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Panel of the Lions, Chauvet Cave (Replica)
Replica of the Panel of the Lions from Chauvet Cave, France, which depicts cave lions hunting bison. The art in Chauvet Cave has been dated to between c. 33,000 and c. 30,000 years old.
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Stein-am-Rhein's Town Hall Square
The riverside town of Stein-am-Rhein, located in the canton of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland, is arguably the country's best-preserved (and prettiest) medieval town. Lying at the point where the Rhine River exits the Bodensee, Stein-am...
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Pompeii
Pompeii was a large Roman town in Campania, Italy which was buried in volcanic ash following the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Excavated in the 19th-20th century, its excellent state of preservation gives an invaluable insight into Roman...
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Panel of the Rhinos, Chauvet Cave (Replica)
Replica of the Panel of the Rhinos from Chauvet Cave. The art at Chauvet Cave has been dated to c.33,000-c.30,000 years ago.
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Wounded Bull, Man & Bird, Lascaux Cave
Cave art in the Lascaux Cave in the Dordogne region, southwestern France. Dated to the Upper Palaeolithic period. It depicts a wounded aurochs bull, a man and a bird.
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Old Town of AlUla
Old Town of AlUla, photograph by Royal Commission of AlUla, Saudi Arabia.
The Old town of AlUla, which dates from the 12th century CE to the 20th century.
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Khaybar Oasis Old Town
Khaybar Oasis old town ruins, photograph by the Royal Commission of AlUla, Saudi Arabia. Ruins of the Old Town at the oasis of Khaybar. The remnants of this Bronze Age settlement showcases the ancient history of settled peoples in the region...
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Corbridge Roman Town
Corbridge (Coria) was a fort and town in the Roman province of Britannia immediately south of Hadrian's Wall, on the east-west road stretching from Corbridge to Carlisle (Luguvalium) and now known as the Stanegate. Corbridge was the northernmost...
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Powder Horn Depicting Charles Town, South Carolina, 1770
Powder horn depicting Charles Town, South Carolina, 1770. Used for carrying gunpowder, this pre-Revolution powder horn is engraved with the fortified city of Charles Town (now Charleston), along with a fleet of ships in the harbour (not...
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Red Dots Cluster, Chauvet Cave (Replica)
Replica seen in The Cavern of the cluster of red dots seen in Chauvet Cave. The art in Chauvet Cave has been dated to between c. 33,000-c.30,000 years old.