Excavations Collection (page 2)

Steam Shovel in the Cut at Bas Obispo, 1912. Creator: Joseph Pennell
Steam 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: Unknown
Roman 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: Unknown
Antiquities 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: Unknown
Fleet-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 Greene
Excavations 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

Inner court, house of Marcus Lucretius, Pompeii, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
Inner court, house of Marcus Lucretius, Pompeii, Italy, c1909. The ancient Roman city of Pompeii was buried under two metres of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79

The old wheel tracks, street of Stabia (N. W. ), Pompeii, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
The old wheel tracks, street of Stabia (N.W.), Pompeii, Italy, c1909. The ancient Roman town of Stabiae was buried under two metres of volcanic ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79

Ruins of Herculaneum, (W. ), uncovered after 17 centuries burial, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of Herculaneum, (W.), uncovered after 17 centuries burial, Italy, c1909. Herculaneum in Ercolano, was an ancient Roman town buried in ash during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79

Excavations at Uriconium, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Excavations at Uriconium, 1898. Viroconium Cornoviorum or Uriconium, a Roman town now Wroxeter in Shropshire, England, the 4th-largest Roman settlement in Britain

Procession of the Bull, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Procession of the Bull, 1890. Archaeological excavations began in the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in 1845. Austen Henry Layards expedition transported a Lamassu with human head, body of a bull

Elm Trunks for Conduit Pipes Dug Up Near St. Annes, Soho, c1935. Creator: Paterson
Elm Trunks for Conduit Pipes Dug Up Near St. Anne s, Soho, c1935. Wooden waterpipes made from the hollowed trunks of elm trees which were used to carry fresh water in the 17th century

Roman Wall on Tower Hill, c1872. Creator: Unknown
Roman Wall on Tower Hill, c1872. Part of the old Roman walls round the City of London. From Old and New London, Vol. II: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places, by Walter Thornbury

Roman Remains Found in Billingsgate, (c1872). Creator: Unknown
Roman Remains Found in Billingsgate, (c1872). A Roman house and baths were discovered at Billingsgate in the City of London in 1848, while the Coal Exchange was being built on the site

Funerary Chamber Where Egyptian Mummies Awaited Resurrection, c1935. Luxor, Egypt. Funerary chamber. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Deadly Rock in the Simplon Tunnel, c1935. Artist: Swiss Federal Railways
Deadly Rock in the Simplon Tunnel, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Compound Greathead Shield Destroying A Barrier Between Two Countries, c1935. Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Clawing Out the Heart of a Mountain for a Colorado City Tunnel, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

View of the foundations being dug for the first arch of London Bridge, 1825

Roman pavement disovered in Cannon Street, City of London, 1852. From the Illustrated London News

Excavated Church in the Caverns at Inkermann Looking West, Crimea, Ukraine, 1855. Two soldiers taking up position overlooking the Valley of Inkerman in the Crimea

Skeleton of boy found in the vault at St Botolph, Aldgate, London, 1742
Skeleton of boy about 12 years old, found in the vault under St Botolph, Aldgate in London, 1742. With account of finding of body below

Ajunta (sic), Vihara Cave Number Seven. Artist: Thomas Colman Dibdin
View of Vihara Cave Number Seven, Ajanta, 1845. Ajanta is a village in the hills of central Maharashtra, central India. The area contains 30 caves

An excavated temple at the foot of the Sphinx, Giza, Egypt, 4th March 1862. Artist
An excavated temple at the foot of the Sphinx, Giza, Egypt, 4th March 1862

Unofficial opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist
Lord Carnavon (1866-1923) leading the party invited to the unofficial opening of the tomb. A keen egyptologist, Carnarvon was archaeologist Howard Carters financial backer in his excavations in

Lord Carnavons first visit to the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922
Lord Carnavons first visit to the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1923. Lord Carnavon (1866-1923) and a party in a motor car. Carnarvon was archaeologist Howard Carters financial backer in his

Outside the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist: Harry Burton
Outside the tomb of Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Lord Carnavon (1866-1923), his daughter Lady Evelyn Herbert

Howard Carter, British archaeologist, in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist
Howard Carter, British archaeologist, in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Carter (1873-1939) and a colleague beside a partially demolished wall of one of the tombs

Excavations at Rossington Colliery near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Excavations at Rossington Colliery near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1963. Civil engineers from Norwest Construction at work. The men are without any protective headgear or safety equipment

Opening of the Shaft Beneath Hell Gate, 1883. From America Illustrated, edited by J. David Williams. [DeWolfe, Fiske & Company, Boston, 1883]

Excavations of the Forum of Julius Caesar at Rome, c1932. Showing in the background the recently erected statue of the dictator. From The Connoisseur Volume XC. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1932]

Aerial view of archaeological excavations near Saqqara, Egypt, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932

Howard Carter and a colleague excavating a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Artist: Harry Burton
Howard Carter and a colleague excavating a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. Carter famously discovered the intact tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922

The Sphinx Temple, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. Plate taken From In the Land of the Pharaohs, published by Lehnert & Landrock (Cairo)

The excavated Sphinx, Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. Plate taken From In the Land of the Pharaohs, published by Lehnert & Landrock (Cairo)

The first glimpse of Tutankhamuns tomb, Egypt, 1933-1934. The sight that met the eyes of Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter when they broke down the sealed doorway which divided the ante-chamber of

The Warwick Vase, Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, late 19th century. The Warwick Vase was excavated in Italy by Gavin Hamilton, and later owned by Lord Hamilton

Descending gallery in tomb of Sethos I, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Descending gallery in tomb of Sethos I, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. This excavation in the mountain is the sepulchral chamber for the mummy

Looking south over the Theban plain and Temples of Medinet Habu, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking south over the Theban plain and Temples of Medinet Habu, Egypt, 1905. Here at our feet are a few of the tombs [of Medinet Habu]

Avenue of sacred images after excavation, Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, c1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Avenue of sacred images after excavation, Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. It was Ramses II who erected this splendid avenue of sphinxes, or really of rams, though they are often called sphinxes

Excavating an avenue to the Temple of Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Excavating an avenue to the Temple of Karnak, Thebes, Egypt, 1905. This scene furnishes us another good example of the way in which the rubbish and debris of fallen houses collect before

Stern view of the Oseberg Viking ship after months of excavation, Norway, c1904-1905. The oak ship, which was found in a large burial mound

The Grotto of Posillipo near Naples, Italy, 19th century. Artist: J Poppel
The Grotto of Posillipo near Naples, Italy, 19th century. View of the tunnel cut by the ancient Romans to link Naples and Pozzuoli

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