Rights and credits
Rightsand credits.
Every image and sound in the archive, who made it, under which licence, and where the original lives.
1How to read this list
This list is generated from the archive's rights register at every publication: every image and sound on the site appears here with its author or institution, its licence and a link to the original record. Only public domain works, open licences and licences we have been granted are used.
2Images
| Media | Fragment | Author or institution | Licence | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | The threshold ARPANET logical map, March 1977 Decorative image, never presented as a document | ARPANET Held by Wikimedia Commons | Public domain | Original record for ARPANET logical map, March 1977 |
![]() | The threshold Cueva de las Manos, Santa Cruz Decorative image, never presented as a document | Mariano Held by Wikimedia Commons | Public domain | Original record for Cueva de las Manos, Santa Cruz |
![]() | The threshold The Sounds of Earth record cover Decorative image, never presented as a document | NASA/JPL Held by Wikimedia Commons | Public domain | Original record for The Sounds of Earth record cover |
![]() | The threshold Great Zimbabwe, outer walls Decorative image, never presented as a document | Edwin Smith and Andrew Dale Held by Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for Great Zimbabwe, outer walls |
![]() | The threshold The Ishango bone (cropped) Decorative image, never presented as a document | Joeykentin Held by Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The Ishango bone (cropped) |
![]() | The threshold Nan Madol Decorative image, never presented as a document | NOAA Held by Wikimedia Commons | Public domain | Original record for Nan Madol |
![]() | The threshold Image d'ambiance du seuil (statue dans un rai de lumière), brouillon Aeterna Decorative image, never presented as a document | Brouillon Manus « Aeterna » du porteur du projet (image vraisemblablement générée par l'outil) Held by Porteur du projet | Used with permission | Original record for Image d'ambiance du seuil (statue dans un rai de lumière), brouillon Aeterna |
![]() | RH-0001The Ishango bone Ishango bone | JhowieNitnek (photographie, 2022, Wikimedia Commons) Held by Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels (objet) | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The Ishango bone |
![]() | RH-0002A handaxe from Olduvai Gorge British Museum Olduvai handaxe | BabelStone (Andrew West), photographie, 2010 Held by British Museum, London (objet 1934,1214.49) | CC0 1.0 | Original record for A handaxe from Olduvai Gorge |
![]() | RH-0003Great Zimbabwe Great inclosure - Great Zimbabwe (15) | Fanny Schertzer (photographie, 2015, avec le soutien de Wikimedia CH) Held by Fanny Schertzer | CC BY 3.0 | Original record for Great Zimbabwe |
![]() | RH-0004The Timbuktu manuscripts Timbuktu Manuscript (48522180467) | Mark Fischer (photographie, 2019, SAVAMA-DCI, Bamako) Held by Mark Fischer | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Original record for The Timbuktu manuscripts |
| RH-0005The painted pig of Leang Tedongnge Leang Tedongnge rock art panel | Basran Burhan (photographie, 8 novembre 2017) Held by Basran Burhan | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The painted pig of Leang Tedongnge | |
![]() | RH-0006The Cave of the Hands Hands at the Cueva de las Manos upon Río Pinturas | Mariano (Marianocecowski), photographie de 2005 ; peintures d'auteurs inconnus, domaine public Held by Mariano (Marianocecowski) | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for The Cave of the Hands |
![]() | RH-0007The Diamond Sutra of 868 Diamond Sutra of 868 AD, frontispiece and text (BL Or. 8210/P.2) | Graveur anonyme, commande de Wang Jie (Chine, 868) ; numérisation British Library Held by British Library, London (Or.8210/P.2) | CC0 1.0 | Original record for The Diamond Sutra of 868 |
![]() | RH-0008The Antikythera mechanism Antikythera Fragment A (Front) | Logg Tandy (photographie, 25 février 2025) Held by Logg Tandy | CC BY 4.0 | Original record for The Antikythera mechanism |
![]() | RH-0009A map of the swell: Marshall Islands stick charts [Marshall Islands stick chart, Rebbelib type] | Auteur marshallais non identifié (îles Marshall, années 1920, datation du catalogueur) Held by Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division (G9461.P5 1920 .M24) | Public domain | Original record for A map of the swell: Marshall Islands stick charts |
![]() | RH-0010Nan Madol Nan Madol | NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Held by NOAA Photo Library (mvey0173), domaine public, œuvre du gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis | Public domain | Original record for Nan Madol |
![]() | RH-0011A map of a new network: ARPANET ARPANET Logical Map, March 1977 | ARPANET (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency et Bolt Beranek and Newman) Held by Computer History Museum (copie numérique) ; domaine public selon la notice Commons | Public domain | Original record for A map of a new network: ARPANET |
![]() | RH-0012The Golden Record The Sounds of Earth Record Cover (GPN-2000-001978) | NASA/JPL Held by NASA (Great Images in NASA, GPN-2000-001978), œuvre du gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis | Public domain | Original record for The Golden Record |
![]() | RH-0013Early fire at Wonderwerk Cave Fig 6. Burnt and non-burnt bones under natural and ultraviolet (BL-B) light, Wonderwerk Cave | Marin-Monfort, M. D., Shaw, C. L., Natalio, F., et al. (PLOS ONE 21 (6), 2026, e0347480, figure 6) Held by The authors (article published under CC BY 4.0 by PLOS) | CC BY 4.0 | Original record for Early fire at Wonderwerk Cave |
![]() | RH-0014The engraved ochre of Blombos Cave Blombos | Vincent Mourre / Inrap (photographie, 2010) Held by Vincent Mourre | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for The engraved ochre of Blombos Cave |
| RH-0014The engraved ochre of Blombos Cave Blombo (engraved ochre from Blombos Cave) | Chris S. Henshilwood Held by Chris S. Henshilwood | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The engraved ochre of Blombos Cave | |
![]() | RH-0015The Great Pyramid of Giza Giza: Great Pyramid of Khufu (9793898043) | Gary Todd (photographie, juin 2002, WorldHistoryPics.com) Held by Gary Todd | CC0 1.0 | Original record for The Great Pyramid of Giza |
![]() | RH-0016The pyramids of Meroë Meroe N6 (pylône de la chapelle funéraire de la pyramide de la candace Amanishakheto) | TrackHD (photographie, 2010) Held by TrackHD | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for The pyramids of Meroë |
![]() | RH-0017The Edwin Smith Papyrus Edwin Smith Papyrus v2 (recto, colonnes 6 et 7, cas 12 à 20) | Scribe égyptien anonyme (vers 1600 av. è. c.) ; version retouchée par Jeff Dahl d'une reproduction ancienne Held by New York Academy of Medicine (original) ; reproduction dans le domaine public | Public domain | Original record for The Edwin Smith Papyrus |
![]() | RH-0018The Rosetta Stone Rosetta Stone | Hans Hillewaert (photographie, 21 novembre 2007, British Museum) Held by Hans Hillewaert | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The Rosetta Stone |
![]() | RH-0019The Obelisk of Aksum AxumObelisk1 (l'obélisque d'Aksoum rendu par Rome, stèle n° 2) | O.Mustafin (photographie, 27 septembre 2016) Held by O.Mustafin | CC0 1.0 | Original record for The Obelisk of Aksum |
![]() | RH-0020The heads of Ifẹ British Museum Room 25 Head of a king Ife 17022019 5147 | Vassil (photographie, 2019, salle 25 du British Museum) Held by Vassil | CC0 1.0 | Original record for The heads of Ifẹ |
![]() | RH-0021The Benin Bronzes Plaque: Warrior Chief (MET 1979.206.98) | Artistes de la guilde des fondeurs Igun Eronmwon, peuple edo (vers 1540 à 1570) ; photographie The Metropolitan Museum of Art Held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Open Access) | CC0 1.0 | Original record for The Benin Bronzes |
![]() | RH-0022The Library of Alexandria The Serapeum of Alexandria (I) | Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University (photographie, 2009) Held by Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW), New York University | CC BY 2.0 | Original record for The Library of Alexandria |
![]() | RH-0022The Library of Alexandria Ancientlibraryalex (The Great Library of Alexandria, gravure du XIXe siècle) | O. Von Corven (XIXe siècle) Held by Domaine public | Public domain | Original record for The Library of Alexandria |
![]() | RH-0023The Great Mosque of Kilwa Great Mosque of Kilwa Kisiwani, 11th - 18th cents (10) | Richard Mortel (photographie, 26 juin 2016) Held by Richard Mortel | CC BY 2.0 | Original record for The Great Mosque of Kilwa |
![]() | RH-0024The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela Bete Giyorgis 01 | Bernard Gagnon (photographie, 8 novembre 2012) Held by Bernard Gagnon | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela |
![]() | RH-0025Göbekli Tepe Göbekli Tepe Enclosure C Pillar 27 relief | Kerimove (photographie, 2026) Held by Kerimove | CC0 1.0 | Original record for Göbekli Tepe |
![]() | RH-0026The hearths of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov Gesher Benot Ya'aqov (997009157703805171) | Benno Rothenberg (photographie, février 1959) Held by National Library of Israel, Meitar Collection, The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection | CC BY 4.0 | Original record for The hearths of Gesher Benot Ya'aqov |
![]() | RH-0027The Code of Hammurabi P1050763 Louvre code Hammurabi face rwk | Mbzt (photographie, 2011) Held by Mbzt | CC BY 3.0 | Original record for The Code of Hammurabi |
![]() | RH-0028The Terracotta Army Qin Terracotta Army, Pit 1 04 | Gary Lee Todd (photographie, 2011) Held by Gary Lee Todd | CC0 1.0 | Original record for The Terracotta Army |
![]() | RH-0029The Analects of Confucius Manuscript of Lunyu, text by Kong Anguo with commentary by Zheng Xuan (BnF, Pelliot chinois 2510) | Copiste anonyme, Dunhuang (manuscrit daté de 890, peut-être du milieu du VIIIe siècle) Held by Bibliothèque nationale de France, département des Manuscrits, Pelliot chinois 2510 | Public domain | Original record for The Analects of Confucius |
![]() | RH-0030The Sushruta Samhita The Susruta-Samhita or Sahottara-Tantra (A Treatise on Ayurvedic Medicine), LACMA M.87.271a-g (1 of 8) | Copiste népalais anonyme (texte XIIe-XIIIe siècle, peintures XVIIIe-XIXe siècle) Held by Los Angeles County Museum of Art (M.87.271a-g), don du professeur émérite et de Mrs. Thomas O. Ballinger | Public domain | Original record for The Sushruta Samhita |
| RH-0031The Bakhshali manuscript Bakhshali manuscript | Auteur anonyme du manuscrit ; reproduction diffusée par National Geographic (2017) Held by Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford (MS. Sansk. d. 14) | Public domain | Original record for The Bakhshali manuscript | |
![]() | RH-0032The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima, South view 20190417 1 | DXR (photographie, 17 avril 2019) Held by DXR | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) |
![]() | RH-0033Angkor Wat 20191210 Angkor Wat from west-2 | Balon Greyjoy (photographie, 10 décembre 2019) Held by Balon Greyjoy (placé par l'auteur dans le domaine public) | Public domain | Original record for Angkor Wat |
![]() | RH-0034The Jikji Jikji | Zythème (photographie, 16 juillet 2023, exposition « Imprimer ! L'Europe de Gutenberg », BnF) Held by Zythème | CC0 1.0 | Original record for The Jikji |
![]() | RH-0035AlphaGo and Lee Sedol Lee Sedol (W) vs AlphaGo (B) - Game 2 | Wesalius (diagramme, 2018) Held by Wesalius | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for AlphaGo and Lee Sedol |
![]() | RH-0036The Epic of Gilgamesh (Flood Tablet) Tablet XI or the Flood Tablet of the Epic of Gilgamesh, currently housed in the British Museum in London | Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) (photographie, 16 mars 2016) Held by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The Epic of Gilgamesh (Flood Tablet) |
![]() | RH-0037The paintings of Chauvet Cave Lions painting, Chauvet Cave (museum replica) | HTO (photographie, 2009, réplique exposée au musée Anthropos de Brno) Held by HTO (versé dans le domaine public par l'auteur) | Public domain | Original record for The paintings of Chauvet Cave |
![]() | RH-0038The Schöningen spears Schöningen Speer VII im Sediment 1997 | P. Pfarr, Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege (photographie de fouille, 1997) Held by Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege (NLD) | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for The Schöningen spears |
![]() | RH-0039The fired figure of Dolní Věstonice Venus of Dolni Vestonice 2014-09-30 | Miroslav Zachoval (photographie, 2014) Held by Miroslav Zachoval | CC BY 2.0 | Original record for The fired figure of Dolní Věstonice |
![]() | RH-0040The Clarke Plato Clarke Plato page 1 recto (MS. E. D. Clarke 39, first page of the Euthyphro) | Jean le Calligraphe (copiste, 895) ; reproduction de la Bibliothèque bodléienne Held by Bodleian Library, University of Oxford | Public domain | Original record for The Clarke Plato |
![]() | RH-0041The Gutenberg Bible Gutenberg Bible, Lenox Copy, New York Public Library, 2009 | NYC Wanderer (Kevin Eng) (photographie, 2009) Held by Kevin Eng | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Original record for The Gutenberg Bible |
![]() | RH-0042Sidereus Nuncius (Galileo, 1610) Sidereus Nuncius half moon | Galileo Galilei (dessin), gravure de l'édition de Venise, 1610 Held by Domaine public (exemplaire numérisé sur Internet Archive, Sidereusnuncius00Gali) | Public domain | Original record for Sidereus Nuncius (Galileo, 1610) |
![]() | RH-0043The end of smallpox Edward Jenner vaccinating a young child, held by its mother (chromolithographie, Wellcome L0027357) | Anonyme (chromolithographie) ; photographie Wellcome Images Held by Wellcome Collection, Londres | CC BY 4.0 | Original record for The end of smallpox |
![]() | RH-0043The end of smallpox Fighting smallpox in Niger, 1969 | CDC, Dr. J. D. Millar Held by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Health Image Library), œuvre du gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis | Public domain | Original record for The end of smallpox |
![]() | RH-0044The bone flute of Geißenklösterle Floete Schwanenknochen Geissenkloesterle Blaubeuren | Thilo Parg (photographie, 2013) Held by Thilo Parg | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for The bone flute of Geißenklösterle |
![]() | RH-0045"Computing Machinery and Intelligence" (Turing, 1950) Alan Turing (1951) | Elliott & Fry (portrait photographique, 29 mars 1951) Held by Domaine public (auteur non identifié au Royaume-Uni, publication 1951) | Public domain | Original record for "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" (Turing, 1950) |
![]() | RH-0046The first web server First Web Server | Coolcaesar (photographie, 2005) Held by Coolcaesar (English Wikipedia) | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for The first web server |
![]() | RH-0047The Arctic Code Vault Longyearbyen Gruve 3 IMG 2587 | Bjoertvedt (photographie, 2011) Held by Bjoertvedt | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for The Arctic Code Vault |
![]() | RH-0047The Arctic Code Vault Piql detail digital and visual (piqlFilm with digital and visual content) | PiqlAS (photographie, 2018) Held by Piql AS | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The Arctic Code Vault |
![]() | RH-0048The Buddhas of Bamiyan Taller Buddha of Bamiyan before and after destruction | UNESCO / A. Lezine (photographie, 1963) ; Carl Montgomery (photographie après destruction) ; montage Zaccarias (2009) Held by UNESCO (photographie de 1963, « for unrestricted use ») ; Carl Montgomery ; Zaccarias | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for The Buddhas of Bamiyan |
![]() | RH-0049A Clovis point Clovis point, 11500-9000 BC, Sevier County, Utah, chert - Natural History Museum of Utah - DSC07376 | Daderot (photographie, 2013) Held by Daderot | CC0 1.0 | Original record for A Clovis point |
![]() | RH-0050The Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan Teotihuacan Sun Front | Malkowo (photographie, 2023) Held by Malkowo | CC BY 4.0 | Original record for The Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan |
![]() | RH-0051The engravings of Murujuga Ancient and Modern 4,000 years | Marius Fenger (photographie, 2017, Wiki Loves Earth) Held by Marius Fenger | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The engravings of Murujuga |
![]() | RH-0052The khipu Fragmentary quipu (khipu) composed of two main cords with subsidiary and tertiary cords, Inca, Peru, Late Horizon, 1476-1534 AD - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04703 | Daderot (photographie, 2017) Held by Daderot (photographie) ; objet du domaine public, Dallas Museum of Art | CC0 1.0 | Original record for The khipu |
![]() | RH-0053Kuk Swamp Kuk New Guinea 2002 (PIA13090) | NASA/JPL (instrument ASTER, image acquise le 7 mai 2002) Held by NASA/JPL, œuvre du gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis | Public domain | Original record for Kuk Swamp |
![]() | RH-0054The first footprints on the Moon Buzz Aldrin's bootprint on the Moon, AS11-40-5878 | Buzz Aldrin, NASA (Apollo 11, magasin 40, 20 juillet 1969) Held by NASA, œuvre du gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis | Public domain | Original record for The first footprints on the Moon |
![]() | RH-0055Deep Blue and Kasparov IBM Deep Blue at Computer History Museum (9361685537) | Anton Chiang (photographie, 2011) Held by Anton Chiang | CC BY 2.0 | Original record for Deep Blue and Kasparov |
![]() | RH-0056Lapita pottery PortVilaLapita | Torbenbrinker (photographie, 2013) Held by Torbenbrinker | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for Lapita pottery |
![]() | RH-0057The eel traps of Budj Bim Budj Bim - Mt Eccles National Park, Victoria, Australia 28 (Lake Surprise) | Dhx1 (photographie) Held by Dhx1 | CC0 1.0 | Original record for The eel traps of Budj Bim |
![]() | RH-0058Hōkūleʻa Hokule'a (arrival in Honolulu from Tahiti in 1976) | Phil Uhl (photographie, 1976) Held by Phil Uhl | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for Hōkūleʻa |
![]() | RH-0059The moai of Rapa Nui Ahu Tongariki | Rivi (photographie, 2006) Held by Rivi | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for The moai of Rapa Nui |
![]() | RH-0059The moai of Rapa Nui Hoa Hakananai'a - British Museum | APK (photographie, 2026) Held by APK | CC BY 4.0 | Original record for The moai of Rapa Nui |
![]() | RH-0060The Hurrian Hymn no. 6 Ugarit Corbel (postern gate in the ramparts of Ugarit) | Disdero (photographie, 2005) Held by Disdero | CC BY 3.0 | Original record for The Hurrian Hymn no. 6 |
3Sound
| Media | Where | Work and authors | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
The threshold Background sound, after “Enter the archive” | Honor Him, Hans Zimmer et Lisa Gerrard ; Epic Version par Mathias Fritsche Hans Zimmer et Lisa Gerrard (composition, 2000) ; Mathias Fritsche (arrangement et enregistrement) | Used with permission |
4Report a problem
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