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) Decorative image, never presented as a document | Porteur du projet Held by Porteur du projet | Used with permission | Provided by the project |
![]() | 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 |
Shown at its source: its licence does not yet allow the archive to host it.View the image on Wikimedia Commons | 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 |
Shown at its source: its licence does not yet allow the archive to host it.View the image on Wikimedia Commons | 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 |
Shown at its source: its licence does not yet allow the archive to host it.View the image on Wikimedia Commons | 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 |
![]() | RH-0061The Pioneer plaque Pioneer 10 plaque (NASA Ames Research Center photograph) | NASA Ames Research Center (photographie, 1972) ; dessin de Carl Sagan et Frank Drake, réalisé par Linda Salzman Sagan Held by NASA, œuvre du gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis | Public domain | Original record for The Pioneer plaque |
![]() | RH-0062The Crypt of Civilization Crypt of civilization (photographie de presse, 1940) | Photographe non crédité (presse américaine, 1940) Held by Domaine public aux États-Unis (publication de 1940 dont le droit d'auteur n'a pas été renouvelé) | No known copyright (US) | Original record for The Crypt of Civilization |
![]() | RH-0063The Expo '70 time capsules Time Capsule @ Osaka Castle | Guilhem Vellut (photographie, 19 mars 2014) Held by Guilhem Vellut | CC BY 2.0 | Original record for The Expo '70 time capsules |
![]() | RH-0064Memory of Mankind MOM containers | Martin Kunze (photographie, 17 mai 2017) Held by Martin Kunze, Memory of Mankind | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for Memory of Mankind |
![]() | RH-0065The Svalbard Global Seed Vault Svalbard seed vault | Einar Jørgen Haraldseid (photographie, 19 mars 2015) Held by Einar Jørgen Haraldseid | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Original record for The Svalbard Global Seed Vault |
![]() | RH-0066“This place is not a place of honor” Large Surface Markers WIPP | Département de l'Énergie des États-Unis (Permanent Markers Implementation Plan, 2004) Held by Département de l'Énergie des États-Unis, œuvre du gouvernement fédéral | Public domain | Original record for “This place is not a place of honor” |
![]() | RH-0067The Rosetta Disk Looking at a Rosetta Disk and thinking about how there's one just like it currently orbiting a robot-inhabited comet. | Jeremy Keith (adactio), photographie, 16 novembre 2014 Held by Jeremy Keith | CC BY 2.0 | Original record for The Rosetta Disk |
![]() | RH-0068KEO, the satellite that never left The Earth seen from Apollo 17 | NASA, équipage d'Apollo 17 (photographie, 7 décembre 1972) Held by NASA, œuvre du gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis | Public domain | Original record for KEO, the satellite that never left |
![]() | RH-0069The earliest known Homo sapiens, Jebel Irhoud Jebel Irhoud-1 NMNH (moulage du crâne Irhoud 1, National Museum of Natural History) | Jonathan Chen (photographie, 31 juillet 2024) Held by Jonathan Chen | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The earliest known Homo sapiens, Jebel Irhoud |
![]() | RH-0070The first writing: proto-cuneiform tablets of Uruk Cuneiform tablet: administrative account of barley distribution with cylinder seal impression of a male figure, hunting dogs, and boars (MET DT847) | Anonyme (scribe mésopotamien, vers 3100 à 2900 av. è. c.) ; photographie The Metropolitan Museum of Art Held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1988.433.1) | CC0 1.0 | Original record for The first writing: proto-cuneiform tablets of Uruk |
![]() | RH-0071Maize, from teosinte Maize-teosinte (téosinte, hybride maïs et téosinte, maïs) | John Doebley (photographie) Held by John Doebley, University of Wisconsin-Madison | CC BY 3.0 | Original record for Maize, from teosinte |
![]() | RH-0072The wheel and axle of the Ljubljana Marshes Ljubljana Marshes Wheel with axle (oldest wooden wheel yet discovered) | Petar Milošević (photographie, 8 février 2020) Held by Petar Milošević | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The wheel and axle of the Ljubljana Marshes |
![]() | RH-0073The first photograph from a camera: the view from the window at Le Gras Untitled (point de vue), Niépce 1827, HRC 2020 | Nicéphore Niépce (héliographie, 1826 ou 1827) ; photographie de la plaque par le Harry Ransom Center, 2020 Held by Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin | Public domain | Original record for The first photograph from a camera: the view from the window at Le Gras |
![]() | RH-0074The first powered flight: the Wright Flyer First flight, 120 feet in 12 seconds, 10:35 a.m.; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (Library of Congress ppprs.00626) | John T. Daniels (photographie, 17 décembre 1903), appareil installé par Orville Wright Held by Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (Wright Brothers Negatives) | Public domain | Original record for The first powered flight: the Wright Flyer |
![]() | RH-0075The discovery of penicillin Sample of penicillin mould presented by Alexander Fleming to Douglas Macleod, 1935 | Science Museum London / Science and Society Picture Library (photographie) Held by Science Museum Group, Londres (objet 1997-731) | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The discovery of penicillin |
![]() | RH-0076Trinity: the first nuclear explosion Trinity Site explosion, 0.016 second after explosion, July 16, 1945 (LANL PA-98-0520) | Berlyn Brixner, Los Alamos National Laboratory (16 juillet 1945) Held by Los Alamos National Laboratory, œuvre du gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis | Public domain | Original record for Trinity: the first nuclear explosion |
![]() | RH-0077The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Eleanor Roosevelt holding poster of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (in English), Lake Success, New York, November 1949 | Photographe non nommé ; diffusion FDR Presidential Library & Museum Held by Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum (National Archives and Records Administration) | CC BY 2.0 | Original record for The Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
![]() | RH-0078The double helix: the structure of DNA DNA model built by Crick and Watson in 1953, on display in the Science Museum, London (reconstruction of 1977) | Alkivar (photographie, Wikipédia en anglais) Held by Alkivar, versé au domaine public par son auteur ; objet conservé au Science Museum, Londres (1977-310) | Public domain | Original record for The double helix: the structure of DNA |
![]() | RH-0079Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite Sputnik asm (replica of Sputnik 1) | NASA, National Space Science Data Center Held by NASA, œuvre du gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis | Public domain | Original record for Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite |
![]() | RH-0080The first human heart transplant Groote Schuur Hospital (Old Main Building, Cape Town) | Danie van der Merwe (photographie, 5 janvier 2007) Held by Danie van der Merwe | CC BY 2.0 | Original record for The first human heart transplant |
![]() | RH-0081Earthrise Earthrise, AS08-14-2383 (Apollo 8, 24 December 1968) | William Anders, NASA (Apollo 8, magasin 14, 24 décembre 1968) Held by NASA, œuvre du gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis | Public domain | Original record for Earthrise |
![]() | RH-0082The Parkes dish and the Moon walk seen by the world CSIRO ScienceImage 4350: CSIRO's Parkes Radio Telescope with moon in the background (1969) | CSIRO (photographie de 1969) Held by CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) | CC BY 3.0 | Original record for The Parkes dish and the Moon walk seen by the world |
![]() | RH-0083Volta's pile, the first electric battery Pila di Volta presso il Tempio Voltiano a Como | Dario Crespi Held by Tempio Voltiano, Côme (objet) ; photographie de Dario Crespi | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for Volta's pile, the first electric battery |
![]() | RH-0084Pearl Street Station, the first central power network in New York The Electric Light in Houses: Laying the Tubes for Wires in the Streets of New York (Harper's Weekly, 1882) | W. P. Snyder (dessin), Harper's Weekly Held by Domaine public (gravure publiée en 1882 aux États-Unis) | Public domain | Original record for Pearl Street Station, the first central power network in New York |
![]() | RH-0085The telephone: a patent and a sentence Alexander Graham Bell's Telephone Patent Drawing and Oath, NARA 302052 (page 2) | Alexander Graham Bell (inventeur) ; dessin de brevet, U.S. Patent Office Held by National Archives and Records Administration, Washington (œuvre du gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis) | Public domain | Original record for The telephone: a patent and a sentence |
![]() | RH-0086The cable under the Atlantic Deck of the Great Eastern, the Cable Trough, etc., 1866 | Robert Charles Dudley Held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Open Access) | CC0 1.0 | Original record for The cable under the Atlantic |
![]() | RH-0087The letter S across the Atlantic Marconi and associates raising the receiving antenna by kite, St. John's, December 1901 | James M. Vey (photographie, décembre 1901), publiée dans McClure's Magazine, février 1902 Held by Domaine public selon la notice Commons (publication de 1902) | Public domain | Original record for The letter S across the Atlantic |
![]() | RH-0088The transistor A replica of the first working transistor | Mister rf (photographie, 23 février 2019) Held by Mister rf (Wikimedia Commons) | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The transistor |
![]() | RH-0089A telephone call from the street Martin Cooper with a DynaTAC prototype, Computex e21 Forum, Taipei, 2007 | Rico Shen (photographie, 5 juin 2007) Held by Rico Shen | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for A telephone call from the street |
![]() | RH-0090The network of networks: the switch to TCP/IP ARPANET as of Aug 25, 1983 (BBN map) | BBN (Bolt Beranek and Newman), Cambridge, Massachusetts Held by Domaine public selon la notice Commons (publiée aux États-Unis entre 1978 et 1989 sans mention de copyright ni enregistrement) | Public domain | Original record for The network of networks: the switch to TCP/IP |
![]() | RH-0091The first orbital-class booster to come back: Falcon 9 flight 20 ORBCOMM-2 (launch, re-entry and landing burns, Falcon 9 flight 20, 21 December 2015) | SpaceX (SpaceX Photos, Flickr) Held by SpaceX, dédicace au domaine public CC0 | CC0 1.0 | Original record for The first orbital-class booster to come back: Falcon 9 flight 20 |
![]() | RH-0092Webb's First Deep Field Webb's First Deep Field (galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, NIRCam) | NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI Held by NASA et Space Telescope Science Institute, domaine public (modèle PD-Webb sur Commons) | Public domain | Original record for Webb's First Deep Field |
![]() | RH-0094Bread from the air: the Haber-Bosch synthesis of ammonia Karlsruhe, Hochdruckreaktor zur Ammoniak-Synthese (2013) | Dietmar Rabich (photographie, 23 novembre 2013) Held by Institut de technologie de Karlsruhe (objet, monument technique) ; photographie de Dietmar Rabich | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for Bread from the air: the Haber-Bosch synthesis of ammonia |
![]() | RH-0095Fire made to work: from Newcomen's engine to Watt's condenser Newcomen engine model (Hunterian museum) | Andy Dingley (photographie, 27 novembre 2021) Held by The Hunterian, Université de Glasgow (objet) ; photographie d'Andy Dingley | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for Fire made to work: from Newcomen's engine to Watt's condenser |
![]() | RH-0096The book of al-jabr: al-Khwarizmi's algebra Bodleian MS. Huntington 214 roll332 frame36 | Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (texte) ; copiste anonyme, 1342 ; reproduction des Bodleian Libraries Held by Bodleian Libraries, Université d'Oxford (MS. Huntington 214, fol. 4v à 5r) | Public domain | Original record for The book of al-jabr: al-Khwarizmi's algebra |
![]() | RH-0097The phonautograph and the oldest recognisable recorded voice Phonautograph, drawing by Scott de Martinville for the certificate of addition of 29 July 1859 to patent no. 31470 | Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville (dessin, 1859) Held by Institut national de la propriété industrielle (INPI) ; numérisation First Sounds | Public domain | Original record for The phonautograph and the oldest recognisable recorded voice |
![]() | RH-0098Mendel's peas: experiments on plant hybrids Mendel, Versuche über Pflanzen-Hybriden, first page (Verhandlungen des naturforschenden Vereines in Brünn, vol. 4, 1866) | Gregor Mendel (auteur) ; numérisation Deutsches Textarchiv Held by Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften (BBAW, Z 981) | Public domain | Original record for Mendel's peas: experiments on plant hybrids |
![]() | RH-0099The ice at Vostok: 420,000 years of air Vostok Petit data (temperature, carbon dioxide and dust from the Vostok ice core over 420,000 years) | Autopilot (vectorisation), d'après un graphique de la NOAA ; données de Petit et al. 1999 Held by Autopilot, contributeur de Wikimedia Commons ; données déposées au NOAA World Data Center for Paleoclimatology | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for The ice at Vostok: 420,000 years of air |
![]() | RH-0100Plastiglomerate from Kamilo Beach: a stone of our own making Plastiglomerate Museon (plastiglomerate from Kamilo Beach, Hawai'i, in the One Planet exhibition, Museon, The Hague, 18 October 2016) | Aaikevanoord Held by Museon (Museon-Omniversum), La Haye (objet) ; photographie d'Aaikevanoord | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for Plastiglomerate from Kamilo Beach: a stone of our own making |
![]() | RH-0101The International Space Station, a wreck to come The station pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon (jsc2021e064211_alt, fly-around of 8 November 2021) | NASA (équipage de Crew Dragon Endeavour, mosaïque) Held by NASA, œuvre du gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis | Public domain | Original record for The International Space Station, a wreck to come |
![]() | RH-0102Machu Picchu, the mountain estate of an Inca ruler Machu Picchu, Perú, 2015-07-30, DD 47 | Diego Delso (photographie, 30 juillet 2015) Held by Diego Delso | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for Machu Picchu, the mountain estate of an Inca ruler |
![]() | RH-0103Stonehenge, stones from three horizons Stonehenge2007 07 30 (Stonehenge from the north-east, 30 July 2007) | garethwiscombe (Flickr) Held by garethwiscombe | CC BY 2.0 | Original record for Stonehenge, stones from three horizons |
![]() | RH-0104Paper: a sheet of pounded rags and bark Western Han Paper (10095191884) | Gary Todd (photographie, 9 mai 2013) Held by Gansu Provincial Museum, Lanzhou (objet) ; photographie de Gary Todd | CC0 1.0 | Original record for Paper: a sheet of pounded rags and bark |
![]() | RH-0105Ether Day: the first public operation under anaesthesia Southworth & Hawes, Use of Ether for Anesthesia (daguerreotype, late spring 1847) | Southworth & Hawes (Albert Sands Southworth et Josiah Johnson Hawes) Held by The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles | Public domain | Original record for Ether Day: the first public operation under anaesthesia |
![]() | RH-0106Einkorn and emmer: the first wheats Triticum monococcum MHNT.BOT.2015.2.37 | Roger Culos (photographie, 21 septembre 2015) Held by Muséum de Toulouse (spécimen MHNT.BOT.2015.2.37) ; photographie de Roger Culos | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for Einkorn and emmer: the first wheats |
![]() | RH-0107Stone poured like water: Roman concrete and the Pantheon dome Rome - Pantheon - Dome interior (5185419199) | Dennis G. Jarvis (photographie, 10 octobre 2010) Held by Dennis G. Jarvis (photographie) ; Panthéon, Rome | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Original record for Stone poured like water: Roman concrete and the Pantheon dome |
![]() | RH-0108The fire drug: the first written formulas for gunpowder 武经总要全前集卷十二 火药制法 | Zeng Gongliang, Ding Du et autres compilateurs (texte, 1044) ; page d'une édition postérieure Held by Domaine public (reproduction publiée sur Wikimedia Commons) | Public domain | Original record for The fire drug: the first written formulas for gunpowder |
![]() | RH-0109The hours struck by iron: the mechanical clock of Salisbury Salisbury Cathedral, medieval clock | Rwendland (photographie, 22 septembre 2012) Held by Cathédrale de Salisbury (objet) ; photographie de Rwendland | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for The hours struck by iron: the mechanical clock of Salisbury |
![]() | RH-0110From variolation to vaccination: Jenner and the cowpox The hand of Sarah Nelmes infected with the cowpox (Jenner, An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae, 1798; Wellcome L0043484) | Edward Jenner (ouvrage, 1798) ; photographie Wellcome Images Held by Wellcome Collection, Londres | CC BY 4.0 | Original record for From variolation to vaccination: Jenner and the cowpox |
![]() | RH-0111Three wheels and a petrol engine: the Benz Patent-Motorwagen View of Left Side of Benz Patent Motorwagen in Deutsches Museum | Deutsches Museum, Munich Held by Deutsches Museum, Munich (objet, inventaire 4710, et photographie) | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for Three wheels and a petrol engine: the Benz Patent-Motorwagen |
![]() | RH-0112A place for everyone on Earth: the Global Positioning System 150710-F-0000U-002: a full-scale GPS satellite tested in the Mark I Space Chamber at AEDC, 1977 | US Air Force, Arnold Engineering Development Complex (photographie, 1977) Held by Domaine public (œuvre du gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis) | Public domain | Original record for A place for everyone on Earth: the Global Positioning System |
![]() | RH-0113Mtoto, the child of Panga ya Saidi Panga ya Saidi archaeological site | Ceri Shipton (photographie, 26 juin 2012) Held by Ceri Shipton | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for Mtoto, the child of Panga ya Saidi |
![]() | RH-0114The absence register of Deir el-Medina Deir al Medineh near Luxor | Gildas Guionnet (photographie, 19 mars 2022, Wiki Loves Earth) Held by Gildas Guionnet | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The absence register of Deir el-Medina |
Shown at its source: its licence does not yet allow the archive to host it.View the image on britishmuseum.org | RH-0114The absence register of Deir el-Medina Limestone ostrakon with a register of workmen's absences (EA 5634) | The British Museum (photographie de l'objet) Held by The Trustees of the British Museum | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | Original record for The absence register of Deir el-Medina |
![]() | RH-0115Tevfik Esenç, the last voice of Ubykh Tevfik Esenç Gravestone | Rhona Fenwick (photographie, septembre 2017) Held by Rhona Fenwick | CC0 1.0 | Original record for Tevfik Esenç, the last voice of Ubykh |
![]() | RH-0116Rongorongo, the tablets no one can read Rongorongo C-a Mamari | Photographe inconnu (Papeete, XIXe siècle, « Widow Hoare » selon la notice), reproduit dans Stéphen-Charles Chauvet, L'île de Pâques et ses mystères (1935) Held by Congregazione dei Sacri Cuori di Gesù e di Maria, Rome (objet) | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for Rongorongo, the tablets no one can read |
![]() | RH-0117The Royal Game of Ur, and the guards who played it British Museum Royal Game of Ur | BabelStone (photographie, 2010, Wikimedia Commons) Held by British Museum, Londres (objet, 1928,1009.378) | CC0 1.0 | Original record for The Royal Game of Ur, and the guards who played it |
![]() | RH-0118Won-i's mother: a letter to a husband in his grave Wons-mother-letter-lee-eung-tae | La mère de Won-i (autrice de la lettre, 1586) ; reproduction photographique d'un document plan, versée sur Wikimedia Commons Held by Musée de l'université nationale d'Andong (original) ; reproduction dans le domaine public | Public domain | Original record for Won-i's mother: a letter to a husband in his grave |
![]() | RH-0119Shanidar 1, a Neanderthal who lived on with his wounds Shanidar I skull and skeleton, c. 60,000 to 45,00o BCE. Iraq Museum | Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) (photographie, 2019, Wikimedia Commons) Held by Musée d'Irak, Bagdad (restes) | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for Shanidar 1, a Neanderthal who lived on with his wounds |
![]() | RH-0120The footprints of White Sands: a child carried across the mud Human fossil tracks at White Sands New Mexico | National Park Service (photographie, 23 janvier 2020), diffusée par l'U.S. Geological Survey Held by Domaine public (œuvre du gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis) | Public domain | Original record for The footprints of White Sands: a child carried across the mud |
![]() | RH-0121Only a little while here: the songs of Nezahualcóyotl Codex Ixtlilxochitl, folio 106r (Nezahualcóyotl) | Peintre nahua anonyme (Codex Ixtlilxochitl, vers la fin du XVIe siècle) ; numérisation Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica) Held by Bibliothèque nationale de France, département des Manuscrits (Mexicain 65-71) | Public domain | Original record for Only a little while here: the songs of Nezahualcóyotl |
![]() | RH-0122The footprints of the Willandra Lakes Lake Mungo lunette | Rueparadis (photographie, 21 juin 2018, Wikimedia Commons) Held by Rueparadis | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The footprints of the Willandra Lakes |
![]() | RH-0123The Moche portrait vessels Bottle with portrait head (Moche, 500-800 CE), 82.1.28 | Potier moche anonyme ; photographie The Metropolitan Museum of Art Held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (82.1.28) | CC0 1.0 | Original record for The Moche portrait vessels |
![]() | RH-0124Come to my birthday: Claudia Severa's letter to Lepidina Vindolanda tablet 291 | Fæ (photographie, 3 mars 2011, Wikimedia Commons) Held by British Museum, London (objet, 1986,1001.64) | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for Come to my birthday: Claudia Severa's letter to Lepidina |
![]() | RH-0125Nanni's complaint to Ea-nasir Complaint tablet to Ea-Nasir, 2023 | Joel Bellviure (photographie, 2 décembre 2023, Wikimedia Commons) Held by British Museum, London (objet, BM 131236) | CC BY 4.0 | Original record for Nanni's complaint to Ea-nasir |
![]() | RH-0126The Cave of Swimmers, in a desert that was green WadiSuraCaves | Roland Unger (photographie, 12 mars 2011, Wikimedia Commons) Held by Roland Unger | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for The Cave of Swimmers, in a desert that was green |
![]() | RH-0126The Cave of Swimmers, in a desert that was green WadiSuraSwimmers | Roland Unger (photographie, 12 mars 2011, Wikimedia Commons) Held by Roland Unger | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Original record for The Cave of Swimmers, in a desert that was green |
![]() | RH-0127Ère ìbejì: a figure for a twin who died Twin Figure (Ère Ìbejì), 2016.9 | The Cleveland Museum of Art (photographie, accès ouvert) Held by The Cleveland Museum of Art (objet, 2016.9, don de Kim Sherwin) | CC0 1.0 | Original record for Ère ìbejì: a figure for a twin who died |
![]() | RH-0128The plastering of Djenné: a town that re-coats its mosque by hand Annual repair of the world's largest mud brick building the Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali. (32088227574) | Ralf Steinberger (photographie, 16 avril 2009, publiée sur Flickr) Held by Ralf Steinberger | CC BY 2.0 | Original record for The plastering of Djenné: a town that re-coats its mosque by hand |
![]() | RH-0129Adwinasa: the kente of a weaver who used every pattern he knew Bonwire man weaving | Sadads (photographie, 29 avril 2019, Bonwire près de Kumasi) Held by Sadads (utilisateur de Wikimedia Commons) | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for Adwinasa: the kente of a weaver who used every pattern he knew |
![]() | RH-0129Adwinasa: the kente of a weaver who used every pattern he knew Man's kente (prestige cloth), 1972.56.1 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (photographie, accès ouvert) Held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (objet, 1972.56.1, Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 1972) | CC0 1.0 | Original record for Adwinasa: the kente of a weaver who used every pattern he knew |
![]() | RH-0130The Iya of Benin: the earth walls of a kingdom, disappearing Remains of the Benin City Iya | Christian Schepers, Jan Hubert, Uwagbale Edward-Ekpu, Caleb Adebayo Folorunso, Sofia Fonseca, Charles LeQuesne, Oluwadamilare Omogbai et Jörg Linstädter (figure 5 de l'article de 2025, African Archaeological Review) Held by Les auteurs (article en accès ouvert, Springer, 2025) | CC BY 4.0 | Original record for The Iya of Benin: the earth walls of a kingdom, disappearing |
![]() | RH-0131Afonso of Kongo: "our country is being completely depopulated" The Bansa, or residence of the King of Kongo, called St. Salvador (M'Banza Kongo), Astley 1745 | Gravure publiée par Thomas Astley, A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels, Londres, 1745, d'après Olfert Dapper (1668) ; numérisation de la New York Public Library Held by Domaine public (gravure de 1745) | Public domain | Original record for Afonso of Kongo: "our country is being completely depopulated" |
![]() | RH-0132The golden rhinoceros of Mapungubwe, and the person buried with it Mapungubwe gold rhino on display gold gallery edited-1 | Sian Tiley-Nel, conservatrice en chef des musées de l'université de Pretoria (photographie, 18 mars 2016) Held by Sian Tiley-Nel | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The golden rhinoceros of Mapungubwe, and the person buried with it |
![]() | RH-0132The golden rhinoceros of Mapungubwe, and the person buried with it UP rhino | Sian Tiley-Nel, conservatrice en chef des musées de l'université de Pretoria (photographie) Held by Sian Tiley-Nel ; objet : University of Pretoria Museums, Mapungubwe Collection | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The golden rhinoceros of Mapungubwe, and the person buried with it |
![]() | RH-0133A ngatu for a first birthday, and for a farewell Tutuoli | James Foster (photographie, 1987), versée sur Wikipédia en anglais par l'utilisateur Tauʻolunga puis transférée sur Wikimedia Commons Held by Domaine public (versé par l'auteur) | Public domain | Original record for A ngatu for a first birthday, and for a farewell |
![]() | RH-0134The kula: to own a thing is to give it Plate XVI - Argonauts of the western Pacific 1922 (page 133 crop) | Bronisław Malinowski (1884-1942), photographie publiée en 1922 ; numérisation Internet Archive Held by Domaine public | Public domain | Original record for The kula: to own a thing is to give it |
![]() | RH-0135The Ratu Finau, a drua, and the axe marks of its builders Fijian Drua Canoe | John Horsburgh (photographie, XIXe siècle) ; Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, PAColl-8257 Held by Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand (tirage) ; domaine public | Public domain | Original record for The Ratu Finau, a drua, and the axe marks of its builders |
![]() | RH-0136Bikini: a home left for the good of mankind Native outriggers ar loaded aboard LST-1108 at Bikini Atoll, in March 1946 (146763094) | U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Atomic Support Agency (photographie 374-ANT-18-CR-402-7, mars 1946) Held by U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NAID 146763094) ; domaine public | Public domain | Original record for Bikini: a home left for the good of mankind |
![]() | RH-0136Bikini: a home left for the good of mankind Operation Crossroads - Moving of Bikinians to Rongerik, March 7, 1946 | Joint Task Force One (photographie, 7 mars 1946), publiée dans Operation Crossroads: The Official Pictorial Record, p. 21 Held by Domaine public (œuvre de l'armée des États-Unis) | Public domain | Original record for Bikini: a home left for the good of mankind |
![]() | RH-0137Cool fire: Aboriginal burning that cares for Country CSIRO ScienceImage 1325 Grass Fire | Robert Kerton, CSIRO (photographie, novembre 1989) Held by CSIRO | CC BY 3.0 | Original record for Cool fire: Aboriginal burning that cares for Country |
![]() | RH-0138A seal from the Indus, and the readers we lost Stamp seal and modern impression: unicorn and incense burner (?), MET DP23101 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (photographie de l'objet, accès ouvert), versée sur Wikimedia Commons Held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (objet, 49.40.1, Dodge Fund, 1949) | CC0 1.0 | Original record for A seal from the Indus, and the readers we lost |
![]() | RH-0139The Tale of Genji: a lady of the court writes what passes Tosa Mitsuoki, Landscape with Murasaki Shikibu writing at Ishiyamadera (frontispiece to an album of the Tale of Genji), 1985.352.55 | Tosa Mitsuoki (1617 à 1691), peinture ; reproduction photographique des Harvard Art Museums versée sur Wikimedia Commons Held by Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum (objet, 1985.352.55, legs de la collection Hofer d'arts d'Asie) | Public domain | Original record for The Tale of Genji: a lady of the court writes what passes |
![]() | RH-0140The bells of Marquis Yi: an orchestra buried with a man Two Tone Set-bells of Marquis Yi of Zeng (10166252544) | Gary Todd (photographie, 2 décembre 2010, musée provincial du Hubei) Held by Gary Todd (photographie) ; musée provincial du Hubei, Wuhan (objet) | CC0 1.0 | Original record for The bells of Marquis Yi: an orchestra buried with a man |
![]() | RH-0141The qanats of Persia: water carried through the dark IranQanatsystemBeiKerman | Ziegler175 (photographie, septembre 1991, près de Kerman) Held by Ziegler175 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The qanats of Persia: water carried through the dark |
![]() | RH-0141The qanats of Persia: water carried through the dark Ghasabe Qanats of Gonabad | Tavasoli mohsen (photographie en pose longue, 6 avril 2015, Wiki Loves Monuments 2020) Held by Tavasoli mohsen | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for The qanats of Persia: water carried through the dark |
![]() | RH-0142Caral: thirty-two flutes laid away in the sand Anfiteatro de Caral | Sheyla F. Crovetto (photographie, 27 novembre 2022) Held by Sheyla F. Crovetto | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Original record for Caral: thirty-two flutes laid away in the sand |
![]() | RH-0143The Dresden Codex: eight scribes who counted the sky Dresden Codex pp.58-61 | Scribes mayas anonymes (codex, période postclassique) ; reproduction photographique d'après une affiche de la SLUB Dresden, versée sur Wikimedia Commons Held by Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden (original, Mscr.Dresd.R.310) ; reproduction dans le domaine public | Public domain | Original record for The Dresden Codex: eight scribes who counted the sky |
![]() | RH-0144The Great Law of Peace: words woven into wampum NAS-145 Pinus strobus (The North American Sylva, plate 145: White Pine) | Pancrace Bessa (dessin) et Gabriel (gravure), pour François André Michaux, The North American Sylva, trad. Augustus Lucas Hillhouse, 1819 Held by Domaine public (exemplaire numérisé de la Biodiversity Heritage Library) | Public domain | Original record for The Great Law of Peace: words woven into wampum |
![]() | RH-0145The walls of Pompeii: love, insults and a shopping list 2487 (Admiror paries) | Fer.filol (relevé et légende versés sur Wikimedia Commons le 9 novembre 2006, d'après le graffito CIL IV 2487) Held by Fer.filol ; graffito antique dans le domaine public | Public domain | Original record for The walls of Pompeii: love, insults and a shopping list |
![]() | RH-0146Hildegard of Bingen: the year her sisters were forbidden to sing Riesencodex - fl.0478v (Incipit Ordo virtutum) | Scriptorium du Rupertsberg (manuscrit, fin du XIIe siècle) ; numérisation de la Hochschul- und Landesbibliothek RheinMain, versée sur Wikimedia Commons Held by Hochschul- und Landesbibliothek RheinMain, Wiesbaden (Hs. 2, Riesencodex), original ; reproduction dans le domaine public | Public domain | Original record for Hildegard of Bingen: the year her sisters were forbidden to sing |
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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 |
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