Beautiful photographs of the craftmen's village of Deir el-Medina and the tombs they built for themselves while working on the pharaohs' temples in the Valley of the Kings.

On this map you can see the republics of the Caucasus, tiny compared to their neighbors in Central Asia, nestled between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

This map of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from the Perry Castaneda Collection shows the islands in the Union Territory of India. Clicking on the map will zoom in on the islands.

Looking for coal reserves in Central Asia? This map from the University of Texas shows the fuel reserves and energy sources in the Central Asia region.

See how Pakistan's agricultural land use follows the Indus River Valley. From the Perry-Castaneda Collection, this map shows the use of land for agricultural purposes and the land that is unfit for agriculture.

See this map of Aruba and the other two of the ABC islands along with an inset of the other islands in the Netherlands Antilles. Clicking on the map will enlarge it. From the Perry-Castaneda collection.

Click on this map of Dominica, Guadeloupe, and Martinique to zoom in on the island of Dominica. You can find the few roads that encircle this island.

An interesting map showing the distribution of the major religious groups, the tribal areas, and pie graphs showing the percentages of ethnic groups and religious sects. From the Perry-Castaneda Collection.

A relief map of both Rwandi and its neighbor, Burundi, showing the mountainous regions, major highways, and water physical features. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.

Three pages of photos of an early Roman villa with decorative floor, wall, and bath mosaics.

A collection of references for researching the brewing of ale in medieval and Renaissance times.

Features a map of Antigua and Barbuda. Click anywhere on the map to enlarge it for more details.

A large collection of references for researching the types of food people ate in medieval and Renaissance times, and how they prepared it.

Photograph of Crick and Watson, from 1959.

This political map shows the countries and capitals of the Middle East and South Asia as well as other countries in Asia.

Newfoundland and Labrador

This website, although mostly for selling artwork prints by M.C. Escher, provides a good picture of Escher's famous piece lithograph, "Convex and Concave." Includes some informative text.

This website, although mostly for selling artwork prints by M.C. Escher, provides a good picture of Escher's famous piece lithograph, "Convex and Concave." Includes some informative text.

Leonardo's representation of Leda and the swan.

FactMonster presents a collection of information on the Chronicles of Narnia, including information on Narnia, C.S. Lewis, a Narnian time line, and quizzes on each title in the series.

Map of Southern Africa and Madagascar in 1906 showing the European land claims established at the Berlin Conference of 1885 from approximately the Equator south to the Cape of Good Hope.

A map showing Australia and the Western Pacific in the Glacial Age (the Maximum of the Fourth Ice Age, about 50,000 years ago - Wells). While the waters were held up in the polar ice caps, the sea-level was low enough to enable...

A map from 1915 of Australia and surrounding area showing the political boundaries throughout the region at the time.

A relief map of Australia and the Australasian islands south of the equator.