A scribe's palette in ivory and a case for writing-reeds made of wood plated with gold and inlaid with glass-paste, from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in the Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Library of the Allgemeine Lesegesellschaft Basel general reading society, Basel, Switzerland, Europe

Stacks of Pirelli Formula 1 racing tyres packed in tyre warmers in the paddock at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo near Valencia, Spain, Europe

Robert Capa memorial stone, Memorial des Reporters, memorial for fallen journalists and photographers in action, opened 2006, Bayeux, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe

Beer crates of Budweiser beer at the Budweiser brewery in Ceske Budejovice, Budweis, Budvar, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Beer crates of Budweiser beer at the Budweiser brewery in Ceske Budejovice, Budweis, Budvar, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Beer crates of Budweiser beer at the Budweiser brewery in Ceske Budejovice, Budweis, Budvar, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe