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The Human Record — image credits

The final screen of the sequence shows 75 images of human history, in chronological order, sourced from Wikimedia Commons. Every licence was verified against the Commons API before use. Public-domain works are listed for completeness; CC-BY and CC-BY-SA works are credited here as their licences require.

YearWork AuthorLicence
-32000Chauvethorses.jpgUnknown authorUnknown authorPublic domain pd
-17000A l'intérieur de Lascaux 2, Montignac-Lascaux-47020.jpgRaimond SpekkingCC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
-9600Gobekli Tepe childbirth stone engraving.jpgLuke HancockCC0 cc0
-9000Rock Shelter 15, Bhimbetka 02.jpgBernard GagnonCC BY-SA 3.0 cc-by-sa-3.0
-7000MUFT - Catal Höyük Modell.jpgWolfgang SauberCC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
-3000Stonehenge, Condado de Wiltshire, Inglaterra, 2014-08-12, DD 09.JPGDiego DelsoCC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
-2560Great Pyramid of Giza.jpgkallernaCC BY-SA 3.0 cc-by-sa-3.0
-1754Code of Hammurabi-Sb 8-IMG 7753-gradient.jpgRamaCC BY-SA 3.0 fr cc-by-sa-3.0-fr
-1323CairoEgMuseumTaaMaskMostlyPhotographed.jpgRoland UngerPublic domain pd
-1200Babylonian Letters of the Hammurapi Period.djvuArthur UngnadPublic domain pd
-480Leonidas at Thermopylae, 1814, by Jacques-Louis David, depicting Sparta's King Leonidas before the Battle of Thermopylae. (11606613584).jpgKen and NyettaCC BY 2.0 cc-by-2.0
-21051714-Terracota-Army.jpgxiquinhosilvaCC BY 2.0 cc-by-2.0
-100Antikythera mechanism clockface, 1st-2nd century BC, Greece (model).jpgGts-tgCC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
80Colosseum and Via Sacra (Rome).jpgLivioandronico2013CC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
126Dome Interior of the Pantheon, Rome.jpgJulian LupyanCC0 cc0
200Dead Sea Scrolls Before Unraveled.jpgAbraham Meir Habermann, 1901–1980Public domain pd
537Gaspare Fossati - Louis Haghe - Vue générale de la grande nef, en regardant l'occident (Hagia Sophia - Ayasofya Mosque nave).jpgGaspare Fossati (artist, 1809-1883) Louis Haghe (lithographer, 1806-1885) Adam Cuerden (restoration)Public domain pd
800Book Of Kells Folio 283 R Study Insular Majuscule Mario kleff.jpgDesigner Mario KleffCC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
1070Bayeux Tapestry 32-33 comet Halley Harold.jpgMyrabellaPublic domain pd
11502014-Cambodge Angkor Wat (21).jpgPierre André LeclercqCC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
1215Entire-embroidery-magna-carta-cornelia-parker - edit1.jpgArtwork: Cornelia Parker, derived from an article by Wikipedia authors Photograph: British LibraryCC BY-SA 3.0 cc-by-sa-3.0
1455Gutenberg Bible, Lenox Copy, New York Public Library, 2009. Pic 01.jpgNYC Wanderer (Kevin Eng)CC BY-SA 2.0 cc-by-sa-2.0
1503La Gioconda.jpgLeonardo da VinciPublic domain pd
1543Copernican Model.pngKrishnachandranvnCC0 cc0
1610Galileo Galilei, Sidericus Nuncius, facsimile, Museo Galileo, Florence, 224095r.jpgZdeCC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
1623Shakespeare - First Folio Faithfully Reproduced, Methuen, 1910 - capital A.jpgWiiliam Shakespeare (author) Isaac Iaggard and Ed. Blount (printers)Public domain pd
1687Newton's Principia.jpgIsaac NewtonPublic domain pd
1776BEP-GIRSCH-Declaration of Independence (Trumbull).jpgFrederick Girsch at the American Bank Note Company, for the Bureau of Engraving and PrintingPublic domain pd
1776Boulton-Watt steam engine, rocker beam (4804296580).jpgNewtown grafitti from Sydney, AustraliaCC BY 2.0 cc-by-2.0
1801Bonaparte David Charlottenburg.jpgJacques-Louis DavidPublic domain pd
1815Battle of Waterloo 1815.PNGWilliam SadlerPublic domain pd
1826Niépce Heliograph 1827 Le Gras.jpgCastelbiancoPublic domain pd
1831Great Wave Hokusai BM 1906.1220.0.533 n02.jpgKatsushika HokusaiPublic domain pd
1859Charles Darwin 01.jpgJulia Margaret CameronPublic domain pd
1863Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, traditionally called "last photograph of Lincoln from life" LCCN2004670393.jpgGardner, Alexander, 1821-1882, photographerPublic domain pd
1863Battle of Gettysburg LCCN2003663828.jpgThure de ThulstrupPublic domain pd
1876Alexander Graham Bell, first transcontinental phone call, 25 Jan 1915.jpgIrving UnderhillPublic domain pd
1879Edison Mazda light bulb tester.jpgDrahtlosCC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
1896Athens 1896-Athletics-Pan-Athenian stadium.jpgUnknown authorUnknown authorPublic domain pd
1903First flight3.jpgJohn T. DanielsPublic domain pd
1903Marie Curie-Laboratory.jpgUnknown authorUnknown authorPublic domain pd
1915Albert Einstein - Zitat.jpgFerdinand SchmutzerCC BY 3.0 cc-by-3.0
1916-A 6" Trench Mortar Pit, N.Z.F.A., trenches 2 miles S of Hebuterne (Somme)- (48753709052).jpgAuckland Museum Collections from Auckland, Aotearoa New ZealandPublic domain pd
1916Barrage fire on Verdun from Barancourt (February 22, 1916).pngMartin FrostPublic domain pd
19181918 - Impromptu Allentown Armistice Day Parade.jpgAllentown Morning Call NewspapersPublic domain pd
19181918 at Spanish Flu Ward Walter Reed (cropped).jpgHarris & Ewing photographersPublic domain pd
1928Alexander Fleming, Plaza de Oriente, Madrid.jpgEskil MalmbergCC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
1935Abandoned Dust Bowl Home - Dorothea Lange.jpgDorothea LangePublic domain pd
1936James-Cleveland--Jesse--Owens-1913-1980.jpgGovernment of SharjahPublic domain pd
19441944 NormandyLST clean.jpgChief Photographer's Mate (CPHOM) Robert F. Sargent, U.S. Coast GuardPublic domain pd
1945A-Bomb Dome.jpgDan SmithCC BY-SA 2.5 cc-by-sa-2.5
1945Canadian Delegation at United Nations Conference on International Organization 1945.jpgCredit: Nicholas Morant / National Film Board of Canada. Phototheque / Library and Archives Canada / C-047570Photographer: Nicholas MorantPublic domain pd
1945Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal.jpgJoe RosenthalPublic domain pd
1945Ve Day Celebrations in London, 8 May 1945 EA65884.jpgUnited States Army Signal Corps photographerPublic domain pd
195320251019 Replica DNA double helix model Berlin 01.jpgFlocci NivisCC BY 4.0 cc-by-4.0
1953Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.jpgJamling Tenzing NorgayCC BY-SA 3.0 cc-by-sa-3.0
1954Bannister and Landy.jpgStatue: Jack Harman Photo: Paul Joseph from vancouver, bc, canadaCC BY 2.0 cc-by-2.0
1955Gare Rosa Parks - coté rue Gaston Tessier.jpgBmazerollesCC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
1961(Man) Chest tattoo. Monument to Yuri Gagarin (astronaut) in Moscow. Color.jpgAlexander KuzovlevCC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
1963Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd.) - NARA - 542015 - Restoration.jpgRowland Scherman / Adam CuerdenPublic domain pd
19661966 world cup qualification.pngWiJG?CC BY-SA 3.0 cc-by-sa-3.0
1968AS08-13-2329.jpgWilliam AndersPublic domain pd
1968Ban Me Thuot helicopter revetments, November 1968.pngOffice of History, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USACE LNO trip slides Vietnam 13.129Public domain pd
1969Aldrin Apollo 11.jpgNeil A. ArmstrongPublic domain pd
1969Applause surround sound.jpgJames M ShelleyCC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
1984Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.jpgSergio LuizCC BY 2.0 cc-by-2.0
1989BerlinWall-BrandenburgGate.jpgSue Ream, photographer (San Francisco, California)CC BY 3.0 cc-by-3.0
1990Earth as a "Pale Blue Dot" photographed by Voyager 1 - 19900606.tifJet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.Public domain pd
1990Ancienne Mercedes de Nelson Mandela.jpgHappiraphaelCC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
1995HubbleDeepField.800px.jpgRobert Williams (NASA, ESA, STScI)Public domain pd
2003Genome analyses and estimated ancestry components of Eurasian populations.pngQidi Feng, Yan Lu, X. Ni, K. Yuan, Ya-jun Yang, Xiong Yang, Chang Liu, Haiyi Lou, Zhilin Ning, Yuchen Wang, Dongsheng Lu, Chao Zhang, Ying Zhou, Meng Shi, L. TiCC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
20042012 torch relay day 22 Olympic Torch Relay in Inverness (7169908755).jpgGlen Wallace from Inverness, ScotlandCC BY-SA 2.0 cc-by-sa-2.0
2010DIWALI A FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS.jpgHimani goyalCC BY-SA 4.0 cc-by-sa-4.0
2019A view of the M87 supermassive black hole in polarised light (eso2105a).jpgEHT CollaborationCC BY 4.0 cc-by-4.0
2022James Webb Primary Mirror.jpgNASA/MSFC/David HigginbothamPublic domain pd

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