Excavating Collection (page 6)

Excavating at Charmouth
A team of palaeontologists from the Natural History Museum excavating an Ichthyosaur at Charmouth beach. December 2004

Excavating neanderthal remains
Excavation work which featured in a press conference at the Natural History Museum, London, December 1997

Working slate quarry, Pets Quarry, Kirkstone Pass, Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria, England, October

Limestone quarry and stack of felled timber, Lea Quarry South, Wenlock Edge, Shropshire, England, April

Tadpole Shrimp - specimen excavating the mud in the bottom of a temporary pool - Italy
RD-307 Tadpole Shrimp - specimen excavating the mud in the bottom of a temporary pool Italy Triops cancriformis Giacomo Radi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Tadpole Shrimp - ventral view - living fossil is oldest living animal species known - Italy
RD-308 Tadpole Shrimp - ventral view - living fossil is oldest living animal species known Italy Triops cancriformis Giacomo Radi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

USA, California, Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, Lee Vining. Wild Nuttall s
USA, California, Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, Lee Vining. Wild Nuttalls woodpecker male on tree excavating cavity nest

Greetings card from Egypt

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 active limestone quarry, White Peak, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, september

Quarry face, Wenlock sandstone dominated mid-Silurian sedimentary deposits, Tan-Y-Foel Quarry, Penstrowed Grits Formation, Powys, Wales, august

Abandoned tipper lorry in quarry, Powys, Wales, august

Geologists looking at quarry face, Wenlock sandstone dominated mid-Silurian sedimentary deposits, Tan-Y-Foel Quarry, Penstrowed Grits Formation, Powys, Wales, august

Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) soil from excavated sett on snow, Devon, England, winter

Hoffmann's Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii) adult male, excavating nesthole in tree trunk, Costa Rica, february

19th-century mining machine. Artwork of the rock- boring machine invented and patented by George Low and manufactured by E. R. and F. Turner of Ipswich, England

19th-century step mining, Prussia. Artwork of miners excavating ore using the technique of step mining. This involves extracting the mineral- containing ore by carving a series of steps out of

Metal ore mine. Workers and excavation machinery in an underground tunnel at a metal ore mine. This is the Oktyabrsky polymetallic ore mine in Talnakh, in northern Siberia, Russia

Diamond mining, Sakha
Diamond mining in the Republic of Sakha, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

Coal mining in the Kuznetsk Basin, Western Siberia, Russia. This coal basin covers an area of approximately 26, 000 square kilometres

Open cast coal mining
Open cast coal mine. View across a coal mine in Buryatia, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Buryatia, a Central Asian republic of the former Soviet Union

Flood defences, Venice. Construction work to raise the level of part of the historic city of Venice, Italy. This will protect against extreme floods, due to winds and tides

Excavated belemnite fossil
MODEL RELEASED. Excavated belemnite fossil. Child holding up a belemnite fossil that he has just extracted. Belemnites are an extinct group of molluscs that are thought to be related to modern

Fossil mammoth excavation

Excavation of mammoth bones, Siberia. String has been used to create a grid to allow accurate identification of the location of each bone

Dinosaur eggs

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

Tunnel construction, 19th century
Tunnel construction. Hydraulic rams around the circular cutting face push it forward, with the excavated soil and earth being removed by men and donkey-drawn carts

Peat extraction. Aerial photograph of excavated land in a peat mire at Bolton Fell. Bolton Fell is among the ten largest lowland raised peat bogs in the UK

Denisova cave excavation, Russia
Denisova cave excavation. Path leading to the entrance of the Denisova Cave, Siberia, Russia. The Denisova Cave is the site where Palaeolithic hominid bone fragments belonging to a possible new

Excavation at Galeria
MODEL RELEASED. Excavation at Galeria. Excavations at this site started in 1982. Occupation floors, or layers of earth that at one time made up the cave floor, were discovered

Industrial amber extraction. Mining machines being used to extract amber from an open-cast pit area. This pit is part of the Primorskoye deposit near Yantarny, a settlement in Kaliningrad Oblast

Convict blennies. Adult convict blenny (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) fish excavating a burrow where it lives and where the juveniles (top left and right) shelter during the night

Stone quarry, historical artwork
Stone quarry. Historical artwork of a stone quarry at Angers, France. Engraving by Houfnagel, 1561

Coal strip mining. Walking excavator dumping soil from the surface layer (the overburden soil) into a waste pile. The overburden soil is removed so that the coal beneath it can be extracted

Copper mine excavator and trucks. These massive trucks (lower left and lower right) are used to transport mine haulings and ore from the excavation areas to the processing areas

Copper mine excavator and truck. This massive truck (lower left) is used to transport mine haulings and ore from the excavation areas to the processing areas

Railroad tunnel under construction
Portal of a railroad tunnel under construction, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Digging a railroad tunnel
Workers building a railroad tunnel, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Workmen digging in the cellar of Borley Rectory
Undated photograph of workmen digging in the cellar of Borley Rectory. HPG/1/3/7 (vii)

Trench digging 1916
Excavating machine for digging trenches near Grivillers, Somme on the French front during World War I in June 1916

Two men excavating beside the Main Court Stela in the Mayan ruins at Copan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Honduras, Central America

Construction / Hoover Dam
A Caterpillar engaged in excavating the approach cut to one of the diversion tunnels on the Hoover Dam, which was completed in 1935

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Excavating, a timeless art of unearthing history and shaping the world we know today. From the Sutton Hoo treasure, revealing ancient Anglo-Saxon wonders, to the Tring cutting that paved the way for the London & Birmingham Railway in 1837. The brush strokes of John Cooke Bourne's masterpiece capture this monumental achievement. In the depths of Cornwall's tin mining industry during the 19th century, courageous souls delved into darkness to extract precious minerals from Mother Earth herself. Sinanthropus emerged as an enigmatic figure, perhaps representing humanity at its most primitive state. Verulamium Excavations brought Roman secrets back to life while Henry III granted licenses to dig coal, fueling industrial revolutions that transformed nations. Burrowing under the River Thames with Rotherhithe Road Tunnel showcased mankind's determination to conquer natural barriers. Olive Mount Cutting on Liverpool and Manchester Railway marked progress in transportation infrastructure; it symbolized human ingenuity triumphing over geographical challenges. The specially designed skimmer exemplified "The Gentle Art of Excavating, " delicately removing topsoil layer by layer like an archaeologist uncovering hidden treasures. Even beneath bustling cities like London, underground tunnels were excavated for efficient transportation systems such as the iconic London Underground. And let us not forget about one of humanity's greatest feats - constructing the Suez Canal in 1869 - connecting continents and reshaping global trade forever. Excavating is more than just digging; it is a testament to our insatiable curiosity and relentless pursuit of knowledge. It unearths forgotten stories etched within layers of soil and rock, allowing us glimpses into our past while shaping our future. So let us continue this noble craft with reverence and awe for what lies beneath our feet – a rich tapestry waiting patiently to be discovered by those willing to delve into its mysteries.