Aerial view from hot air balloon of Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple at Deir el-Bahri, and the Valley of the Kings at sunrise, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Osirian statue of Queen Hatshepsut on the upper portico of her Mortuary Temple, Deir el-Bahri, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Column reliefs, Hypostyle Hall, The Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramese II), Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Four statues of Osiris, Hypostyle Hall, The Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramese II), Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

First Pylon, Medinet Habu (Mortuary Temple of Ramses III), West Bank, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

First Pylon, Medinet Habu (Mortuary Temple of Ramses III), West Bank, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Doorway of First Pylon with view of doorway to Second Pylon, Medinet Habu (Mortuary Temple of Ramses III), West Bank, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Columns of the Second Court, Medinet Habu (Mortuary Temple of Ramses III), West Bank, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Columns in Second Court, Medinet Habu (Mortuary Temple of Ramses III), West Bank, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Bas-reliefs, Medinet Habu (Mortuary Temple of Ramses III), West Bank, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Bas-reliefs, Medinet Habu (Mortuary Temple of Ramses III), West Bank, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Bas-reliefs, Medinet Habu (Mortuary Temple of Ramses III), West Bank, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Aerial view from hot air balloon of Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple at Deir el-Bahri, and the Valley of the Kings at sunrise, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Lower remains of the Colossus of Ramses II, The Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramese II), Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The Chapel of Hathor at Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple, Deir el-Bahri, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Column reliefs, Hypostyle Hall, The Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramese II), Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Hypostyle Hall, The Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramese II), Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Mortuary chapel and graves, San Jose de Tumacacori Mission, established in 1691, Tumacacori National Historic Park, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Aerial view from hot air balloon of Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple at sunrise, Deir el-Bahri, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Decorative reliefs, Hypostyle Hall, The Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramese II), Luxor, West Bank, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut in Deir al-Bahri, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statues of Queen Hatshepsut, Hatshepsut Mortuary Temple (Deir el-Bahri), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of sphinx and Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Column Base, Great Hypostyle Hall, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Goddess Nekhbet, Door Ceiling, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Column Bases, Great Hypostyle Hall, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of people approaching Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Entrance Gate to Second Courtyard, Second Pylon, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Relief of Goddess Nekhbet, Deity Chapel, Great Hypostyle, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Relief, Deity Chapel, Great Hypostyle, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Reliefs, Chapel of Anubis, Hatshepsut Mortuary Temple (Deir el-Bahri), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of sphinx and Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Overview, Hatshepsut Mortuary Temple (Deir el-Bahri), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Theban Necropolis, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Goddess Nekhbet, Door Ceiling, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Reliefs, Sanctuary of Amun-Re, Hatshepsut Mortuary Temple (Deir el-Bahri), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Overview, Hatshepsut Mortuary Temple (Deir el-Bahri), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Theban Necropolis, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

First Pylon, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Column Bases, Great Hypostyle Hall, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Column Bases, Great Hypostyle Hall, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Reliefs, Chapel of Anubis, Hatshepsut Mortuary Temple (Deir el-Bahri), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

First Pylon, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

First Pylon, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Column Reliefs, West Portico, Second Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Reliefs, Chapel of Anubis, Hatshepsut Mortuary Temple (Deir el-Bahri), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Column Reliefs, West Portico, Second Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Column Reliefs, West Portico, Second Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

First Pylon, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Reliefs, South Portico, First Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Reliefs, South Portico, First Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Column Reliefs, West Portico, Second Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Relief, Deity Chapel, Great yipostyle, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statues of Queen Hatshepsut, Hatshepsut Mortuary Temple (Deir el-Bahri), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of sphinx and Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Column Reliefs, West Portico, Second Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Column Bases, Great Hypostyle Hall, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Reliefs, Inside Gate Between First and Second Pylon, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Reliefs, South Portico, First Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Relief of Pharaoh, Deity Chapel, Great Hypostyle, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Sphinx at the base of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut in Deir al-Bahri, built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Osirian Statues, Northern Portico, First Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Decorative Reliefs, South Portico, First Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Decorative Reliefs, South Portico, First Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Reliefs, Chapel of Anubis, Hatshepsut Mortuary Temple (Deir el-Bahri), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of people approaching Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Column Reliefs, West Portico, Second Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Hathor Column, Temple of Hathor, Hatshepsut Mortuary Temple (Deir el-Bahri), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View of Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Entrance Gate to First Courtyard, First Pylon, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Sphinx at the base of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut in Deir al-Bahri, built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Osirian Statues, Northern Portico, First Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Columns in the shrine to Hathor on the upper terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut in Deir al-Bahri, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statue of Queen Hatshepsut, Hatshepsut Mortuary Temple (Deir el-Bahri), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Osirian Statues, Northern Portico, First Courtyard, Medinet Habu, Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 1187-56 BCE, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

View from the Shrine to Hathor on the upper terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut in Deir al-Bahri, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The base of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut in Deir al-Bahri, built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Osiride statue of Hatshepsut on the upper terrace, mortuary temple of Hatshepsut in Deir al-Bahri, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Columns in the shrine to Hathor on the upper terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut in Deir al-Bahri, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Mortuary temple of Ramses III, Medinet Habu, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statue inside the mortuary temple of Ramses II dedicated to Re-Herakhte, moved when Aswan High Dam built, Abu Simbel, UNESCO Heritage Site, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The ankh symbol (sign of life), mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Statue of Hatschepsut, Deir el-Bahri, the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt, Africa

New Ireland Malagan funerary statue in at the Metropolitan Museum of Art museum, New York, USA. New Ireland is part of the Bismarck Archipelago, situated north of New Guinea, and has an estimated population of 100,000. The Dutch first encountered the island in 1616, and today New Ireland is a province of Papua New Guinea. Nineteen different languages are spoken on the island, and it is divided by a chain of mountains into three distinct regions: northern, central, and southeastern. The art of New Ireland traditionally centered on mortuary ceremonies and feasts to honor the dead. In northern New Ireland, the name given to these elaborate ceremonies is malagan, which is also the term used for the carved and painted sculptures associated with the ceremonies.

A dead body (corpse) is just arrived in the mortuary chamber in an hospital.

A dead body (corpse) is just arrived in the mortuary chamber in an hospital.

A dead body (corpse) is just arrived in the mortuary chamber in an hospital.

Mummy and jars from the time of the Nazca, 200 BC - 700 AD, at Cementerio Arqueologico Chauchillo, Nazca, southern Peru, South America

Part of the temple complex, pictorial representations, engravings on the walls, columns, mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, Hatshepsut Temple in Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile in Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa

Oven - Concentration camp memorial, Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Germany

Part of the temple complex, pictorial representations, engravings on the walls, columns, representation for fertility, man feeding cow, mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, Hatshepsut temple in Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile in Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa

Concentration camp memorial, Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Germany

Museum, Concentration camp memorial, Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Germany