Archaeologists Collection (#2)

Hidden treasures that come to light, a great magnificent Roman statue discovered during the excavations
2815442 Hidden treasures that come to light, a great magnificent Roman statue discovered during the excavations... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Austin Henry Layard, LLD, Discoverer of the Nimroud Sculptures (engraving)
1625326 Austin Henry Layard, LLD, Discoverer of the Nimroud Sculptures (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Austin Henry Layard, LLD)

The late Dr Schliemann (engraving)
1602729 The late Dr Schliemann (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Dr Schliemann. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 3 January 1891)

Hormuzd Rassam (engraving)
1097894 Hormuzd Rassam (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hormuzd Rassam. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

A Holiday in Greece, on the Verge of a Discovery (litho)
1039830 A Holiday in Greece, on the Verge of a Discovery (litho) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Holiday in Greece, on the Verge of a Discovery)

Portrait of Vincenzo Mirabella (engraving)
982055 Portrait of Vincenzo Mirabella (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vincenzo Mirabella, Italian archaeologist, historian and architect)

Celebrities of the Day, Sir John Lubbock, Baronet, MP, DCL, FRS, LLD (engraving)
1045658 Celebrities of the Day, Sir John Lubbock, Baronet, MP, DCL, FRS, LLD (engraving) by Wirgman, Theodore Blake (1848-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day)

The late Mr E W Lane (engraving)
1602462 The late Mr E W Lane (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr E W Lane. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 2 September 1876)

The new important archaeological discoveries in Tripolitania (colour litho)
2777621 The new important archaeological discoveries in Tripolitania (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tomb of the Cardinal at Tarquinia, c. 1780 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF285208 Tomb of the Cardinal at Tarquinia, c.1780 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Smuglewicz, Franciszek (1745-1807) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Les Tresors Decouverts A Formentera, Les momies royales (engraving)
2789287 Les Tresors Decouverts A Formentera, Les momies royales (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Tresors Decouverts A Formentera, Les momies royales)

The Excavations at Torre Vergata, from Memoires d Outre-Tombe
CHT418378 The Excavations at Torre Vergata, from Memoires d Outre-Tombe by Chateaubriand, 1850 (litho) by Philippoteaux, Felix (c.1815-84); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Archaeologists in Rome, a Lecture in the Colosseum (engraving)
1063128 Archaeologists in Rome, a Lecture in the Colosseum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archaeologists in Rome, a Lecture in the Colosseum)

The late Mr Theodore Bent (b / w photo)
1597455 The late Mr Theodore Bent (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr Theodore Bent)

The late Professor Westwood (engraving)
1603925 The late Professor Westwood (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Professor Westwood)

Sir Austen Henry Layard (engraving)
812460 Sir Austen Henry Layard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Austen Henry Layard, discover of the ruins of ancient Ninevah)

The skeleton of the largest land animal that ever existed, the Brachiosaur... (colour litho)
2783755 The skeleton of the largest land animal that ever existed, the Brachiosaur... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mexico - Ruins of the ancient population of Chitchen Itza, near Merida, Yucatan
488909 Mexico - Ruins of the ancient population of Chitchen Itza, near Merida, Yucatan, illustration from La Illustracion Espanola y Americana 1877 (engraving) by Spanish School

The late Mr W Pengelly, FRS (engraving)
1604661 The late Mr W Pengelly, FRS (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr W Pengelly, FRS)

Portrait of Jean-Jacques Chifflet (engraving)
820489 Portrait of Jean-Jacques Chifflet (engraving) by Dutch School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean-Jacques Chifflet, French physician, antiquary and archaeologist)

Giuseppe Garibaldi with the Giuseppe Fiorelli on a visit to Pompei, 1860 (b / w photo)
1066234 Giuseppe Garibaldi with the Giuseppe Fiorelli on a visit to Pompei, 1860 (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Giuseppe Garibaldi (July 4, 1807 - June 2)

Otto Bader, Soviet archaeologist
Otto Bader (lower left, 1903-1979), Soviet archaeologist, making notes at an archaeological dig in the Crimea area of Russia, on the shores of the Black Sea

Mammoth bone hut excavation, Ukraine
Mammoth bone hut being excavated by archaeologists near the village of Mezhyrich, Ukraine. The mammoth bones are seen around the archeologists and have been numbered

Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO, 1888 - 1935. British archaeologist, military officer, diplomat, and writer. After a photograph taken by Harry Chase, b. 1883

Temples Of Bagan

Leicesters Roman remains excavated, 1936
Drawing by Alan Sorrell of excavations in progress in the city of Leicester in 1936 led by Kathleen Kenyon. The excavated Roman remains were initially thought by Kenyon to be a Roman forum

Young Archaeologists
Archaeology students on a dig at the site of a Roman amphitheatre at Chester, Cheshire, England. Date: 1960s

Stonehenge at sunrise on 21 June
View of Stonehenge at sunrise on 21 June -- the sun strikes the Altar Stone, providing archaeologists with a means of dating the construction. Date: 1901

BREUIL, Henri (1877-1961). French abbot. Archaeologist
Henri Breuil (1877-1961), often referred to as Abbe Breuil. French Catholic priest, archaeologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and geologist. Portrait

SCHLIEMANN, Heinrich (1822-1890). German archaeologist. Discoverer of the ruins of Troy. Engraving

Picture No. 10850679
Dinosaur - excavating Allosaurus tibia. Morrison Formation, Jurassic. Date:

Excavations at Pompeii, 1890s C017 / 6897
Excavations at Pompeii using child labour, 19th-century artwork. Pompeii was a Roman city that had been destroyed by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD

Cueva Mayor cave exploration, Atapuerca C018 / 9949
Cueva Mayor cave exploration. Cavers exploring the Galeria de las Estatuas section of the Cueva Mayor cave system in the Sierra de Atapuerca foothills in northern Spain

Raising Swedish warship Vasa, artwork
Raising Swedish warship Vasa. Artwork of the initial lifting stage carried out to salvage the 17th-century Swedish warship Vasa

Sphinx scaffolding, early 20th century C016 / 4321
Sphinx scaffolding. Early 20th-century excavation at the Giza Necropolis, Egypt, with scaffolding on the Great Sphinx (26th century BC) to aid the removal of desert sands

Archeologists and restorers studing the frescos at Poppea Villa (Villa Poppaea), Oplontis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

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

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

Mammoth bone hut. Archaeologists inside a reconstruction of a hut made from bones and tusks of the woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)

Prehistoric burial mound, Siberia
Prehistoric burial mound. Archaeologists examining an ancient burial mound in Khakassia, a region of Central Asia in southern Siberia, Russia. This burial mound is thought to be 5000 years old

Archaeological site, Novgorod, Russia
Archaeological site. Archaeologists excavating near the Trinity Church in Novgorod, Russia. This Russian Orthodox church was originally built in the 14th century

Cave excavation Rakefet cave
Israel, Galilee, Manot cave. Archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority have unearthed prehistoric remains spaning thousands of years. The cave was discovered in 2008

Archaeological excavations, Roman Forum, Rome, Italy

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

Early Stonehenge Drawing
A wonderful early drawing of Stonehenge, not too over-elaborate in detail, and showing some early 17th century archaeologists and the bones that are digged up !

Old School Archaeologist
Two Archaeologists/Antiquarians examine an ancient artefact

Le Plongeon / Auguste&alic
AUGUSTE & ALICE LE PLONGEON Archaeologists in Mexico

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Archaeologists are the modern-day explorers of our ancient world. They delve into the depths of history, unearthing secrets and piecing together fragments of forgotten civilizations. In one corner, paleontologist Lynett Gillette meticulously examines the bones of Coelophysis, a small carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Triassic period. With every delicate touch, she unravels clues about this prehistoric creature's existence. Meanwhile, in Pompeii, another group uncovers a tragic tale frozen in time. The victim's body lies preserved under layers of ash and debris from Mount Vesuvius' devastating eruption. Their painstaking work brings to light the human stories that were abruptly cut short on that fateful day. Moving eastward to Xieng Khouang in Laos, burial containers reveal glimpses into ancient funeral rituals and traditions. These vessels hold untold stories waiting to be deciphered by skilled archaeologists who piece together their significance. Back in Cornwall during 1978 (or possibly 1977), members of the Newquay Old Cornwall Society gather for a dinner filled with camaraderie and shared passion for preserving local heritage. Archaeology is not just about digging up artifacts; it is also about fostering community connections and celebrating our collective past. As we journey back to Pompeii through historical photographs and digitally restored reproductions from ca 1880, we witness gladiators battling fiercely in arenas while citizens roam bustling streets lined with tombs. The Basilica stands as a testament to Roman architectural prowess while Aqua Augusta or Serino Aqueduct showcases their engineering marvels. The Forum comes alive with vibrant activity against the backdrop of majestic Mount Vesuvius looming ominously in the distance—a constant reminder of nature's power over humanity's creations. Through these captivating images and discoveries made by dedicated archaeologists throughout history, we gain insight into worlds long gone but never forgotten.