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Ancient Storage Jar Found in Areni-1 Cave, World's Earliest Known Winery in the Village of Areni, Archaeological site in Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia
Nearly a thousand years ago natives inhabited the lower elevations around the San Francisco Peaks of Arizona. In an area so dry it would seem impossible to live, they built pueblos, harvested rainwater, grew crops and raised families. Today the remnants of their villages dot the landscape along with other artifacts. Decorated pottery such as the shard shown in the picture was likely not produced in the area where the shard was found. This type of pottery was brought in for trading purposes by people from nearby tribes. It is unlawful to remove shards from an archeological site. They may be examined but must be returned to their original location. These pottery shards were found below Little Elden Mountain near Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
At Alta, Finnmark, Norway
A stone full of Nummulites. Similar stoes can be found at different places in the swiss alps. Often next to rivers and lake sides.
Luxor, Egypt - December 26 2023: Ancient Egyptian architectural plan drawings on a stone in Luxor Museum
Takht-e Rustam, Aybak, Samangan Province, Afghanistan: close-up of lotus flower pattern on the ceiling of a domed room in the cave system of Takht-e Rustam Buddhist complex, part of a stupa-monastery dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period 4th-5th century AD - under the Kushans, Buddhism was practiced throughout Afghanistan. (open access, not ticketed)
Rock Springs in Wyoming. White Mountain with Petroglyphs. Location is part of a cultural landscape that is culturally important to four Native American tribes, featuring rock art panels dating back 200+ years. This is a fee-free site.
An empty corner of the Terracotta Warriors in the Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Foundings in excavation of Hattusa, Bogazkoy. Reliefs tablets statues walls gates cylinder seals stamp seals. Anatolian ancient civilizationsFoundings in excavation of Hattusa, Bogazkoy. Reliefs tablets statues walls gates cylinder seals stamp seals. Anatolian ancient civilizations
Rock with petroglyphs decoration and ancestral art of Mogor beach, Marín, Pontevedra province, Galicia, Spain, set in early Bronze Age. There is an interpretation center nearby but the Petroglyphs themselves are of public free access.
The Bamiyan Buddhas were two large statues located in Afghanistan, constructed in the 6th to 7th century AD. These statues, made of granite, stood in the city of Bamiyan and were significant cultural symbols. Measuring 38 and 53 meters in height, they were considered masterpieces of Gandhara art.\n\nIn 2001, during the Taliban regime, the statues were deliberately destroyed by military order, sparking widespread international condemnation as a severe act of cultural destruction.
Old egyptian hieroglyphic carvings.
Ancient Pictish stone with carvings visible on it.
Petroglyphic rock art of Aral Tolgoi, in the Bayan-Ulgii region of the Altai Mountains in Western Mongolia. Dating back as far as 11,000 years, the unique images are found in a remote mountain valley, giving a glimpse into the past and showing some of the earliest art work of humans who lived in the area thousands of years ago.
The surface of medieval vessels, photographed in close-up. Irregularities are visible: chips, potholes, bends, ornaments. The vessels were destroyed by time, and then glued together by a restorer.
Carved designs on walls at Pomona Salt Cave and Spa, White Sulphur Springs, WV, West Virginia, USA
Beautiful roman ancient city of Jerash, Jordan
Large pieces of chocolate
Pottery pieces were found at Askoppies, Late Iron Age Sotho-Tswana settlement in the Vredefort Dome astrobleme. Shot in the UNESCO Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site, North-West Province, South Africa.
Fossil crinoid close-up (Echinodermata). The Image shows the crown of the marine animal.
Santorini, Greece - July 01, 2021: Recovered ancient pottery in prehistoric town of Akrotiri, excavation site of a Minoan Bronze Age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini
The interior of one of the dwellings at Skara Brae in the Orkney islands showing the dresser and fireplace
The Valley of the Kings was rock cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of Ancient Egypt
Bronze age carvings in stone in Rocky Valley, Tintagel. Rocky Valley, Tintagel, Cornwall, UK.
These rock carvings (or petroglyphs) are part of an archaeological site near the town of Alta in the county of Finnmark in northern Norway. The site was placed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
Old and weathered red wall. Stone pattern backgrounds.
Xi'an, China – February 12, 2023: Shots of the Terracotta Warriors, depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. The figures stand within pits located at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum
Some talmudic rock carvings depicting a battle. The drawings are on a rock-face in Saudi Arabia
Foundings in excavation of Hattusa, Bogazkoy. Reliefs tablets statues walls gates cylinder seals stamp seals. Anatolian ancient civilizationsFoundings in excavation of Hattusa, Bogazkoy. Reliefs tablets statues walls gates cylinder seals stamp seals. Anatolian ancient civilizations
Fossil Fern inside a rock. The fossil is more than 100 mio Years old.
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