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Anna Maria von Stockhausen's corpse, cross-strapped in order to keep her from coming back undead. Anna was accused of Satanism by a priest, and sentenced to death in 1775 but spared by the executioner who refused to kill an innocent woman. She was then imprisoned until her death in 1781
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Mummy of the pharaoh Seqenenre Tao, 1553 BCE. From the wounds in his head, and his deformed hands that imply that he was possibly imprisoned with his hands tied, the most likely cause of death is execution at the hands of the Hyksos, following a Theban defeat on the battlefield
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A 12th century CE capital from the hermitage of Santa Cecilia in Palencia, Spain, depicting the Massacre of the Innocents, a biblical story in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children who are 2 years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem
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A portrait of a young girl with a Titus cut, made by the French painter Pierre-Narcisse Guérin in 1794 CE. The Titus cut, a female haircut that became popular during the French Revolution, was inspired by the way executioners would cut the hair of people going to the guillotine
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The Borremose man found in Denmark in 1946. The man who died in c. 700 BCE, was found with a 36 cm rope with a slipknot around his neck indicating death by strangulation. However, examination also revealed a crushing blow to the back of the skull and the right femur had been broken
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Abuna Yemata Guh is a monolithic church located in Tigray, Ethiopia. It is situated at a height of 2,580 metres and has to be climbed on foot to reach. It is notable for its spectacular location, architecture and dome dating back to the 6th century, and 15th century wall paintings
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2nd century CE Roman pipe burial from Wales. Within the tomb was a lead canister containing cremated bones and a piece of linen bearing traces of frankincense. Pipe burials are thought to have allowed relatives to pour blood or wine into the container to nourish the soul of the deceased
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A painted round table from one of the dining rooms at villa Moregine in Pompeii. The table has a marble top from the centre of which water flowed to enhance the dining experience. The beds were faced with marble, and a small channel ran around inside them and was fed by 14 water jets
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The Treasure Foot of Basel Cathedral, dating to 1450, is an extraordinary reliquary crafted from silver, copper, gold, pearl, enamel, precious stones, and glass. It contains the bones of a child’s foot, traditionally associated with the massacre in Bethlehem ordered by King Herod.
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