomb damage at Buckingham Palace during the London Blitz, September 1940. (Imperial War Museums)

The Inuit mummies of Qilakitsoq, Greenland, are about 500 years old and were found in Greenland in 1972. Eight mummies were found: three older women, three younger women, and two small boys. Greenland National Museum, Nuuk.

Mummy of a Guanche man who died in his early 30s, sometime in the 12th-13th century in Tenerife. The especially well-preserved body was found in the 18th century and sent to King Charles III of Spain as a gift. National Archaeological...

La Doncella, "The maiden", one of the three mummies of Inca children sacrificed c. 1500 and found in 1999 near the top of the Llullaillaco volcano, on the Argentina–Chile border. Museum of High Altitude Archaeology, Salta, Argentina.

Limestone funerary slab depicting a Galatian soldier being handed a drinking cup by a serving boy, Alexandria, late 3rd century BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Funerary slab depicting a Thessalian man named Pelopides attempting to bridle a horse while a boy watches, Alexandria, late 3rd century BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A limestone funerary stela portraying a blue-cloaked soldier with a spear and Galatian oval shield. from Alexandria, late 3rd century BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A map illustrating the geography and history of Holy Island, also known as Lindisfarne. A tidal island off the northeast coast of England in Northumberland, it holds significant historical and religious importance due to its early Christian...

A Morrison shelter, used for protection indoors during the London Blitz of 1940-1. This one is undergoing testing. (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph of an Anderson air raid shelter during the London Blitz of 1940-1. Garden of Mrs Alice Prendergast, Belham, London. (Imperial War Museums)