Excavation Collection (page 2)

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)

Shop near the fountain of Mercury, VI. 5, Pompeii
Shop near the fountain of Mercury, VI.5, Pompeii. Chromolithograph and illustration by G. Autoriello from Antonio Niccolinis Pompeii: Views and Restorations (Pompeii: Essaies et Restaurations)

Map of the excavations of Pompeii, 1874-1881
Map of the excavations of Pompeii, showing the Insulae excavated between 1874-1881 in red. Chromolithograph by J.G. Bach after an illustration by Emile Presuhn from his Les Plus Belles Peintures de

British gentlemen on the Grand Tour opening an ancient classical tomb and pilfering vases, urns, and other treasures. As desrcibed by Sir William Hamilton

Plans for a tunnel under the River Thames, 18th century
Plans for a tunnel under the River Thames, with two lanes for horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians, workers excavating the tunnels

The military barracks at Pompeii
Excavation of the military barracks with Doric columns at Pompeii, 18th century, buried under volcanic ash from Vesuvius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after J.B

The city gate at Pompeii
Excavation of the city gates of Pompeii, buried under volcanic ash from Vesuvius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after J.B

The gate and military barracks at Pompeii
Excavation of the city gates of Pompeii, and military barracks with Doric columns, buried under volcanic ash from Vesuvius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after J.B

Excavation of the theatre at Herculaneum
Plan of a grand theatre for 10, 000 spectators excavated at Herculaneum, near Vesuvius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Excavation of the city and theatre of Herculaneum
Excavation of the buried city of Herculaneum in the 18th century, and the discovery of Roman ruins under volcanic ash near Vesuvius 1, and plan of a grand theatre for 10, 000 spectators 2

Ruins of St Pirans Oratory, near Perranporth, Cornwall, at the time of its excavation. Date: 1910

Cutting sixty miles of tunnel in Paris
Cross-section of plans for the tunnel extension to the Paris Metro under the Paris Opera House 1903

What the great find in Egypt may bring: a 3000-year old pharaoh " coming forth into the day" with the contemporary garlands which adorned his mummy

Archaeological dig at Ampurias, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Archaeological dig at Ampurias (Empuries), originally a Greek trading place on the Mediterranean coast, Girona province, Catalonia, Spain

EGYPT / DEIR EL-BAHARI
The excavation of Deir El- Bahari, the funerary monument commissioned by Queen Hapshetsut in memory of her father, Tutmose I and also in her own memory. Date: 1930s

CROWN OF QUEEN KHNEMIT
De Morgan lifting the golden crown from the mummy of Queen Khnemit at Dahshur Date: 1896

Three views of a wolf bone excavated at Vestonice
Proof that the mammoth-hunters of 30, 000 years ago knew how to count: three views of a wolf bone (the radius) marked with numerical notches

Ruins of Troy - Hissarlik, Turkey
The 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

Excavation of the garden at No. 4 Hamilton Place
Excavation of the garden at No.4 Hamilton Place prior to construction of the lecture theatre, circa November 1959. Date: 1959

Mining. Drilling with a jackhammer. Diorama. Deutsches Muse
History. Mining. Drilling with a jackhammer. Diorama. Deutsches Museum (Museum of Science and Technology). Munich. Germany

Section of an underground mine. Model of a team in the second half of the nineteenth century. Scale 1:25. Manufactured in 1906. By R. Brown. Deutsches Museum (Museum of Science and Technology)

Roman antiquities at the site of Procolitia, 1876
Roman antiquities at the site of Procolitia, on the wall of Hadrian and Severus, including coins, vases and slabs. The engraving at the top shows the Roman bath after excavation. Date: 1876

Early type of mechanical shovel by Heath Robinson
The inventor of the mechanical shovel trying out an early type. Two medieval engineers with a rickety but effective mechanical shovel or digger

The Gentle Art of Excavating - Removing top soil
A new type of shovel removing the top soil from a bluff in the Cotswold Hills. A typically elaborate contraption by the gadget king

The Great Sphinx, Giza, Egypt - aerial photograph. Note the site is still being excavated at this stage. Date: circa 1930s

Homo heidelbergensis, Boxgrove Man tibia
The tibia or shin bone of Boxgrove Man (Homo heidelbergensis) discovered in a quarry at Boxgrove, West Sussex, UK. The specimen dates back 500

Excavating machine for digging trenches, France, WW1
An excavating machine used for digging trenches, at Mericourt in the Somme area of northern France, during the First World War. Date: 26 August 1916

Knossos - Crete - Large storage jars
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

Gokstad Ship, 1880
A Norwegian Viking ship excavated at Gokstad

Leicesters Roman forum reconstructed
Reconstruction drawing by Alan Sorrell of the city of Leicesters Roman forum in Roman times. The Roman remains excavated by Kathleen Kenyon in 1936, beside the Roman-era Jewry Wall in Leicester

Leicesters Roman remains excavated, 1936
Drawing by Alan Sorrell of excavations in progress in the city of Leicester in 1936 led by Kathleen Kenyon. The excavated Roman remains were initially thought by Kenyon to be a Roman forum

Mines
Page showing the various stages of work involved in mining. Date: 1930

Cofferdam work to raise USS Maine, Havana harbour, Cuba
Cofferdam work exposing the wreck of USS Maine, Havana harbour, Cuba. The ship exploded and sank in 1898. Date: 1911

Roman London, Temple of Mithras uncovered 1954
Sir David Eccles, Minister of Works, holding the newly-found head of Mithras, during his visit to the site at Walbrook in the City of London where the Temple of Mithras was discovered in 1954

The Pines - Petrified Forest - Santa Rosa, California - Queen of the Forest with a new live oak growing out of the petrified trunk! Date: circa 1930s

Archaeological work at a villa in Pompeii, Italy. circa 1895

Carthage, Tunisia - Excavation of the Roman Amphitheatre Date: circa 1910s

Carthage, Tunisia - Excavation of the Roman Theatre Date: circa 1910s

Italy. Herculaneum. House next to the Forum. Ruins

Italy. Herculaneum. The House of the Stags. 1st AD. Entrance

Italy. Herculaneum. The House of the Stags. 1st AD. Rooms

Italy. Herculaneum. The House of the Stags. 1st AD. Small table in the garden

Italy. Herculaneum. Thermopolium. Commercial establishment (restaurant). Both hot and cold food and drink were stored in the jars in the counter

Italy. Herculaneum. Cardo V

Italy. Herculaneum. The House of the Stags. 1st AD. Room
Italy. Herculaneum. The House of the Stags. 1st AD. Inside. Room

Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894). English archaeologist. Know
Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894). English traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, author, politician and diplomat

Spain. Early Iron Age (500-38 BC). Grey Ceramic jar. Cervera
Spain. Age of Metals. Early Iron Age (500-38 BC). Grey Ceramic jar with a layer of black color. From the excavations near the Romanesque church of Saint Pere Gros (Catalonia). Regional Museum. Cervera

Mining. Shaft sinking by hand with hammer and wedge. Diorama
History. Mining. Shaft sinking by hand with hammer and wedge. Diorama. Deutsches Museum(Museum of Science and Technology). Munich. Germany

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