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  • Female adult skeleton and pottery burial offerings in a clay bathtub sarcophagus, late Dilmun period, excavated under the floor of a house by the Danish Expedition in 1957, photograph, in the Qal'at Al-Bahrain Site Museum, near Manama in Bahrain. The museum was opened in 2008, displaying artefacts of the history and archaeology of the Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton of a man hit and killed by a flying stone door jamb during the Vesuvius eruption of 79 AD, discovered in 2018 in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. A new phase of official excavations has been taking place here since 2017 in an attempt to stop looters from digging tunnels and removing artefacts for sale. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Credit : Parco Archeologico di Pompei / Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton in a foetal position in the burial chamber of a Dilmun tomb, c. 2050 BC, built in dry stone above ground, 1 of 13 middle class, late type mounds, at the Janabiyah Burial Mound Field, part of the Dilmun Burial Mounds site, Janabiyah, Bahrain. The site also includes 5 larger Chieftain Mounds. The Janabiyah tombs were constructed for residents of the villages of Saar and Budaiya. These tombs are at risk, due to the planned construction of a shopping mall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton of a man hit and killed by a flying stone door jamb during the Vesuvius eruption of 79 AD, discovered in 2018 in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. A new phase of official excavations has been taking place here since 2017 in an attempt to stop looters from digging tunnels and removing artefacts for sale. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Credit : Parco Archeologico di Pompei / Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton of a child, aged 7-8, discovered in 2018 in the public baths of Pompeii, in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. The child was killed by asphyxiation during the Vesuvius eruption of 79 AD and probably took refuge in the baths. A new phase of official excavations has been taking place here since 2017 in an attempt to stop looters from digging tunnels and removing artefacts for sale. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton of a Spanish officer with armed folded across his chest, in a grave in the Christian cemetery from colonial times, on a site originally used as a native burial ground, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton of a child, aged 7-8, discovered in 2018 in the public baths of Pompeii, in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. The child was killed by asphyxiation during the Vesuvius eruption of 79 AD and probably took refuge in the baths. A new phase of official excavations has been taking place here since 2017 in an attempt to stop looters from digging tunnels and removing artefacts for sale. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton of a child, aged 7-8, discovered in 2018 in the public baths of Pompeii, in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. The child was killed by asphyxiation during the Vesuvius eruption of 79 AD and probably took refuge in the baths. A new phase of official excavations has been taking place here since 2017 in an attempt to stop looters from digging tunnels and removing artefacts for sale. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton probably dating back to Middle Ages, excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes, and subject of researches by Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton probably dating back to Middle Ages, excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes, and subject of researches by Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton probably dating back to Middle Ages, excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes, and subject of researches by Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton probably dating back to Middle Ages, excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes, and subject of researches by Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton probably dating back to Middle Ages, excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes, and subject of researches by Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: View from above of dog skeleton in Pit 35 on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. This pit was lined with fur,skin side out, and the bottom jaw of a baked pig without teeth was carefully placed between a dog's legs. Archaeologist Jacqui Wood is to the right of the pit. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archeo-anthropologist Sabrina Parot working on April 08, 2013 in her laboratory in Departement Histoire de l'Architecture et Archeologie de Paris et secretariat de la Commission du Vieux Paris (Architecture and Archeology of Paris History Department), Paris, France. Sabrina Parot is showing and manipulating a skull and bones excavated from the Romanesque church Saint Germain de Charonnes. Researches are actually presuming that the skeleton is dating back to Middle Ages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Anatomy, standing skeleton with numbered bones, plate from the Encyclopaedia of Diderot and Alembert, first edition, published 1751, 35 volumes, in the library of the Maison de l’Outil et de la Pensee Ouvriere, with over 32,000 books, specialising in manual labour, housed in the Hotel de Mauroy, built c. 1560, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Dame du Cavillon, a 24,000 year old female cro-Magnon fossilised skeleton found in the Cavillon cave, Liguria, Italy, in a funeral headdress of sea shells and deer canines, dusted with red ocher, at the Centre Europeen de Recherches Prehistoriques (CERP) at the Musee de Tautavel - Centre Europeen de Prehistoire, Tautavel, Pyrenees-Orientales, Catalogne du Nord, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Figure of Death and nobleman with dogs on a lead, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Death with a scythe and bow and arrows, riding a horse, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Death with a scythe and bow and arrows, riding a horse, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Charcoal drawings, made 1882-91, drawn by 2 unknown men, possibly bell ringers, in the bell room of the Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix de Menilmontant, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, France. On the left is the Chariot of Time, with an angel carrying a torch representing the future, Time as an old man with wings holding an hourglass, and a skeleton with a scythe as Death. Around the door is an angel sending his wrath on a well dressed man protecting his wallet, and blessing a beggar, representing Lazarus. The Church of Our Lady of the Holy Cross of Menilmontant is a Roman catholic church built 1863-80. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton with a scythe representing Death, on the back of the Chariot of Time, charcoal drawings, made 1882-91, drawn by 2 unknown men, possibly bell ringers, in the bell room of the Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix de Menilmontant, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Church of Our Lady of the Holy Cross of Menilmontant is a Roman catholic church built 1863-80. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Burial chamber of a Dilmun tomb with skeleton in foetal position, c. 2050 BC, built in dry stone above ground, 1 of 13 middle class, late type mounds, at the Janabiyah Burial Mound Field, part of the Dilmun Burial Mounds site, Janabiyah, Bahrain. The site also includes 5 larger Chieftain Mounds. The Janabiyah tombs were constructed for residents of the villages of Saar and Budaiya. These tombs are at risk, due to the planned construction of a shopping mall. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reconstruction of an Early Type burial mound from Madinat Hamad, a tribal Dilmun grave with skeleton of a man and Arabian clay painted pot containing food remains, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. The museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reconstruction of an Early Type burial mound from Madinat Hamad, a tribal Dilmun grave with skeleton of a man and Arabian clay painted pot containing food remains, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. The museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reconstruction of a Late Type Dilmun grave, with the skeleton of a man on his side, remains of a lamb or sheep, and many offerings in the form of clay pots containing food and liquids, in the Bahrain National Museum, designed by Krohn and Hartvig Rasmussen, inaugurated December 1988 by Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, in Manama, Bahrain. The museum houses cultural and archaeological collections covering 6000 years of history, with rooms entitled Burial Mounds, Dilmun, Tylos and Islam, Customs and Traditions, Traditional Trades and Crafts, and Documents and Manuscripts. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Skeleton representing death, pointing an arrow at an old woman, carving from a stone tombstone, 17th century, from Arbroath Abbey, founded in 1178 by King William the Lion and consecrated 1197, for a group of Tironensian Benedictine monks from Kelso Abbey, in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. Pictures and symbols were often used rather than words on gravestones as many people were illiterate. The Declaration of Scottish Independence is believed to have been written at the abbey by Abbot Bernard in 1320. The building is now managed by Historic Scotland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Emaciated skeleton with the inscription: Conclusion, that's what we'll be, representing Death, charcoal drawings, made 1882-91, drawn by 2 unknown men, possibly bell ringers, in the bell room of the Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix de Menilmontant, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Church of Our Lady of the Holy Cross of Menilmontant is a Roman catholic church built 1863-80. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chariot of Time, with an angel carrying a torch representing the future, Time as an old man with wings holding an hourglass, and a skeleton with a scythe as Death, charcoal drawings, made 1882-91, drawn by 2 unknown men, possibly bell ringers, in the bell room of the Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix de Menilmontant, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Church of Our Lady of the Holy Cross of Menilmontant is a Roman catholic church built 1863-80. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Charcoal drawings, made 1882-91, drawn by 2 unknown men, possibly bell ringers, in the bell room of the Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix de Menilmontant, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, France. On the left is the Chariot of Time, with an angel carrying a torch representing the future, Time as an old man with wings holding an hourglass, and a skeleton with a scythe as Death. Around the door is an angel sending his wrath on a well dressed man protecting his wallet, and blessing a beggar, representing Lazarus. The Church of Our Lady of the Holy Cross of Menilmontant is a Roman catholic church built 1863-80. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Diagram of the 'Gondole Knights' burial ground, with horse skeletons, excavated in 2002 by Cabezuelo, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. This large necropolis was found off the road between Gergovie and Gondole, and many humans and animals were found buried in what are thought to be ritual burial grounds. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of a suburb of Gondole, 2nd century BC, scale 1:125, with a house just outside the settlement's fortifications with several outbuildings and wells, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. On the wall behind is a diagram of the 'Gondole Knights' burial ground, with horse skeletons, excavated in 2002 by Cabezuelo. This large necropolis was found off the road between Gergovie and Gondole, and many humans and animals were found buried in what are thought to be ritual burial grounds. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Reconstruction of part of the 'Gondole Knights' burial ground, with horse skeletons, excavated in 2002 by Cabezuelo, and behind, screen depicting Julius Caesar, general of the Roman army in the Battle of Gergovie, in the permanent exhibition of the Musee Archeologique de la Bataille de Gergovie, or Archaeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia, designed by Jean Paul Reuillard, built 2015-19 and opened 19th October 2019, on the Plateau de Gergovie, or Gergovia Plateau, site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix, Gaulish Arverni chieftain, and Julius Caesar in 52 BC, which the Gauls won, in the Massif Central, Auvergne, France. This large necropolis was found off the road between Gergovie and Gondole, and many humans and animals were found buried in what are thought to be ritual burial grounds. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Dance of Death or Totentanz, fresco painted c. 1485 during the plague outbreaks of the 15th century, in the entrance hall of the Marienkirche or St Mary's Church, Berlin, Germany. The fresco, depicting skeletons dancing with people and leading them to their death, measures 22x2m and was uncovered in 1860. It is currently being restored. The church itself was begun in the 13th century but was fully restored in 1950. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Dance of Death or Totentanz, fresco painted c. 1485 during the plague outbreaks of the 15th century, in the entrance hall of the Marienkirche or St Mary's Church, Berlin, Germany. The fresco, depicting skeletons dancing with people and leading them to their death, measures 22x2m and was uncovered in 1860. It is currently being restored. The church itself was begun in the 13th century but was fully restored in 1950. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Dance of Death or Totentanz, fresco painted c. 1485 during the plague outbreaks of the 15th century, in the entrance hall of the Marienkirche or St Mary's Church, Berlin, Germany. The fresco, depicting skeletons dancing with people and leading them to their death, measures 22x2m and was uncovered in 1860. It is currently being restored. The church itself was begun in the 13th century but was fully restored in 1950. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of reflections of bird skeletons in the Desert Animals' Gallery, Parc Zoologique de Paris, or Zoo de Vincennes, (Zoological Gardens of Paris, also known as Vincennes Zoo), 1934, by Charles Letrosne, 12th arrondissement, Paris, France, pictured on June 8, 2011 in the afternoon. In November 2008 the 15 hectare Zoo, part of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (National Museum of Natural History) closed its doors to the public and renovation works will start in September 2011. The Zoo is scheduled to re-open in April 2014. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: Archaeologist Jacqui Wood pointing to the jaw bone of a pig in Pit 35 on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. This pit was lined with fur,skin side out, and the bottom jaw of a baked pig without teeth was carefully placed between a dog's legs. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: Archaeologist Jacqui Wood pointing to the rib cage of a dog in Pit 35 on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. This pit was lined with fur, skin side out, and the bottom jaw of a baked pig without teeth was carefully placed between the dog's legs. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • SAVEOCK WATER, CORNWALL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: Archaeologist Jacqui Wood pointing to the rib cage of a dog in Pit 35 on August 3, 2008 in Saveock Water, Cornwall, England. This pit was lined with fur, skin side out, and the bottom jaw of a baked pig without teeth was carefully placed between the dog's legs. (Photo by Manuel Cohen)
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  • Apres la Fete, Bismarck's 84th birthday and dead soldiers from the Franco-Prussian war, cover of Le Petit Journal, issue 230, 14th April 1895, in the Musee Guerre et Paix en Ardennes, or Museum of War and Peace in the Ardennes, opened 2003 and reopened 2018 after refurbishment, commemorating the Franco-Prussian War, First World War and Second World War, in Novion-Porcien, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Puppets at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts de la Marionnette, the French national puppetry school founded in 1987 at the Institut International de la Marionnette, in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. This is the first and only puppeteer training school in France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'Homme d'Horoshima or Man from Hiroshima, tapestry, 1957, part of the Le Chant du Monde tapestry, made in the Tabard workshop in Aubusson, by Jean Lurcat, 1892-1966, exhibited in the Salle des Malades, c. 1180, in the Hopital Saint Jean, built in 1175 in Gothic Angevin style by Étienne de Marsay, senechal d'Anjou, in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The hospital complex includes the Salle des Malades, cloister, chapel, apothecary, attic, cellars, and a 17th century orphanage. The hospital now houses the Musee Jean Lurcat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum of lieutenant general Henri Claude d'Harcourt, 1654-1718, detail, marble, 1774, with the corpse held by a shrouded figure of death holding an hourglass, by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, 1714-85, in the Chapelle Saint-Guillaume, the 10th chapel of the ambulatory, in the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris, or Notre-Dame cathedral, built 1163-1345 in French Gothic style, on the Ile de la Cite in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Photographed on 17th December 2018 by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Francis enthroned amidst musicians, kneeling penitents and a dead body, obverse side of a processional banner from the Oratory of the Fraternity of St Francis of Assisi, also known as St Leonardo of the Stigmata, founded before 1301, now in the Confraternity Room of the Assisi Diocesan Museum, or Museo Diocesano e Cripta di San Rufino, Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The museum was founded in 1941 by bishop Giuseppe Placido Niccolini under the Cathedral Piazza to preserve works of art from Assisi's collections. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Tree of Good and Madness, oil painting on canvas, c. 1560, by an unknown artist from Picardie, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. This is a moralising painting like the danses macabres, with a young man in the tree playing the lute, with religion followed by an angel, and flesh followed by the devil. At the foot of the tree Christ rings the hours surrounded by a kneeling St Catherine and by death. The inscriptions on the banners exhort the young man to prefer good over evil. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco depicting a meeting between 3 dead people and 3 live people, late 13th century, in the medieval hospital of the abbey, on Mont-Saint-Michel or St Michael's Mount, a fortified tidal island, Normandy, Northern France. Mont-Saint-Michel is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and its abbey and many other buildings are historic monuments. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail from Trade Canoe for Don Quixote, 2004, acrylic, pencil, charcoal,d oil on canvas, by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, b. 1940, American artist of Salish, Kootenai, Cree and Shoshone descent, from the William Sr and Dorothy Harmsen Collection, by exchange, in the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, USA. The image represents a traditional indian trade canoe filled with images of war from many cultures. The artist aims to enlighten the larger community about Indian affairs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Orloj or Prague Astronomical Clock, made by Hanus and installed in 1410 on the southern wall of the Old Town Hall on Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic. The clock mechanism has 3 main components: the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; "The Walk of the Apostles", a clockwork hourly show of figures of the Apostles and other moving sculptures striking the time; and a calendar dial with medallions representing the months. It is the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still working. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Orloj or Prague Astronomical Clock, made by Hanus and installed in 1410 on the southern wall of the Old Town Hall on Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic. The clock mechanism has 3 main components: the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; "The Walk of the Apostles", a clockwork hourly show of figures of the Apostles and other moving sculptures striking the time; and a calendar dial with medallions representing the months. It is the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still working. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Orloj or Prague Astronomical Clock, made by Hanus and installed in 1410 on the southern wall of the Old Town Hall on Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic. The clock mechanism has 3 main components: the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; "The Walk of the Apostles", a clockwork hourly show of figures of the Apostles and other moving sculptures striking the time; and a calendar dial with medallions representing the months. It is the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still working. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Orloj or Prague Astronomical Clock, made by Hanus and installed in 1410 on the southern wall of the Old Town Hall on Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic. The clock mechanism has 3 main components: the astronomical dial, representing the position of the Sun and Moon in the sky and displaying various astronomical details; "The Walk of the Apostles", a clockwork hourly show of figures of the Apostles and other moving sculptures striking the time; and a calendar dial with medallions representing the months. It is the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still working. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of stone bust sitting on window ledge of the Galerie d'Anatomie Comparee et de Paleontologie (Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy), built from 1892 to 1898 by Ferdinand Dutert and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of stone bust sitting on window ledge of the Galerie d'Anatomie Comparee et de Paleontologie (Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy), built from 1892 to 1898 by Ferdinand Dutert and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of stone bust sitting on window ledge of the Galerie d'Anatomie Comparee et de Paleontologie (Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy), built from 1892 to 1898 by Ferdinand Dutert and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior view of Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre built c70-82 AD showing structure beneath seats and stage, Rome, Italy, Europe.
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  • Interior view of Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre built c70-82 AD showing structure beneath seats and stage, Rome, Italy, Europe.
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  • Interior view of Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre built c70-82 AD showing structure beneath seats and stage, Rome, Italy, Europe.
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  • Interior view of Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre built c70-82 AD showing structure beneath seats and stage, Rome, Italy, Europe.
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  • Skull of a child, aged 7-8, discovered in 2018 in the public baths of Pompeii, in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. The child was killed by asphyxiation during the Vesuvius eruption of 79 AD and probably took refuge in the baths. A new phase of official excavations has been taking place here since 2017 in an attempt to stop looters from digging tunnels and removing artefacts for sale. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Trade Canoe for Don Quixote, 2004, acrylic, pencil, charcoal and oil on canvas, by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, b. 1940, American artist of Salish, Kootenai, Cree and Shoshone descent, from the William Sr and Dorothy Harmsen Collection, by exchange, in the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, USA. The image represents a traditional indian trade canoe filled with images of war from many cultures. The artist aims to enlighten the larger community about Indian affairs. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of stone bust sitting on window ledge of the Galerie d'Anatomie Comparee et de Paleontologie (Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy), built from 1892 to 1898 by Ferdinand Dutert and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of stone bust sitting on window ledge of the Galerie d'Anatomie Comparee et de Paleontologie (Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy). Reflected in the glasses a parisian building. Built from 1892 to 1898 by Ferdinand Dutert and located in the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 5th arrondissement, France. Founded in 1626 by Guy de La Brosse, Louis XIII's physician, the Jardin des Plantes, originally known as the Jardin du Roi, opened to the public in 1640. It became the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793 during the French Revolution. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior view of Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre built c70-82 AD showing structure beneath seats and stage, Rome, Italy, Europe.
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  • Amesbury Archer, a Late Neolithic skeleton, 2400-2200 BC, found in a grave near Stonehenge, in the Salisbury Museum, housing archaeological collections from Stonehenge and other local sites from prehistory to the present day, in The King's House, Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The burial site is over 4000 years old, one of the earliest bell beaker graves in Britain. The Archer was 35-45 years old when he died and was placed in a wooden chamber beneath a low mound. His left kneecap was missing which would have caused him to have a bad limp. His grave contained an unusually large number and variety of objects, including 5 beaker pots, 18 arrowheads, 2 bracers (archer’s wrist guards), 4 boars’ tusks, 122 flint tools, 3 copper knives, a pair of gold hair ornaments, and a cushion stone. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corpses having been struck by Death's arrows, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corpses having been struck by Death's arrows and a group of noblewomen, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Front page of Le Canard Enchaine, issue number 944, 19th year, published 1st August 1934, with a cartoon featuring a skeleton soldier at a war cemetery and the headline, 'La Commemoration n'est pas le guerre', commenting on 20 years since the start of the First World War. Le Canard Enchaine is a satirical weekly newspaper, founded in 1915 during the First World War by Maurice Marechal, Jeanne Marechal and H P Gassier. It features investigative journalism, political cartoons, business and political leaks and bogus interviews. In 2015 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'Hemisferic, or the Eye of Knowledge, an IMAX Cinema, planetarium and laserium, opened 1998, in the evening, in the City of Arts and Sciences, in Valencia, Spain. Behind is the Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe, a science museum resembling the skeleton of a whale, opened 2000, and the Assut de l'Or bridge, opened 2008. On the right is L'Umbracle, a landscaped walkway and sculpture garden, opened 2001. The City of Arts and Sciences is a large cultural attraction in a drained riverbed in Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela and built 1996-2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe, a science museum resembling the skeleton of a whale, opened 2000 (left), and (right), L'Hemisferic, or the Eye of Knowledge, an IMAX Cinema, planetarium and laserium, opened 1998, in the City of Arts and Sciences, in Valencia, Spain. Behind is the Assut de l'Or bridge, opened 2008. The City of Arts and Sciences is a large cultural attraction in a drained riverbed in Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela and built 1996-2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'Hemisferic, or the Eye of Knowledge, an IMAX Cinema, planetarium and laserium, opened 1998, in the evening, in the City of Arts and Sciences, in Valencia, Spain. Behind is the Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe, a science museum resembling the skeleton of a whale, opened 2000 (left), and (right), L'Umbracle, a landscaped walkway and sculpture garden, opened 2001. The City of Arts and Sciences is a large cultural attraction in a drained riverbed in Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela and built 1996-2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • L'Hemisferic, or the Eye of Knowledge, an IMAX Cinema, planetarium and laserium, opened 1998, in the City of Arts and Sciences, in Valencia, Spain. Behind is the Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe, a science museum resembling the skeleton of a whale, opened 2000, and the Assut de l'Or bridge, opened 2008. The City of Arts and Sciences is a large cultural attraction in a drained riverbed in Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela and built 1996-2009. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corpses having been struck by Death's arrows, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corpses having been struck by Death's arrows, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corpses having been struck by Death's arrows, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Group of noblewomen and a lute player, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corpses having been struck by Death's arrows, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Corpses having been struck by Death's arrows, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Noblemen at a fountain including harpist and falconer, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Poor people calling on Death to relieve their suffering, detail from Il Trionfo della Morte, or The Triumph of Death, late Gothic fresco, c. 1446, by an unknown artist, possibly catalan or provencal, in the Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, or Gallery of Art for the Sicilian region, in the Palazzo Abatellis, designed by Matteo Carnelivari in Gothic-Catalan style, 15th century, on the Via Alloro in the Kalsa district of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco was originally in the Palazzo Sclafani and was commissioned by the Aragonese Kings of Naples. It depicts a garden with Death as a skeleton riding a skeletal horse, firing arrows and killing people from all walks of life. The man in the top left corner is thought to be a self-portrait of the artist. The palace was originally the home of Francesco Abatellis, port master of the Kingdom of Sicily, subsequently became a monastery before opening as a museum in 1954. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • View from below of interior,  Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, (White Palace), Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 18, 2010. The Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, located South East of the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, is also a Timurid tomb, commissioned by Abu Sa'id (1451-1468/9). It has an underground octahedral crypt where a headless skeleton was discovered in a  niche by the eastern wall, possibly Ulugh Beg's eldest son Abd al-Latif (c.1420-50), who ordered his father's death, and was later executed himself. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from below of interior,  Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, (White Palace), Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 18, 2010. The Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, located South East of the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, is also a Timurid tomb, commissioned by Abu Sa'id (1451-1468/9). It has an underground octahedral crypt where a headless skeleton was discovered in a  niche by the eastern wall, possibly Ulugh Beg's eldest son Abd al-Latif (c.1420-50), who ordered his father's death, and was later executed himself. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from below of interior,  Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, (White Palace), Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 18, 2010. The Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, located South East of the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, is also a Timurid tomb, commissioned by Abu Sa'id (1451-1468/9). It has an underground octahedral crypt where a headless skeleton was discovered in a  niche by the eastern wall, possibly Ulugh Beg's eldest son Abd al-Latif (c.1420-50), who ordered his father's death, and was later executed himself. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • View from below of interior,  Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, (White Palace), Samarkand, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 18, 2010. The Ak-Sarai Mausoleum, located South East of the Gur-Emir Mausoleum, is also a Timurid tomb, commissioned by Abu Sa'id (1451-1468/9). It has an underground octahedral crypt where a headless skeleton was discovered in a  niche by the eastern wall, possibly Ulugh Beg's eldest son Abd al-Latif (c.1420-50), who ordered his father's death, and was later executed himself. Samarkand, a city on the Silk Road, founded as Afrosiab in the 7th century BC, is a meeting point for the world's cultures. Its most important development was in the Timurid period, 14th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
    LC_UZBEKISTAN_0710_MC106.jpg
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