Archaeology Collection (page 43)

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

Tarxien Temple / Large Pot
A large storage pot discovered at the site of the Tarxien Temples - dated to circa 2500 BC - at Paola, Malta

Roman Grape Press / Mdina
Two Roman grape presses (one complete with grinding stones) at the Mdina Museum

Artemis Temple, Jerash
Detail of the entrance to the Roman temple of Artemis in Gerasa (modern-day Jerash) in Jordan

Greece / Archae / Mycenae 75
The site of Schliemanns excavations of the shaft graves at Mycenae

Gokstad Viking Ship
Excavated in 1880, a perfectly preserved Viking ship shown after its removal from a long barrow at Gokstad, Norway

Palace Minos Ring Nestor
Interior of the Palace: A painting from a design on the Ring of Nestor

Palace Minos King Stucco
Interior of the Palace : A painted stucco relief allegedly of King Minos

Hypostyle Hall
The Papyrus pillars of the Great HYPOSTYLE HALL, at sunset. Begun in the reign of Rameses I and completed in the reign of Rameses II, Karnak Thebes (modern Luxor), Egypt

Temple of Luxor
Giant, seated statues of RAMESES II ( The Great ), in front of the Pylon of the AMUN TEMPLE (TEMPLE OF LUXOR), Thebes (modern Luxor ) Egypt

Greece Mycenae
A view of the ruins of the Early greek city state of Mycenae, famed for its shaft grave deposits discovered by Heinrich Schliemann

West Palace Wing / Knossos
A restored view of a section of the West Palace Wing. The picture shows the columns, shrines and stepped porch

Polychrome Pottery
Selection of wide-brimmed and fine-funnelled jugs and a large serving vessel, all with fancy polychrome patternation

Dante / Tomb / Ravenna / Ils
DANTE ALIGHIERI Italian poets remains discovered at Ravenna

Mural Paintings / Rome
Christian wall paintings from the Calixtus catacombs in Rome. The scenes depicted include representations of the dove of Moses and the feeding of the 5000

Honduras Copan
Sculptured idol in the ruins of Copan

Mexico Uxmal
General view of the monumental ruins at Uxmal, Yucatan

Mexico Cavern Wells
The cavern wells of Yucatan

Cave Dwelling Achtal
The Palaeolithic cave dwelling at Achtal. Here animal and Neanderthal remains were found in the mid 19th century

Peru Tiahuanaco
The monolithic gate of Ak-kapana, near Tiahuanaco

Peru Spencer Museum
Interior of the Spencer Museum of Peruvian artifacts and antiquities, now housed in the University of Kansas

Cross at Childs Wickham
A cross at Childs Wickham, Worcestershire

Stonehenge (Elongated!)
A rather impressionistic view of Stonehenge, with the stones themselves strangely lengthened to convey a slightly greater scale than is actually the case!

Old School Archaeologist
Two Archaeologists/Antiquarians examine an ancient artefact

Khmer Ruins
Ruins of the old Khmer culture at Battambang, Cambodia

Roman Mosaic Leicester
A Roman tesselated pavement, (the Cyparrisian Pavement) found below High Cross Street, Leicester in 1675. The mosaic shows Cyparrisus and a deer given to him by the god Apollo

Black Stele / Shalmaneser
This obelisk of black marble was found by Layard in the centre of the mound of Nimrud, and it is now in the British Museum. The four sides depict the life of Shalmaneser III

Building Stonehenge
The construction of Stonehenge - a team of workers haul one of the great stones

Xerxes Palace / Persepolis
Monumental winged bulls flank an entranceway into the Palace of Xerxes I at Persepolis. The Palaces borrowed elements from many traditions - Median, Mesopotamian, Greek & Egyptian

Iran / Persepolis
Ruins of the citadel of Persepolis. Building was started by Darius I in about 500BC, continued under his son Xerxes I and completed by his grandson, Artaxerxes I. Date: 1902

France / Archae / Carnac
Carnac; the Alignment of Menhirs at Kermario

Egypt / Mummies / Mag Pittor
Mummies of a CAT and a JACKAL, housed in the British Museum, London

Palace Minos Hall Axes
Interior of the Palace: the restored interior inner section of the hall of double axes opening onto the western section

Treasure Found by Howard
Part of the treasures found by Howard Carter at the tomb of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor

France / Archae / Alesia
ALESIA

Iran / Archaeology / Bisutun
The rock inscription carved in Old Persian, Babylonian, and Elamite cuneiform on the rock of Bisutun overlooking the main route from Babylon to Hamadan

London Wall Newgate 1903
A 20-metre length of Londons Roman Wall, discovered when Newgate Prison was demolished, and subsequently demolished in its turn

Pyramid and temple, Tuxpan, Mexico
A pyramid-shaped monument with a temple on the top at Tuxpan (Tuxpam, Tusapan), in the State of Veracruz, Mexico

England / Archaeology / Bart
near Ashdon in Essex

Ruins of Pompeii
The Forum and Basilica in Pompeii

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

The Battersea Shield
Originally used for ceremonial purposes, this shield was found in the River Thames in 1857. The horned bronze helmet (found near Waterloo) has similar red enamel bosses

Iraq / Nineveh / Reconstr
A reconstruction of the elaborate exitway to the Kings Palace at Nineveh. This is a reconstruction of the Palace of Sennacherib (c 8BC) or Ashurbanipal (c 7BC)

Henry Rawlinson / Cdv
SIR HENRY CRESWICKE RAWLINSON Archaeologist, specialising in Assyrian archaeology

Egyptian Frocks 1924
Egyptian influence. Green tube dress with gold fabric draped diagonally from one shoulder & fastened at the hip; black print dress with handkerchief drapery at the hips

Circular Bath / Bath
The Circular Roman Bath at Bath, Somerset. The existence of the remains were secret until 1755, when hot water came rushing out of the Roman masonry

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