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View of Namuka island, Fiji. Captain James Cooks men with natives in front of a longhouse. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after William Hodges from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
Sheep by Alfred LeeteA group of tourists obediently follow a guide while visiting an ancient ruin. Date: 1929
Merchants Street, Colmar, Alsace, France - view from the steps of the ancient Custom House circa 1910s
Building of the Aswan Dam, Egypt -- temples were either covered by water or dismantled and moved to a new location. Date: circa 1960s
Terracota antefix tarantini. GorgonTerracota antefix tarantini that represents the head of a Gorgon. Late VI century early V century B.C. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary
China. Cloisonne Jar. Ming dynasty, Xuande period (1426-35 AAsia. China. Cloisonne Jar. Ming dynasty, Xuande period (1426-35 AD). Boldy decorated jar with imperial mark. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Scene of wild boar hunt, mosaic uncovered in Merida (AugustaScene of wild boar hunt, mosaic uncovered in Merida, Spain. Roman, 4th century. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain
Hybernia Nunc Irlant. Ireland. Map was clearly made by a member of the Lafreri School of cartographers, Antonio Lafreri (1512-77). Rome, 1570. Renaissance. Engraving by Paolo Forlani, 16th C
Orpheus playing his lyre. Relief from Thessaloniki. GreeceOrpheus, wearing a Phrygian cap and surrounded by the beasts charmed by the music of his lyre. Relief from Thessaloniki. Greece
Titus (39-81 AD). Roman Emperor. Bust. MarbleTitus (39-81 AD). Roman Emperor. Flavian dynasty. Bust. Marble. 70-80 AD. From Utica, near Carthage. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Skull of Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis). Krapina. Croatia. Natural History Museum. London. United Kingdom
Photographer preparing a portrait of a mummy. Nineteenth-century colored engraving
Surveyors sitting in a circle during a meeting. Miniature of the 14th century
Temple of Ramses III. The pharaoh Ramses III with Khepresh. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt
Goddess Sekhmet, Sculpture. Medinet Habu. EgyptGoddess Sekhmet, goddess of war, represented with head of a lioness and the human body and crowned with the solar disk. Sculpture in the mortuary temple of Ramses III (1187-1156 BC). New Kingdom
Temple of Luxor. Night view of the first courtyard. Egypt
Air vent and Cromwell statue, Salford, ManchesterAn air vent and a statue of Oliver Cromwell make an unusual pairing at the rear of Buile Hill Park Hall in Salford, Manchester. Date: circa 1980
Bust of a Roman woman. Roman art. Early Empire. Sculpture. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia
Men sitting at base of column, Karnak, EgyptMen sitting at the base of a column, Karnak, Egypt. Date: circa 1870
The Sphinx, Egypt. Date: circa 1870
Piltdown Man article- The most ancient inhabitant of EnglandThe most ancient inhabitant of England: the newly found Sussex Man. A page from the Illustrated London News by W.P Pycraft, examining the parallels between the Piltdown Man skull and jaw
Damascus, Syria - Ancient Walls (St. Pauls escape)Damascus, Syria - Ancient Wall - connected (in some way) to the flight of Saint Paul, forced to flee the city under the cover of night after explosive reactions from Jews opposed to his teachings
Karnak Temple Complex, Egypt - Great Pillars, Hypostyle Hall Date: circa 1930s
Souvenir postcard from Athens, Greece, showing the Arch of Hadrian and the Parthenon atop the Acropolis. Date: 1899
Syria - Maaloula - Ancient Hillside town. It is known as the last surviving place where Western Aramaic (Aramaic of Jesus) is still spoken. Date: 1910
The old city bellman, NorwichPhotograph of an old city bellman in Norwich, UK 1905
Ancient Scripts - 2Specimens of HIEROGLYPHS, DEMOTIC GREEK, PALMYRAN, HIERATIC (Egyptian priests), COPTIC and CYPRIOT scripts 2 of 2
Stanton Drew StonesStanton Drew Stone Circle, ancient standing stones in Somerset, England, said to be a wedding party, turned into stone by the Devil for dancing on the Sabbath. Date: BC
Discus Throwing - Olympics, London 1908Classic Games at Shepherds Bush - Four positions in throwing the discus. Series of four photographs showing the positions adopted while throwing the discus
Macedonia - Ancient Ruins close to Prilep Date: circa 1910s
The sacred trireme arrives at TyreArrival at Tyre of the Athenian ambassadors in the sacred trireme, Paralos. They travelled to pledge anew the loyalty of Athens to Alexander the Great. 331BC
London Embankment at nightA statue of a Sphinx on the London Victoria Embankment at night. Date: circa 1930s
Interior of the Pantheon, Rome, ItalyInterior of the Pantheon in Rome, Italy, with a crowd of sightseers under the dome. It was built by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome
The Pyramids and Sphinx, Giza, EgyptThe Pyramids and the Sphinx at Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Family of Ancient Gaula Family of Ancient Gaul
Figureheads, May 1890Engravings of ships figureheads from Ancient Etruscan and Roman times through to the 18th century, from The Graphic, 17th May 1890
Greek TriremeA diagram of a Greek trireme showing the various sections
Richard Robert JonesRICHARD ROBERTS JONES (aka Dic Aberdaron, from his home town) Welsh traveler and linguist, spoke 14 languages ancient and modern
Trojan HorseAfter the death of Hector the Greeks made a huge wooden horse. The Trojans dragged it into Troy, but it was full of Greek soldiers who sacked Troy
EMBALMINGEgyptians embalming their dead with strips of fine linen smeared with gum. In the foreground there are three jars for the organs of the body
Frankish Chief and MenA Frankish chief and two of his warriors of ancient Gaul
Odysseus Slays SuitorsThrowing off his disguise and stringing his bow, which none of the men could string, Odysseus (Ulysses) kills the Suitors of his wife Penelope, at Ithaca
Penelope Brings the BowAt Ithaca, Odysseus despondent wife Penelope and her maids bring Odysseus bow to the Suitors. If any of them are strong enough to string it, they win her hand
Battle of MarathonBATTLE OF MARATHON Miltiades, with 11, 000 Athenians and Plataeans, defeats the 60, 000-strong Persian army of Darius Hystaspes
Two Ancient Britons, male and female, painted with woad (a blue dye) and armed with swords and spears
Racial / China / Trad DressA Chinese woman in traditional dress
Indonesian DancerA Javanese dancer in a sculpturesque pose which shows the relation of this style with ancient Hindu reliefs. The scarf is used to accentuate the movement
Warriors and DruidWarriors of ancient Gaul seek the approval of the gods for an expedition from a druid priest