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Passageway of the Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak, looking into the burial chamber. Above the colored inlay panels is a frieze in which scenes of cavalry and infantry face one another.

In Smith Sound, north of Baffin Bay, the Polaris abruptly broke free from the ice, leaving 19 members of the party stranded on a floe. They drifted 1,800 miles in extreme conditions for over six months before being rescued near Labrador.

In the shadow of the mosque-cathedral’s bell tower along its north wall, the altar of the Virgin of the Lanterns is illuminated at night.

Restored dining cars from the Orient Express, like the one shown here, showcase the art deco features installed after the First World War, including Lalique glass, marquetry, and lacquered paneling.

A Roman worker jotted down the date on the wall of the House of the Garden. His charcoal graffiti was covered over and preserved by ash from Vesuvius soon after.

Political inscriptions were found at the intersection of the Alley of the Balconies and the Alley of the Silver Wedding.

In the Alley of the Balconies, a group of tiles (center) indicates a balcony roof.

Workers bear the remains of a young Pompeian boy, which will be undergoing DNA analysis. The child, around age three, was found in 1974 with two adults, presumed to be his parents. The cast has been restored under the Great Pompeii Project.

Photographed soon after discovery, this fresco of Leda and the swan was still obscured under layers of volcanic pumice stone. Since the image was taken, the pumice has been cleaned away, and the masterpiece can now be viewed by the public.

Golden twins embody the delicacy and skill of Tairona craftsmanship. The warrior figurines are made of tumbaga, an alloy of gold and copper commonly used by the Tairona and other pre-Columbian societies in the Americas.