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The Pomors – the indigenous population of Pomomerie (the Arkhangelskaya Oblast region in northeastern Russia that mainly lies south of the White Sea) - were skilled sailors. Pomor hunters and trappers were in Svalbard in the 17th and 18th...

These stone projectile points date from c. 900-1540 CE and were made by members of the Mississippian culture, which flourished in what is now the United States from c. 900-1500 CE. This set of artifacts were curiously uncovered by the U.S...

Massacre of the Jacobin prisoners in Lyon, 4 May 1795, during the First White Terror in the French Revolution (1789-1799). Engraving by Raffet, 1834

A princess reclining on a terrace with attendants, gum tempera and gold on paper, Mughal Empire, India, c. 1730-1740. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest...

This stone slab is probably an artist's practice piece for a Sed festival scene. Appearing twice, the king wears the Red Crown of Lower Egypt and the special festival robe. He holds the crock and flail. Before him, the seated baboon is the...

Slavic temple in the village of Dubrov, Lviv region, Ukraine served as the religious center of the tribe of White Croats from the 8th to 10th century CE.

Brothers, (left to right) White Lance, Joseph Horn Cloud (l. 1873-1920), and Iron Hail (also known as Dewey Beard, l. 1858-1955), Wounded Knee survivors; Miniconjou Lakota Sioux. Their parents and families were all slaughtered in the Wounded...

Sophie Hinerangi (c.1834-1911) is best known as Guide Sophia, who was a tourist guide on the famed pink and white terraces of New Zealand. The terraces were destroyed by volcanic eruption in 1866.

This is a picture of the defensive walls of Castelgrande along with the Black Tower (Italian: Torre Nero) in the foreground and White Tower (Italian: Torre Bianca) in the background. The Castelgrande is one of three major castles in Bellinzona...

A c. 1808 statue of the English philosopher John Locke (1632-1704). Sculpted in marble by Richard Westmacott. (University College London)