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Detail of a Crucifixion sculpture in Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral Treasure Museum, Paris, France, Europe

Sculpted head stone at Mayan archeological site, Copan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honduras, Central America

Detail of a Crucifixion sculpture in Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral Treasure Museum, Paris, France, Europe

Injured juvenile yellow-footed gull (Larus livens), on Isla Coronado, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Sculpted head stone at Mayan archeological site, Copan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honduras, Central America

House Tamberan of Angoram housing the Tambaran statue, on the Sepik River, photographed in 1974, only initiated warriors allowed inside on penalty of death, in the days of cannibalism, a victim's head from a neighbouring tribe was hung above the entrance to warn to those not properly initiated, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Victim of Vesuvius eruption, volcanic ash formed mould retaining human form later revealed by injecting plaster, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Detail of St. Denis holding his head flanked by two angels, Virgin portal, Western facade, Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Deaths-head hawkmoth (acherontia atropos) final instar larva or caterpillar, showing close-up of tail or horn

Cambodia skulls of people murdered by the khmer rouge, at the killing fields national monument, pnom penh

Whalebone Alley, female tourist standing between bow head whale rib bones, Itygran Island (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: Whale Bone Alley was discovered by Soviet archaeologists in 1976, but has remained untouched since and little is known of this place. There is a long double line of bowhead whale bones -- jaws and ribs -- running parallel along the shore for hundreds of yards. Many of the bones, especially the enormous jaw bones, are still standing, propped up by lichen-covered rocks. The location is thought to have been used in about 1300 as a ceremonial site, for a men's secret society or feasting site.

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus / catodon) washed up dead with man standing by head for scale. North coast of Iceland.

Stone bust on the grave of Dr. Justus Freiherr von Liebig, 1803-1873, chemist, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Stone bust on the grave of Arnold Ritter von Zenetti, 1824-1891, chief municipal building officer, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Grave of Josef Hoechl, 1777-1838, municipal architect, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Stone bust on the grave of Arnold Ritter von Zenetti, 1824-1891, chief municipal building officer, Alter Suedfriedhof, old cemetery in Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Tzompantli, skull plattform, Maya and Toltek archeological site Chichen Itza, new worldwonder, Yucatan, Mexico

Mummy from pre-colonial times, at the Tihuanaku UNESCO World Heritage Site, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

Grave site of the Erzgebirge poet and singer Anton Guenther, Gottesgab, Bozi Dar, Czech Republic, Europe

Skull of a camel, Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Acacus range, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa

Men of the ethnic group of the Bamileke with traditional masks, Dance of Death in honor of a deceased person, Badenkop, West Region, Cameroon, Africa

Dried salmon head on gravel bank with fall foliage at the back, Big Salmon River, Yukon Territory, Canada

Loveparade 2010, huge crowds celebrate before many revellers are crushed to death in tragic tunnel accident, Duisburg, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany, Europe