Excavation Collection

Sutton Hoo treasure
A double-page spread relating to the Anglo-Saxon ship burial ground discovered at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. it was filled with many priceless treasures, a few of which are shown here

Petrie at Daphne
The Pharoahs Palace at Daphne being excavated by renowned archaeologist William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853 - 1942) who devoted his life to studying Egyptian culture

Italy Pompeii
The court of the piscina (bath)

Gold, Silver, Lapis and Obsidian in the Splendid Swords of the Kings - The Royal Treasure of Dorak c.3000 BC - report of the finds from the excavations by James Mellaart, Assistant Director

Tautavel Man. Subspecies of the hominid Homo erectus. Arago
Tautavel Man. Subspecies of the hominid Homo erectus. 450.000 years old fossil. Discovered in the Arago Cave in Tautavel, France

Pompeii Excavation, 1751
Carlo III di Borbone visits the first excavations at Pompeii

Dinosaur tail bones
From a Palaeontology field trip in Niger, West Africa

A Lincolnshire Handicap by Heath Robinson
A race between cranes at the test ground of excavation specialists, Ruston-Bucyrus, who commissioned the ingenious Heath Robinson to draw a number of comical engineering drawings for a booklet

Howard Carter at the excavation of Tutankhamun
The photograph shows Howard Carter and an Egyptian removing the Typhonic Couch from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Hissarlik (Troy) Digging
A clear example of the excavation style of Heinrich Schliemann at Hissarlik, cutting through later occupation levels, actually missing Homerian deposits!

Late Neolithic Statuettes from Hacilar in north-western Anatolia, excavated during the 1960 season by James Mellaart, Assistant Director, The British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara. Date: 1961

Diagram of the lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) - the site of the discovery of a Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area on June 17

Photograph of the lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) - the site of the discovery of a Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area on June 17

View of Pompeii at the moment of the eruption of Vesuvius
View of Pompeii at the moment of the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D.79 showing residents fleeing in the streets near the large theatre, small theatre, Quadriportico dei Teatri, etc

Charlton sand Pits - Charlton, South East London. The home football ground of Charlton Athletic FC, The Valley dates from 1919, at a time when the club were looking for a new home

Archaeological dig at Glastonbury
Archaeological finds for a dig in Glastonbury summerset. Seen are the Timber Foundation and Palisading at the Glastonbury Lake Village, a ladder found, a reaping-hook and some weaving combs

Artefacts from the excavation from Tel-El-Obeid excavation in Ur of the Chaldean, which were on show in the British Museum

Antropomorphic head. Head of the sacrificed. Palenque
Antropomorphic head. Head of the sacrificed. Drawn on the VIII sheet of the Excavation Memory. It was collected in 1787 by captain Antonio del Rio in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. Maya culture

Fragment of relief. It depicts the leg of the priest, wearing sandal. Drawn on the XI sheet of the Excavation Memory, was collected in 1787 by captain Antonio del Rio in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico

Ethiopia, Lalibela. The Church of St. George (Bete Giyorgis)
Ethiopia, Lasta province, Lalibela. The Church of Saint George (Bete Giyorgis). One of the eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

Rotherhithe Road Tunnel - Burrowing Under the River Thames
Men working in dark conditions, topless due to the temperature in the eighties. Excavating the clay soil at the rate of about five feet per day

Paris, France - Invalides, Tombeau de Napoleon II, son of Napoleon Bonaparte. Date: circa 1855

1861 Paris France Tombeau Tomb Tombs Napoleon
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Paris France Tombeau Tomb Tombs Napoleon French
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1854 Paris France Tombeau Tomb Tombs Napoleon
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Paris, France - Invalides, Tombeau de Napoleon. 1853

French Monument Monuments Coupole Dome Cupola
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Ceremony in a Megalithic burial mound
A reconstruction drawing by Alan Sorrell designed to give an impression of the ceremonies associated with the holiest part of a Megalithic burial mound - the right-hand recess of the cruciform

The Ruins of Delphi, Greece, excavated 1896-1900 Date: 1901

Excavations at Corinth, Greece, by American School Date: 1901

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

Page from Britannia & Eve by Katharine Woolley reporting on the great excavations carried by her and her husband Leonard at Ur in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). Date: 1929

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

Ruins discovered, Whitcomb Street, London
Ruins discovered at the corner of Whitcomb Street, near Charing Cross, London, December 1821. 1821

Inside view of the Watch Tower discovered near Ludgate Hill, May 1, 1792. Barbican or part of the old City wall of 1276. Copperplate engraving drawn

Tepidarium or warm bath, near the gate to Stabiae. Chromolithograph and illustration by G. Autoriello from Antonio Niccolinis Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii: Essaies et Restaurations)

House in Regio VIII, insula 2, Pompeii. Chromolithograph and illustration by G. Autoriello from Antonio Niccolinis Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii: Essaies et Restaurations)

Shopfront with an overhanging balcony, Pompeii. Chromolithograph and illustration by G. Autoriello from Antonio Niccolinis Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii: Essaies et Restaurations)

Interior of the Small Theatre or Odeon, Pompeii VIII. 7. 19
Interior of the Small Theatre or Odeon, Pompeii VIII.7.19. Chromolithograph after an illustration by S. De Stefano from Antonio Niccolinis Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii)

Interior the Ampitheatre, Pompeii. Chromolithograph after an illustration by S. De Stefani from Antonio Niccolinis Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii: Essaies et Restaurations)

Exterior of the Ampitheatre, Pompeii. Chromolithograph after an illustration by S. De Stefani from Antonio Niccolinis Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii: Essaies et Restaurations)

View of the Basilica, near the west corner of the Forum, Pompeii. Chromolithograph and illustration by S. De Stefano from Antonio Niccolinis Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii)

View of a street and fountain of Mercury, Pompeii
View of a street and fountain of Mercury, VI.8.24, Pompeii. Chromolithograph and illustration by G. Autoriello from Antonio Niccolinis Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii)

View of the Forum, Pompeii. Chromolithograph and illustration by G. Autoriello from Antonio Niccolinis Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii: Essaies et Restaurations)

View of the Street of Tombs outside the Herculaneum Gate, Pompeii. Chromolithograph after an illustration by S. De Stefani from Antonio Niccolinis Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii)

View of the Temple of Venus near the Marina Gate, Pompeii. Chromolithograph after an illustration by S. De Stefani from Antonio Niccolinis Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii)

Frigidarium or cold bath, near the gate to Stabiae. Chromolithograph and illustration by G. Autoriello from Antonio Niccolinis Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii: Essaies et Restaurations)

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