Images

Map of the Mississippian and related cultures in North America, along with important settlements.

Ridges One through Six at the Poverty Point archaeological site, Louisiana, USA.

Aerial view of Mound B at Poverty Point, a Late Archaic Period archaeological site in Louisiana, USA.

Representation of the Germanic god Ullr (Ull), a figure in Norse mythology, with a bow and skis. From an 18th Century Icelandic manuscript. Collection of the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies.

Modern recreation of Thjodhild's church in Qassiarsuk, Greenland, built c. 1000.

Rajaon Ki Baoli, an early 16th Century stepwell located in the Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Delhi, India.

A model of a torture rack in the Tower of London. The rack was used to extract confessions and information by stretching the limbs and eventually ripping the tendons and sinews of the person tied to it. A famous example of its use was on...

Hauz-e-Shamsi pavilion. The original structure was built in 1230, however, the square-shaped and rectangular pavilions are later additions. Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Delhi.

Tomb platform at Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Delhi.

Delhi sultan Ghiyas ud din Balban’s (r. 1266-1287) tomb. Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Delhi.