Excavation Collection (page 7)

Dinosaur vertebrae
From a Palaeontology field trip in Niger, West Africa

380 million year old rocks
Block specimens of 380 million year old fossil bearing rocks being transported, Latvia

Shroud
Collected during the archaeological excavation at Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, 1984-1986

Cotton winding sheet
Collected during the archaeological excavation at Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, 1984-1986

Excavations, Norfolk 2006
A team of anthropologists busy working on excavations revealing ancient human occupation on the Norfolk coast, 2006. Animal remains

London Fire Brigade breakdown lorry rescuing a horse
London firefighters extricating a horse from an excavation in Portland Place, London, using a special horse sling. The Brigades breakdown lorry is lifting the horse to safety using its crane and winch

Greetings card from Egypt

Excavations of Roman Fort in City of London
The site of a Roman fort, uncovered during an archaeological dig in Falcon Street, in the City of London. The fort, which was built before the ancient city wall is pictured in the shadow of

Excavating in the bombed Cripplegate area
Mr W. F. Grimes, Keeper of the London Museum (Museum of London) assisted by a volunteer, archaeological worker, Miss Adrienne Farrell, in the excavations at Monkwell Street in the City of London

Sir John Marshall (1876 - 1958)
Sir John Marshall, Director-General of the Archaelogical Survey of India, responsible for the excavations that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro

Rudston Roman Villa mosaics during excavation 1 / 3
Rudston Roman Villa mosaics during excavation - Rudston, East Yorkshire - dated to the 4th century. The villa contained some of the best examples of Roman mosaics

Aerial view of Mari, Syria
An aerial view of the site at Mari (modern Tell Hariri) in Syria. In the foreground can be seen the city, dating from 2600 B.C. and in the background the Palace

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

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

Archaeological excavations, Roman Forum, Rome, Italy

Excavated Roman buildings, Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy
View of some excavated Roman buildings on the Palatine Hill in Rome, Italy

West India Docks excavation
The construction of the New South Dock, at the Limehouse entrance. The warehouses to be built were intended for imported East India produce such as jute seed, saltpetre and cotton

An oil field at night - Middle East
A view across an oil field at night with fires and explosions of light illuminating the scene - definitely in the Middle East, likely to be in Iran or Iraq

Megalithic burial mound at Knowth
Artists impression of the Megalithic burial mound at Knowth in Ireland near Newgrange beside the River Boyne, excavated by Dr George Eogan in July 1967

Step Cut in the Rock - The entrance before Excavation
This photograph shows the Step Cut in the Rock which led Mr Carter to the discovery of Tutankhamuns Tomb

Excavation of the Tomb of Tutankhamun
The photograph shows a group of archaeologists and Egyptian government officials at the examination of Tutankhamuns mummy

The Valley of the Kings, Thebes
Photograph of the Valley of the Kings, Thebes where the excavation of the Tomb of Tutankhamun took place

The excavation of Tutankhamun
The photograph show the second stage of entry into the sealed chamber of the only intact shrine of a pharaoh ever found

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

Chichen Itza / Chaacmol
At Chichen Itza (site on the Yucatan Peninsula) Archaeologist August Le Plongeon and his wife pose with a colossal statue of Chaacmol, leader of the Itzaes

Rail / Olive Mount / 1831
LIVERPOOL - MANCHESTER RAILWAY Excavation along the narrow two-mile cutting through the rock of Mount Olive

Hercules Statue / Rome
A colossal bronze statue of Hercules found beneath the Campo dei Fiori in Rome is raised by a complex dual block-and-tackle system

Ruins of Pompeii
The Forum and Basilica in Pompeii

South Gate - Housesteads
The Southern Gateway of Housesteads Fort on Hadrians Wall. The Fort contains the only visible remains of a Roman hospital in Britain and superbly preserved latrines!

Houseteads Mile-Castle
The interior of the mile - castle at Housesteads fort on Hadrians Wall. Housesteads contains the only visible example of a Roman hospital in Britain

Herculaneum Excavation
A tunnel leading to the excavated remains of Herculaneum, buried in AD79 by the pyroclastic flow from the erupting Mount Vesuvius

Italy / Herculaneum
The uncovered ruins of the town of Herculaneum, buried under the pyroclastic flow from the erupting Mount Vesuvius on 24 August AD79

Hissalik Post-Excavation
The site at Hissarlik, excavated by Heinrich Schliemann and identified as ancient Troy. Schliemanns massive slice through the deposits can be clearly seen

Finds from Mycenae / 1877
Schliemanns finds from his dig at Mycenae on display at Athens

Pompeii / Excavation / 1862
French and English at one of the excavation sites

Excavations at Pompeii
Excavation work at the site of Pompeii

Roman Mosaic London 1869
Elaborated Roman mosaic unearthed in the Poultry, near Mansion House, London

Machines / Steam Navvy
STEAM NAVVY Excavation machine used in making a new dock in Swansea

Excavation Tomb / 1923
The excavation of Tutankhamens tomb

Egypt / Gournah Nr Thebes
GOURNAH, near Thebes : Discovery of a mummy during an excavation, in the presence of Edward, prince of Wales

Italy / Pompeii / Excavation
The first excavations at Pompeii : the seated figure is probably Giuseppe Fiorelli

Cleopatras Needle, presented to Britain by Mehemet Ali, is inspected by Sir James Alexander

Statue of Hercules, Rome
Bronze statue of Hercules is unearthed in Rome, Italy

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