Folding headrest in painted ivory decorated with the head of the protective spirit Bes, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Dummy head of the young king, made from stuccoed and painted wood, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The ecclesiastical throne, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Mirror case in the form of an ankh, the sign of life, made of gilt wood inlaid with glass_paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The gilt shrine which originally contained the statuettes of the royal couple in the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Model of the pharaoh´s boat, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) from a recently discovered colony on Snowy Hill in the Weddell Sea. This may be the northernmost Emperor penguin colony in Antarctica.

Gilt wood statuette of Tutankhamun on a boat with a harpoon, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Count Muffat Discovers Nana with the Marquis Chouart 1915 Charles Demuth (1883-1935 American) Watercolor and pencil Barnes Foundation, Merion, Pennsylvania, USA

The second mummiform coffin made from gold_plated wood inlaid with glass_paste, from the tomb of the pharaoah Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Theseus Discovering His Father's Sword Reynaud Levieux (1620-1690 French) Oil on canvas The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, Fl

Skeleton of Mammoth discovered in 1817 by Dr Mitchell of New York at Goschen, Orange County and later assembled in the Philadelphia Museum. From Simeon Shaw Nature Displayed, London, 1823. Lithograph

Votive shield showing the king slaying two lions, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Worker climbing pump jack with oil drilling rig in background at Canadian Petroleum Discover Museum in Devon, Alberta, Canada.

Detail from the ceremonial footstool of the king, showing conquered adversaries and enemies of Egypt, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail from a state chariot showing the king as a sphinx trampling the enemies of Egypt underfoot, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Hans Christian Oersted (1777-1851) German physicist, discovering that electric current has an effect on magnetic needle. Wood engraving c1880

Onetahuti Beach in Abel Tasman National Park, the smallest national park in the country, named after the Dutch explorer the first European to discover New Zealand in 1642, Nelson, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

'David Livingstone (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and African explorer, with members of his expedition and his wife and family discovering Lake Ngami, Botswana on l August 1849. Engraving after drawing made on the spot by Alfred Ryder. From ''Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa'' Davi

The painted box of stuccoed wood showing the king in his chariot, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail showing the destruction of the black Africans painted on the box of stuccoed wood, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

King Arthur Discovering Skeletons of the Brothers (From Idylls Of The King by Alfred Lord Tennyson) Gustave Dore (1832-1883 French)

Bezel of a ring showing the king venerating the sun_god, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Drinking fountain on site of discover of spa water, River Leam, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mummiform coffin of gold with inlaid semi_precious stones and glass_paste, from the tomb of the pharoah Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valey of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of queen Ankhesenamun on the gilded shrine, from the tomb of the pharoah Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of the exterior of the gilt shrine showing the queen bringing unguents and flowers to the king, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pectoral decorated with the vulture of Upper Egypt, made of gold cloisonne inlaid with glass paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Skull of Anchiceratops ornatus, first discovered along the Red Deer RIver, Alta, Canada in 1912. Royal Tyrrell Museum, Alta, Canada

Luigi Galvani (1737-1798) Italian physiologist, c1762. , Galvani discovered animal electricity, voltaic or galvanic electricity, when investigating contraction of muscles in legs of dead frogs, From Le Journal de la Jeunesse (Paris, 1880), Engraving

The king´s two daggers, one with a blade of gold, the other of iron, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail showing the destruction of Asians painted on the box of stuccoed wood, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Pectoral in gold cloisonne with semi_precious stones and glass_paste, with winged scarab, symbol of resurrection, in centre, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Lid of an alabaster jar decorated with a bird in a nest and eggs in a bowl, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

ITALY Liguria Riomaggiore Cinque Terre fishing village of Riomaggiore with multicolored houses perched on a cliff facing the sea

Detail of a painted alabaster unguent jar, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

USA Wyoming Grand Teton National Park reflection of the Grand Teton Mountain Range in a small lake with a 51 year old male looking through binoculars

Image of the king´s mummy on its funeral bed flanked by the king´s two souls, dedicated by Maya, from the tomb of the pharoah Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

David Rittenhouse (1732-1796), American astronomer and inventor. He introduced spider's web as cross-hairs in telescopes and measuring instruments. He discovered the atmosphere of the planet Venus. Engraving 1896. ,

One of the four small gold mummiform coffins placed in the canopic urns, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

An African adversary carved on the lower end of a ceremonial cane, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa