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The letters of William Barret Travis from the Alamo between 23 February and 3 March 1836 provide a first-hand account of the famous siege of the Alamo. Travis became the sole commander of the garrison after James 'Jim' Bowie fell ill on 24...

A sample of Linear B script. This piece contains information on the distribution of bovine, pig and deer hides to shoe and saddle-makers.

A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in flight at the Chino Airshow in California, 2014. The B-17 was the main US bomber in WWII in the European theatre of the conflict.

Example of a Linear B clay tablet found at Knossos. It records quantities of oil apparently offered to various deities.

Pyramid B of Tollan in central Mexico, the capital of the Toltec civilization (10-12th century CE). The five-tiered pyramid is topped by stone warrior columns which would have once supported a roof structure. In the foreground stand the ruins...

A Boeing B-29 Superfortress in flight. The B-29 long-distance bomber was in active service with the United States Air Force from April 1944. This B-29, called 'Doc', is one of only two B-29s still capable of flying.

One side (B) of the Phaistos Disk, New-Palace period (1600-1450 BCE). Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete,

The bronze Greek sculpture Riace Warrior B, c. 460-450 BCE. One of a pair known as the Riace Bronzes which were rescued from the Ionian Sea near Riace Marina, Italy in 1972 CE. The bronze figure is 1.98 m (6.5 ft.) tall. (National Archaeological...

William Barret Travis (1809-1836), sketch by Wiley Martin (1777-1842). The only known portrait of Travis in his lifetime. Later paintings, after Travis' death at the Alamo in 1836, were more idealized. This is how Travis may have looked during...

Front view of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The B-29 long-distance bomber was in active service with the United States Air Force from April 1944. This B-29, called 'Fifi', is one of only two B-29s still capable of flying.