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Lawrence of ArabiaBritish archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia. Seen here in RAF uniform on a Brough Superior SS100 motorbike
Lawrence of ArabiaBritish archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of ArabiaBritish archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia, in traditional Arab costume
GERTRUDE BELL 1868-1926GERTRUDE M L BELL English traveller, archaeologist and government official
Sir Mortimer WheelerPortrait of Sir Mortimer Wheeler (1890 - 1976), archaeologist and broadcaster, seated at his desk in the British Academy. Through the medium of television
Petrie at DaphneThe Pharoahs Palace at Daphne being excavated by renowned archaeologist William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853 - 1942) who devoted his life to studying Egyptian culture
Aubreys Plan of AveburyJohn Aubreys plan of Avebury. Aubrey was an English antiquary, who suplimented his writings on sites with detailed plans and sketches
Examining Roman RelicsAn archaeologist examining Roman relics found at Verulamium (St. Albans) by Sir Mortimer Wheelers team
Sphere cover - Howard Carter removing treasures, TutankhamenFront cover of The Sphere with an illustration depicting Howard Carter removing treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamen at Luxor
William Henry Waddington, French statesmanWilliam Henry Waddington (1826-1894), French statesman and Prime Minister of France. He was also involved in archaeological research. Date: circa 1880
Sir Aurel SteinSir (Mark) Aurel Stein, the British archaeologist and explorer, pictured c.1909
Pithos (plural - pithoi) - a large ancient Greek storage container. Some very fine examples excavated from within the Minoan palace at Knossos on Crete. Date: circa 1920s
Dr. Wendell PhillipsWendell Phillips (1921 - 1975), American archaeologist and oil magnate who led some of the first archaeological expeditions in the areas that are part of modern-day Yemen and Oman
A goddess and her handmaidens - in unique figurines of 4500 years ago, part of the royal treasure of Dorak from the Yortan culture
Max Mallowan and Agatha ChristieMax Mallowan and his wife, Agatha Christie, in 1933. Mallowan was an archaeologist who began his apprenticeship in field archaeology with Leonard Wooley at Ur
Agatha Christie and husband, reportage photograph on doorstep. From an article, Up the Rebels! - And Others'by Ericus
Jacquetta Hawkes, Bertrand Russell and Stephen King-HallJacquetta Hawkes (1910-1996), British writer and archaeologist, Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, 1872-1970), British philosopher, logician, mathematician
Clarence Wilson and Mr R. G Duff, members of the Captain Parkers Excavating Party at Jerusalem. Montagu Brownlow Parker, 5th Earl of Morley led the Parker Expedition
The ship-grave of an Anglo-Saxon king found at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. The traces of the ribs of the boat left in the earth can be clearly seen. Date: 1939
Unearthing the ship-grave of an Anglo-Saxon warrior king at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk. The excavations reveal the outlines of a 6th century sea-going craft
Clarence Wilson - a member of Captain Parkers Archaeological Team in Jerusalem. Montagu Brownlow Parker, 5th Earl of Morley led the Parker Expedition
Giovanni Battista Belzoni at Sadlers Wells TheatreGiovanni Battista Belzoni, Italian explorer and archaeologist, at Sadlers Wells Theatre, London, as the Patagonian Samson, wearing a strongmans costume made of fur, and an ostrich feather headdress
Colonel P H FawcettColonel Percy H Fawcett (1867 - 1925), British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist, and explorer of South America. 1932
EDOUARD LARTETEDOUARD-ARMAND-ISIDORE- HIPPOLYTE LARTET (1801 - 1871), French archaeologist
Alexander AdamALEXANDER ADAM Scottish archaeologist and educationalist Date: 1741 - 1809
Ruins of Troy - Hissarlik, TurkeyThe visible ruins at the site of Hissarlik, excavated by German Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann. Schliemann discovered what he thought were the Homerian levels in a massive trench excavation
T E Lawrence FuneralFuneral at St Nicholas Church, Moreton, Dorset of British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia
Agatha Christie and Max MallowanPhotograph of Agatha Christie (1890-1976), thriller writer and her husband, Max Mallowan (1904-1978), archaeologist
Austen Henry LayardAUSTEN HENRY LAYARD Archaeologist and diplomat
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821-1885). Colored engravingJens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821-1885). Danish archaeologist and historian. Engraving by A. Perea of The Spanish and American Illustration, 1870. Colored
The Oseberg ship - shortly after discoveryThe Oseberg ship (Norwegian: Osebergskipet) is a well-preserved Viking ship discovered in a large burial mound at the Oseberg farm near Tonsberg in Vestfold county, Norway
Sir Arthur Evans arranging exhibits, Burlington House, LondoPhotograph of Sir Arthur Evans (1851-1941), the English archaeologist, arranging Cretan exhibits for an exhibition held at Burlington House, London, 1936
E F Benson, English authorEdward Frederic Benson (1867-1940), English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer, best known for his Mapp and Lucia series. circa 1900s
Auguste Mariette (1821-1881). French archaeologist. EngravinAuguste Mariette (1821-1881). French scholar, archaeologist and Egyptologist. Portrait. Engraving. Colored
Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894). Portrait. Colored engraSir Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894). English traveller and politician. Engraving in The Universal History, 1892. Colored
Augustus Le Plongeon (1825-1908). British-American antiquariAugustus Le Plongeon (1825-1908) British-American photographer and antiquarian who studied the pre-Columbian ruins of America, Maya civilization on the Yucatan Peninsula
Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894). English archaeologist. KnowAusten Henry Layard (1817-1894). English traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, author, politician and diplomat
Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903). Colored engravingTheodor Mommsen (1817-1903). German jurist and historian. Nobel Prize in Literature in 1902. Engraving, early 20th century. Colored
WH Waddington - COL LithWilliam Henry Waddington (1826 - 1894) French politician and archaeologist of English parentage
Wh Waddington / Vfair 1878WILLIAM HENRY WADDINGTON French politician and archaeologist of English parentage Date: 1826 - 1894
William Richard HamiltonWILLIAM RICHARD HAMILTON Archaeologist Date: 1777 - 1859
Ludolph Smids - Dutch physician, archaeologist and poetLudolph Smids (1649-1720) - Dutch physician, archaeologist and poet. He died after falling from a staircase. Date: circa 1700
Sumerian Sculpture About 3000 B. CA page from The Illustrated London News, 9 June 1934 issue, with an article by Dr Henry Frankfort, Director of the Iraq Expedition of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
BREUIL, Henri (1877-1961). French abbot. ArchaeologistHenri Breuil (1877-1961), often referred to as Abbe Breuil. French Catholic priest, archaeologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and geologist. Portrait
DIEULAFOY, Jane (1851-1916). French archaeologist, explorer, novelist and journalist. She was the wife of Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy. Engraving
SCHLIEMANN, Heinrich (1822-1890). German archaeologist. Discoverer of the ruins of Troy. Engraving
Charles Roach Smith (1807-1890) was an antiquarian and amateur archaeologist, whose collection of antiquities found during London excavations or dredging of the Thames formed his Museum of London
Three portraits from Savignano, Romagna, Italy: Girolamo Amati (1768-1834), palaeographer, Bartolomeo Borghesi (1781-1860), archaeologist and antiquarian, and Giulio Pertichari (1779-1822)