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Tring cutting, London & Birmingham Railway, 17 June 1837 (1839). Artist: John Cooke BourneTring cutting, London & Birmingham Railway, 17 June 1837 (1839). Navvies excavating the cutting. Wheelbarrows are filled with spoil at the bottom
Sado Province, The Goldmines, 1853. Creator: Ando HiroshigeSado Province, The Goldmines, 1853
'Contre des villes Ouvertes; Les fouilles, pour retrouver la projectile', 1916. Creator: Unknown'Contre des villes Ouvertes; Les fouilles, pour retrouver la projectile', 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]
Louis Philippe Albert d'Orleans, at an excavation in Egypt, 1860. Creator: Willem de Famars TestasLouis Philippe Albert d'Orleans, at an excavation in Egypt, 1860. French aristocrat with Egyptian boy
The Baths of Caracalla and Three Capitals from the Villa Mattei in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus KnipThe Baths of Caracalla and Three Capitals from the Villa Mattei in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Knip originally drew his spectacular panorama of the Baths of Caracalla
Scene of the Geological Discoveries at Swanage, Dorset - from a photograph by F. Briggs, 1857. 'The excavations...are interesting as the scene of important geological discoveries [including]
Front elevation of house at Brahmunabad, 1857. Creator: UnknownFront elevation of house at Brahmunabad, 1857. Ancient city in what is now Pakistan, excavated at his own expense by Mr. A. F
Ground plan of one of the houses excavated at Brahmunabad, 1857. Creator: UnknownGround plan of one of the houses excavated at Brahmunabad, 1857. Ancient city in what is now Pakistan, excavated at his own expense by Mr. A. F
Sand Excavation, 1839. Creator: Johannes TavenraatSand Excavation, 1839
Excavating for new reservoir at Slater, Mo. 1901 Oct 10. Creator: UnknownExcavating for new reservoir at Slater, Mo. 1901 Oct 10
Famous Cucaracha slide, Panama Canal, c.between 1910 and 1914. Creator: UnknownFamous Cucaracha slide, Panama Canal, c.between 1910 and 1914
Persecution Portal, Ephesus, c.1820. Creator: UnknownPersecution Portal, Ephesus, c.1820
Culebra Cut - View at Base of Gold Hill, Showing Basaltic Columns Developed By Steam Shovel, 1913Culebra Cut - View at Base of Gold Hill, Showing Basaltic Columns Developed By Steam Shovel, Cut in March 1913. Men working on the Panama Canal project
Panama Canal, 1904. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1904. Creator: Harris & EwingPanama Canal, 1904. 'Isthmian Canal - Looking North from Sta. K547 - Culebra. Dec. 20, 1904'. The Panama Canal project was one of the largest
Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & EwingPanama Canal, 1913. Railway lines with earthmoving equipment. The Panama Canal project was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken
Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & EwingPanama Canal, 1913. The Panama Canal project was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken
'The Great Sphinx as now cleared from the encumbering sand', 1886. Creator: Unknown'The Great Sphinx as now cleared from the encumbering sand', 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"
'Another recently discovered Statue of Ramses II at Luxor', 1886. Creator: Unknown'Another recently discovered Statue of Ramses II at Luxor', 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"
'Discovery of a Colossal Statue of Ramses II near Aboukir, Egypt', 1886. Creator: Unknown'Discovery of a Colossal Statue of Ramses II near Aboukir, Egypt', 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"
'Recent Excavations at Pompeii, Italy - The Street of Tombs', 1886. Creator: Unknown'Recent Excavations at Pompeii, Italy - The Street of Tombs', 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"
Vale leading to Inkerman, 1854. Creator: UnknownVale leading to Inkerman, 1854. Crimean War, ruins at Kalamita. 'Here is truly a city of caverns, for the white rocks that look over the bay of Aktiar (which, translated, signifies White Rocks)
Recently-discovered remains of the Alexandrian Library, 1854. Creator: UnknownRecently-discovered remains of the Alexandrian Library, 1854. Archaeological remains in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. '...a few months since
General view of Paris, taken from Chaillot hill, current 16th and 7th arrondissements, 1818. Creator: SeyfertGeneral view of Paris, taken from Chaillot hill, current 16th and 7th arrondissements, 1818
Arenes de Lutece (panorama), 5th arrondissement, Paris, 1870. Creator: Pierre EmondsArenes de Lutece (panorama), 5th arrondissement, Paris, 1870
Excavation near Citta Vecchia, in the Island of Malta, 1850. Creator: UnknownExcavation near Citta Vecchia, in the Island of Malta, 1850. Archaeological site containing a temple. 'The cave is hewn out in the solid rock...The cavity consists of three large compartments
The Prince of Wales Visit to Egypt: the Sphinx at Djizeh and the recent excavations around... 1862 Creator: UnknownThe Prince of Wales Visit to Egypt: the Sphinx at Djizeh and the recent excavations around it - from a drawing by Frank Dillon, 1862. The future King Edward VII in Africa
Lake Baikal, rock and excavation near the pier of Mysovaya station, 1904-1917. Creator: UnknownLake Baikal, rock and excavation near the pier of Mysovaya station, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia
Washing gold in trays, 1904-1917. Creator: UnknownWashing gold in trays, 1904-1917. National Library of Russia
Olive Mount Cutting on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831, (1945). CreatorOlive Mount Cutting on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1831, (1945). Steam locomotive in the 2-mile sandstone railway cutting which opened in 1830
The Ancient Sphinx and Recent Excavations, Giza, Egypt, c1930s. Creator: UnknownThe Ancient Sphinx and Recent Excavations, Giza, Egypt, c1930s. Limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, with the body of a lion and the head of a human
Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing a Sumerian War-Chariot, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BCDetail of the Standard of Ur, showing a Sumerian War-Chariot, from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. The main panels are known as War and Peace
Excavating a low-relief carving of the Fish god Dagon, Nineveh, 1853. Artist: N ChevalierExcavating a low-relief carving of the Fish god Dagon, Nineveh, 1853. Between 1845 and 1851 British archaeologist Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894)
Roman leaden coffin found in Bethnal-Green, 1862. Creator: UnknownRoman leaden coffin found in Bethnal-Green, [east London], 1862. As Mr. Buckmaster, weaver...was digging in a corner of his garden...he uncovered a leaden coffin about 4ft. from the surface
Excavating within the log cofferdam during an early stage of construction, Douglas Dam, Tenn. 1942Excavating within the log cofferdam during an early stage of construction, Douglas Dam, Tenn
U. S. Treasury before completion. Washington, D. C. ca. 1860. Creator: UnknownU.S. Treasury before completion. Washington, D.C. ca. 1860
Excavation Pompeii, Italy, 1891. Creator: BW KilburnExcavation Pompeii, Italy, 1891. Albumen silver print, stereocard
Steam Shovel at Work in Culebra Cut, 1912. Creator: Joseph PennellSteam Shovel at Work in Culebra Cut, 1912
Steam Shovel in the Cut at Bas Obispo, 1912. Creator: Joseph PennellSteam Shovel in the Cut at Bas Obispo, 1912
Plate 31: view of the column of Trajan, shown with its pedestal dug out from the earth, surrounded by buildings at the base of the Quirinal Hill, Rome, from the series Ruins of the antiquity of Rome
Roman Wall, Bread-Street-Hill, 1844. Creator: UnknownRoman Wall, Bread-Street-Hill, 1844. Roman remains found in the City of London during the digging of sewers. Here we see...a portion of one of the more massive walls
The excavation in which the cists were found - the Mount and Priory ruins, 1845. 11th-century human remains were found in the ruins of the ancient Priory of Lewes in Sussex
Antiquities found near the Post Office, 1844. Creator: UnknownAntiquities found near the Post Office, 1844. Masonry...discovered while making a sewer near the General Post-Office [in London], on the former site of the church of St
Fleet-Street, deepening the sewer, 1845. Creator: UnknownFleet-Street, deepening the sewer, 1845. Workers improving the underground waste system in London, with Temple Bar in the distance....the difficulty of keeping open the traffic
Triclinium, Excavated in the House of Actaeon, Pompeii, ca. 1824
The Calf-Bearer and the Kritios Boy Shortly After Exhumation on the Acropolis; Danseuse du Temple de Bacchus, ca. 1865
Excavations near the Sphinx, 1853. Creator: John Beasley GreeneExcavations near the Sphinx, 1853
Le Chat Momifie (trouve dans les fouilles de Saint-Germain-en-Laye), ca. 1862
Assouan (Syene), Carrieres de Granit - Ancien Systeme d Extraction, 1851-52, printed 1853-54