Archaeological Collection (page 39)

Baalbek - The Acropolis
The Lebanese archaeological site of Baalbek (ancient Heliopolis), which features some of the finest and best preserved Roman remains in the Middle East. The Temple of the Sun from the South West

Lubaantun archaeology - rapid tropical growth
The dramatic effects of rapid vegetation growth on archaeological sites. The amphitheatre grand stands at the ancient Maya ruins of Lubaantun in British Honduras(today Belize)

Mycenae, Greece. Site of the Early greek city state of Mycenae, famed for its shaft grave deposits discovered by Heinrich Schliemann. Date: circa 1910s

Large Minoan Strage Jar - Pithoi
The excavations of Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos revealed a remarkable set of large Minoan storage jars, or pithoi. The compartments in the floor were for grain and produce

Excavations at Gortinos, Crete, Greece
Gortinos used to be Cretes capital during the Roman times. Photograph of the Italian archaeological excavations at Gortinos

Tiryns - The Gallery
Minoan Hillfort complex of Tiryns. This site was excavated by Heinrich Schliemann in 1884-1885, and is the subject of ongoing excavations by the German Archaeological Institute at Athens

Greece - Palace of King Minos at Knossos
The excavations of Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos revealed a remarkable set of large Minoan storage jars, or pithoi. The compartments in the floor were for grain and produce

Church of St Francis of Assisi, Old Goa, India
The church of St Francis of Assisi in Old Goa, India. It was built in 1661 on the site of an earlier church. Today it houses an archaeological museum

Archaeological excavations, Roman Forum, Rome, Italy

Bolivia - Pre-Columbian Gateway at Tiwanaku
A porter at Tiwanaku (sometimes Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) - a important Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia

Abu Simbel, Temple of Nefertaril, Egypt
Abu Simbel, entrance, Temple of Nefertaril, full-length close-up of figures. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Valley of the Queens, Colossi of Menon
Valley of the Queens, Colossus of Menon, 2 statues of Amenophis III, 1417 - 1379 BC, orig. gate to Mortuary Temple. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Temples of Philae, being moved to prevent submersion, the Tutunkhamun Exhibition in London part-financed this operation. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Temple Pylon at Edfu, Egpyt
Edfu, was capital of the second nome of Upper Egypt. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Kom-ombo, Egypt - Wall carving
Kom-ombo, wall carving, strongly highlighted by suns direction and consequent shadow formation. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Temple of Nefertaril, Abu Simbel, Egypt
Abu Simbel, entrance, Temple of Nefertaril, Egypt. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Kom-ombo, Egypt
Kom-ombo, looking back from the entrance, across the River Nile. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Inner temple, Edfu Temple, Egypt
Inner temple, Edfu Temple, dedicated to the sun god, Horus, in the form of a falcon wearing the double crown. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt - the Falcons
Temple of Abu Simbel, c. 1000 BC, Falcons, depicting sun god

Abu Simbel, entrance to tomb of Rameses II. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Granite quarry, Aswan, Egypt
Granite quarry, Aswan, unfinished obelisk, 41.75 m = 137 ft, 1152 tons, cracked. If it had remained whole, it would have been the largest obelisk ever raised. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Seti I, wall painting. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Temple of Karnak, King Rameses II and Queen Nefertiti, standing at his feet. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Temple of Karnak, Egypt
Temple of Karnak, statues in the evening light, shadows. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Temple of Karnak, obelisk erected by Queen Hatshepsut seen through a doorway. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Valley of the Kings, tomb of Rameses VI, 1186 - 1085 BC, wall painting, the immortal spirit in Everyman, with arms raised. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Aswan - Egypt. Elephantine Island
Elephantine Island is the largest of the Aswan area islands, and is one of the most ancient sites in Egypt, with artifacts dating to predynastic periods

Pergamon, Turkey - The Basillica - one of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor. The site of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon, situated today in Misia in northwestern Anatolia

Pergamon, Turkey - The latest excavations (1908)
The site of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon, situated today in Misia in northwestern Anatolia, sixteen miles from the Aegean Sea. Once nearly invaded by the Celts

View of the Castle and ruins - Ephesus - Turkey
A view of the Castle and ruins (foreground) of the ancient city of Ephesus - Turkey

Tunisia - Carthage - Excavation of a Sarcophagus
The excavation of a Sarcophagus from a funeral pit / burial ground at the site of ancient Carthage, Tunisia

Camel group close to the Pyramid of Khufu, Egypt

Amedee Forestier
Amadee Forestier special artist of The Illustrated London News from 1882, covering ceremonial & state occasions. WWI and archaeological subjects

France Les Baux
General view of the so-called esplanade in this renowned archaeological site in Provence

Stone fragments in the bakery of an archaeological laborator

Baalbek / Archaeology
The head of a lion and the six columns of the GREAT TEMPLE of JUPITER built by the Romans On the site of the ancient archaeological city of Baalbek once called Heliopolis

Ggantija Temple / Close-Up
The Ggantija Temples close to Xhagra on Gozo, part of the Maltese archipelago - dated to circa 3000 BC

Hagar Qim Megalith / Malta
The megaliths of Hagar Qim at Wied iz-Zurrieq in south-west Malta. These have been dated to circa 2500 BC

Ggantija Temples / Malta
The Ggantija temples close to Xhagra on Gozo on the Maltese archipelago - dated to 3000 BC

Mnajdra Temples / Malta
The Temple complex at Mnajdra in south-west Malta, dated to circa 2500 BC

Mariette / Auguste / Ils 61
AUGUSTE-FERDINAND-FRANCOIS MARIETTE French archaeologist. Controlled archaeological excavations in Egypt

Figures of gods found at Tiryns, Greece
Figures of gods made from terracotta, found at Tiryns, Mycenae, Greece

Hs Wall-Cockmount Hill
A view of Hadrians Wall on Cockmount Hill. Archaeological evidence suggests that the wall rarely saw large scale military conflicts, and acted more as a control barrier

HORMUZD RASSAM 1826-1910
HORMUZD RASSAM Turkish Assyriologist. Assisted A.H.Layard in archaeological excavations near Ninevah

Archaeology / Chester
An archaeological dig on a Roman site at Chester, England

Verulamium Excavations
One of Sir Mortimer Wheelers team excvating at Verulamium, a wealthy provincial town of Roman Britain, now St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Mexico / Yucatan
Reconstruction of a Maya temple, based on an English archaeological survey led by Thomas Gann, including sacrificial altar, drowning pool and sports stadium

Man dancing on a bull, palace at Tiryns, Greece
A wall painting in the palace at Tiryns, Mycenae, Greece, depicting a man dancing on a bull

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