1112-7820 - Seated statue, one of the Colossi of Memnon, near the Valley of the Kings, where for a period of 500 years rock tombs were excavated for pharaohs, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

1112-7817 - Workers excavating a new site in the Valley of the Kings, where for a period of 500 years tombs were excavated for pharaohs, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

1112-7814 - Workers excavating a new site in the Valley of the Kings, where for a period of 500 years tombs were excavated for pharaohs, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

1112-7815 - The Colossi of Memnon, seated statues near the Valley of the Kings, where for a period of 500 years rock tombs were excavated for pharaohs, UNESCO World Hderitage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

860-290942 - Green sea turtle laying eggs - French Guiana

860-290948 - White sands Prairie Lizard - White Sands NM New-Mexico

860-290535 - Woman planting a citrus fruit in the ground. Planting a young yuzu.

1350-4852 - Terracotta army, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China

1350-5135 - Ancient pots in archaeological site of a Roman bath, beside the National Gardens and Zappeion, Athens, Greece

1350-4996 - Archaeological site of a Roman bath, beside the National Gardens and Zappeion, Athens, Greece

1350-4872 - A large room within one of the terrace houses, Ephesus, Turkey

1350-4692 - El Palacio, The Palace, Kabah Archaeological Site, Kabah, near Uxmal, Yucatan State, Mexico

1350-5113 - Archaeological site of a Roman bath, beside the National Gardens and Zappeion, Athens, Greece

860-289881 - Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) carrying a leafhopper, La Truchere Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France

860-289879 - Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) digging, La Truchere Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France

860-289878 - Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) on sand, La Truchere Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France

860-289880 - Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) burying a leafhopper, La Truchere Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France

860-289075 - Planting a sage step by step: soil preparation.

860-289222 - Tip for forming a straight seed groove: Drive a tool handle to the soil surface.

860-289083 - Planting a honeysuckle: adjusting the planting hole.

1116-50108 - Bronze statue of a centaur at an excavation site; Pompeii, Province of Naples, Campania, Italy

149-5649 - The north entrance passage containing a fresco of a charging bull at the Minoan site of Knossos, excavated in the early 20th century by British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

746-62904 - Harbour excavated in rocks, Santa Cesarea Terme, Apulia, Italy

860-282729 - Mantis shrimp digging itself into sand, Vanua Levu Fidji

797-11791 - Greece, Crete, Knossos, The north entrance, depicting the charging bull fresco, Knossos Palace.

797-11941 - Turkey, Anatolia, Ephesus, One of the terrace houses.

797-11789 - Greece, Crete, Knossos, The north entrance, Knossos Palace.

797-11942 - Turkey, Anatolia, Ephesus, A large room within one of the terrace houses.

797-11792 - Greece, Crete, Knossos, Pithoi, large storage jars, in The Magazines of The Giants, Knossos Palace.

797-11940 - Turkey, Anatolia, Ephesus, Mosaic on the floor of one of the terrace houses.

797-11788 - Greece, Crete, Knossos, The North Lustral Basin building, Knossos Palace.

797-11793 - Greece, Crete, Knossos, A Pithos, large storage jar, in The Magazines of The Giants, Knossos Palace.

797-11790 - Greece, Crete, Knossos, The north entrance, depicting the charging bull fresco, Knossos Palace.

1112-2395 - Excavated 5000 year old village site of Skara Brae, UNESCO World Heritage Site, on Mainland Island, Orkney Archipelago, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1112-2393 - Excavated 5000 year old village site of Skara Brae, UNESCO World Heritage Site, on Mainland Island, Orkney Archipelago, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1112-2394 - Excavated 5000 year old village site of Skara Brae, UNESCO World Heritage Site, on Mainland Island, Orkney Archipelago, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

29-5325 - The main open chaitya (temple) in the Bhaja Caves, excavated in basalt, Lonavala, Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India, Asia

29-5326 - The main open chaitya (temple) in the Bhaja Caves, excavated in basalt, Lonavala, Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India, Asia

832-337094 - Highland Light (Cape Cod Light). The station was established in 1797, the present buildings date from 1857. At that time, the lighthouse was still 150m away from the 40m cliffs, but continuing erosion imperiled the location. At the end of the 20th century

832-337093 - Highland Light (Cape Cod Light). The station was established in 1797, the present buildings date from 1857. At that time, the lighthouse was still 150m away from the 40m cliffs, but continuing erosion imperiled the location. At the end of the 20th century

832-337089 - Highland Light (Cape Cod Light). The station was established in 1797, the present buildings date from 1857. At that time, the lighthouse was still 150m away from the 40m cliffs, but continuing erosion imperiled the location. At the end of the 20th century

1126-1029 - Excavated Roman City, Volubilis, Morocco, North Africa

1126-1040 - Excavated Roman City, Volubilis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

1126-1031 - Excavated Roman City, Volubilis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

1126-1036 - Excavated Roman City, Volubilis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

1126-1028 - Excavated Roman City, Volubilis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

1126-1041 - Excavated Roman City, Volubilis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

1126-1037 - Excavated Roman City, Volubilis, Morocco, North Africa

1126-1032 - Excavated Roman City, Volubilis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

1126-1042 - Excavated Roman City, Volubilis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

1126-1034 - Excavated Roman City, Volubilis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

1126-1038 - Tourists at excavated Roman City of Volubilis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

1126-1039 - Excavated Roman City, Volubilis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

1126-1030 - Excavated Roman City, Volubilis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

1126-1033 - Excavated Roman City, Volubilis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

1126-1035 - Excavated Roman City, Volubilis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

832-270515 - A pit house, part of an excavated ancient Anasazi village at the Anasazi State Park Museum, the site dates to the 12th century, Boulder, Utah, USA

1161-6651 - Poulnabrone Dolmen megalythic burial tomb in The Burren glaciated karst landscape pavement, County Clare, Ireland

1161-6649 - Poulnabrone Portal Dolmen megalythic burial tomb, 3800BC, in The Burren glaciated landscape, County Clare, Ireland

832-211965 - Front loader on coal island, inland port in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-211923 - The Patriot Coal Corporation's Samples mine, which uses the technique of mountaintop removal to mine coal. The mountain tops are stripped away and dumped in valleys to get at the coal below. The Samples mine has been temporarily closed due to declining de

817-442013 - Jandula Reservoir, tunnel excavated in the mountain of granite and slate in the reservoir of Jandula, Jaen, Spain

801-1119 - An excavated kiva in the foreground, Mission of San Gregorio de Abo, founded in the late 1620s, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

801-1122 - An excavated kiva in the foreground, Mission of San Gregorio de Abo, founded in the late 1620s, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

832-145301 - Excavator shovel, laden with soil, construction site

832-145302 - Excavator shovel, laden with soil, construction site

832-118906 - Aerial view, tailings dam, waste dump, landscape construction with an amphitheater, Halde Haniel, Bottrop, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-118907 - Aerial view, tailings dam, waste dump, landscape construction with an amphitheater, Halde Haniel at Bergwerk Prosper-Haniel colliery, shaft 1 2 Bottrop, Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

817-428752 - Entrance to Mycenae water cisterns for underground water storage Excavated by the archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in 1876 Mycenae UNESCO World Heritage Archaeological Site, Peloponnese, Greece

817-428756 - Mycenae Lion Gate & citadel walls built in 1350 B C and known as cyclopean style walls due to the vast size of the blocks it was assumed by visitors in ancientb times that only giant Cycopse could have built them Excavated by the archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in 1876 Mycenae UNESCO World Heritage Archaeological Site, Peloponnese, Greece

832-98697 - Aerial view, mine Hugo I 1, 2, with Halde Runge heap and view point, Schachtzeichen RUHR.2010, Gelsenkirchen, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-98698 - Aerial view, mine Hugo I 1, 2, with Halde Runge heap and view point, Schachtzeichen RUHR.2010, Gelsenkirchen, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

1116-929 - Tankardstown Mine, Copper Coast, Near Bunmahon, County Waterford, Ireland

818-1323 - Road leading out to the sea formed by excavated salt and minerals, Dead Sea, Israel, Middle East

817-269473 - Excavated Terracotta warriors in Xian, China

733-4547 - Oseberg Viking ship excavated from Oslofjord, Vikingskipshuset (Viking Ship Museum), Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

733-4544 - Gokstad Viking ship excavated from Oslofjord, Vikingskipshuset (Viking Ship Museum), Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

817-225601 - Temple in the Tarxien archaeological site, Tarxien, Malta

817-224632 - Vlad Tepes Statue, Old Princely Court, Curtea Veche, Franceza Street, Bucharest, Romania

817-182286 - Christian frescoes in a church excavated into rock, Cappadocia, Turkey

817-182283 - Christian frescoes in a church excavated into rock, Cappadocia, Turkey

817-173581 - Christian frescoes in the Elmali Kilise (Church of the Apple).A church excavated into rockGoreme Open-air Museum, Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey.UNESCO World Heriatge Site

190-6357 - Daggers excavated at Ur, Iraq, Middle East

29-1956 - Kimberlite pipe excavated by hand mining for diamonds between 1870 and 1914, now flooded, Big Hole at Kimberley, South Africa, Africa

312-2683 - Priest with cross, Bet Meskel, an excavated chapel in the northern wall of the courtyard of Bet Maryam, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

39-6607 - Sun Boat excavated at site of Cheops Pyramid, Giza, now in Giza Museum, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

586-600 - Sky-Map stone has astrological signifance, at excavated site of pre-Columbian city, Guayabo National Monument, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Central America

586-601 - Looking down from viewpoint on excavated site of pre-Columbian city, Guayabo National Monument, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Central America

586-597 - Drinking pool and decorated grinding stone at excavated site of pre-Columbian city, Guayabo National Monument, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Central America

59-239 - Remains of an Iron Age woman, excavated in 1976 near Rudston, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe