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Detail of Khonsu on a larger relief depicting the god alongside Mut and Amun making offerings to the Roman Emperor. Temple of Deir el-Hagar, Dakhla Oasis. 1st Century CE, Roman era. Image used courtesy of Ancient World...

Ruins of the West Church found at the village of Umm el-Jimal in the north of Jordan, which was occupied between the 1st century CE (by the Kingdom of Nabatea) and the 9th century CE (during the Abbasid period...

A photograph of a German 88mm artillery gun destroyed at the First Battle of El Alamein (July 1942) during the Western Desert Campaigns (June 1940 to January 1943) in North Africa. (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph showing Allied troops under Axis fire during the Second Battle of El Alamein (Oct-Nov 1942) in the Western Desert Campaigns (June 1940 to January 1943) in North Africa. (Imperial War Museums)

The steep climb of El Castillo, Chichen Itza, c. 750-1200 CE. Image taken before climbing the pyramid was forbidden.

A photograph showing a Martin Baltimore bomber of the Allied Desert Air Force bombing targets behind the Axis lines during the Second Battle of El Alamein (Oct-Nov 1942) in the Western Desert Campaigns (June 1940 to January...

This decorative tile of glazed faience originally ornamented the walls of a palace of King Ramesses III at Tell e-Yahudieh in the Egyptian Delta. This (and other tiles) would once have been included in symbolic...

This pottery bowl (brown with a rough surface) was found in tomb 5769. From El-Badari, Egypt. El-Badari Period, 5000-4000 BCE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian...

Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, Alexandria, Egypt, dug in the 2nd century CE.

Temple of the Frescoes (foreground) with El Castillo ("the citadel") in the background. Tulum, Mexico, c. 1200 CE.