Excavations Collection (page 3)

The excavations of Antinopolis, Egypt, by Albert Gayet, 1904. Antinopolis (Antinoe) was a city on the bank of the Nile founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian near the site where his deified lover

Pompeii, Italy, 1900. Archaeological dig at the ancient Roman site of Pompeii which was destroyed by a volcano eruption in 79 AD

Forced Passage in the Second Pyramid of Ghizeh, Egypt, 1820. Artist: Agostino Aglio
Forced Passage in the Second Pyramid of Ghizeh, Egypt, 1820. The Italian explorer and antiquities collector Giovanni Belzoni was the first to enter the second pyramid at Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre

Gallo-Roman water pipeline, excavations of Alesia, July 1906

Excavation of Acropolis of ancient Sparta (Lakedaimon), c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Excavation of Acropolis of ancient Sparta (Lakedaimon), c20th century. Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece known as Lacedaemon

Excavated House Walls, 7th century BC
Excavated House Walls at Beida Neolithic Settlement, 7th century BC

The Ram in a Thicket, from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC
Detail of the Ram in a Thicket, from Ur, southern Iraq, c2600-c2400 BC. One of an almost identical pair discovered by Leonard Woolley in the Great Death Pit

The house of Neptune and Amphitrite in Herculaneum, 1st century
The house of Neptune and Amphitrite in Herculaneum, an excavated Roman town which was buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD

Roman mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite, 1st century
Roman mosaic of Neptune and Amphitrite in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite in Herculaneum, an excavated Roman town which was buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD

Interior of a house in the Roman town of Herculaneum, 1st century
Interior of a house in the Roman town of Herculaneum, an excavated Roman town which was buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD

Paved street in the Roman town of Herculaneum, 1st century
Paved street in the Roman town of Herculaneum, which was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD

Excavation of a burial mound in County Meath, 33rd century BC
Excavation of a burial mound in County Meath, Ireland, partway through, 33rd century BC

Roman food-shop in Herculaneum, 1st century
Roman food-shop in Herculaneum, a Roman town buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. Sunken holes in the counter were intended to hold food

Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing chariots and soldiers, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the Standard of Ur, showing four-wheeled chariots and soldiers, from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. The main panels are known as War and Peace

Detail of the standard of Ur showing a Sumerian Harpist and a Ruler, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the standard of Ur showing a Sumerian Harpist and a Ruler, from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC

The Peace side of the Standard of Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
The Peace side of the Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Side of the Sumerian Standard of Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC
The Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box. The main panels are known as War and Peace

Detail of the Sumerian ruler from the Standard of Ur, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of the Sumerian ruler from the Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Detail of Sumerian soldiers from the Royal Standard of Ur, about 2600-2400 BC
Detail of Sumerian soldiers from the Royal Standard of Ur from a Royal tomb at Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC. Inlay of shell, red limestone, and lapis lazuli in Bitumen on a hollow box

Excavation leading to the remains of the Roman town of Herculaneum, Italy, 1815. Herculaneum was buried in the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, which also destroyed Pompeii

Colchester Roman Site Excavation, St Mary Hospital Archaeological site, c20th century

The Roman town of Herculaneum, 1st century
Shot of Herculaneum, an excavated Roman town which was buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD

Excavating the Panama Canal, 1888
Excavating with steam-powered earth excavators and earth transporters at Tabemilla during the de Lesseps attempt to dig the Panama Canal. Wood engraving, 1888

Replacing an old gas main, Commercial Street, London, 1906
Replacing an old gas main, Commercial Street, Stepney, London, 1906. Works during tramway electrification: replacing an old 48-inch gas main with a new one at the junction of Whitechapel High Street

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