Archaeologists Collection

Dinosaurs - paleontologist Lynett Gillette examines bones of the dinosaur Coelophysis Coelophysis was a small
FG-DH-289 Dinosaurs - paleontologist Lynett Gillette examines bones of the dinosaur Coelophysis Coelophysis bauri Coelophysis was a small carnivorous dinosaur of the Late Triassic (Chinle Formation)

Roman Workmen Transporting an Antique Imperial Statue from the Colosseum through the... 1866-1867
Roman Workmen Transporting an Antique Imperial Statue from the Colosseum through the Arch of Titus to the Capitoline Museums, 1866-1867

Discovery of a Colossal Statue of Ramses II near Aboukir, Egypt, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Discovery of a Colossal Statue of Ramses II near Aboukir, Egypt, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Roman Remains Discovered at Lymne, Kent, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Roman Remains Discovered at Lymne, Kent, 1850. Archaeological dig at Lympne in Kent: An extensive hypocaust ran under the floor

Newquay Old Cornwall Society / Federation of Old Cornwall Societies dinner, Newquay, Cornwall. 1978 or possibly 1977
Charles Woolf (1907-1984), photographer and President of Newquay Old Cornwall Society in 1977, is pictured (left) shaking hands with a gentleman wearing a chain of office

Quiriguá Izabal South-eastern Guatemala
Quirigua, Izabal, south-eastern Guatemala. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Senor Matheu and Senor Valdeavellano examining one of the monuments which had recently been discovered

Vanished Civilzations: Mountain temple in Cambodia
3787641 Vanished Civilzations: Mountain temple in Cambodia; (add.info.: Vanished Civilzations: Mountain temple in Cambodia)

Examination of a mummy - a Priestess of Amun, c. 1891 (oil on canvas)
PNH367462 Examination of a mummy - a Priestess of Amun, c.1891 (oil on canvas) by Philippoteaux, Paul Dominique (1846-1923); 183x274.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Archaeologists digging up a perfectly preserved wooden railway which had lain buried beneath colliery spoil at the site of the former Lambton Cokeworks in Sunderland on 16th October 1996

Picture No. 10850722
DINOSAUR - Tyrannosaurus Rex Tooth Date:

Burial containers, Xieng Khouang, Laos
Burial containers in the Plain of Jars at Xieng Khouang, Phonsavan, Laos. Thousands of these stone jars lie scattered throughout the Xieng Khouang plain in the Lao Highlands -- archaeologists believe

Eruption of Mount Vesuvius on the last days of Pompeii, Italy, historical wood engraving, ca
1900s, 19th-century, 4 people, accurate, altertum, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archaeologic, archaeological, archaeological area

Tomb Road and Herculan Gate, Pompeii, Italy, 1880, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, against white background, altertum, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archaeologic, archaeological

Gladiators fighting in the arena at Pompeii, Italy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, aggressions, aggressive, altertum, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, animal behaviour, animals, antiquity

Historic photo (ca 1880) of the ruins of Pompeii, the streets of the tombs, Italy, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, altertum, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archaeologic, archaeological, archaeological area

Historic photo (ca 1880) of the ruins of Pompeii, the Basilica, Italy, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, altertum, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archaeologic, archaeological, archaeological area

Historic photograph (ca 1880) of Pompeii, Aqua Augusta or Serino Aqueduct, Acquedotto Romano del Serino, Italy
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, altertum, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archaeologic, archaeological, archaeological area

Historic photo (ca 1880) of Pompeii, The Forum with Vesuvius in the distance, Italy, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, altertum, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archaeologic, archaeological, archaeological area

Commemoration of the eighteenth centenary of the destruction of Pompeii, Italy
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, altertum, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archaeologic, archaeological, archaeological area

Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture and fertility and considered a lawgiver, after a mural in Pompeii, Italy
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, agrarian, agricultural, agriculturally, altertum, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archaeologic

Excavation Pompeii, Italy, 1891. Creator: BW Kilburn
Excavation Pompeii, Italy, 1891. Albumen silver print, stereocard

The Excavation of Pompeii, under the direction of the Inspector Fiorelli
LSE1066235 The Excavation of Pompeii, under the direction of the Inspector Fiorelli, illustration from Pompei et les Pompeiens, by Edouard Charton, 1864 (engraving) by Bayard

Mr Gally Knight, MP in Travelling Costume (engraving)
1101725 Mr Gally Knight, MP in Travelling Costume (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Gally Knight, MP in Travelling Costume)

The new searches for the Claw in the waters of Brest to recover the treasure of Egypt (colour litho)
2783604 The new searches for the Claw in the waters of Brest to recover the treasure of Egypt (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from Britannia & Eve by Katharine Woolley reporting on the great excavations carried by her and her husband Leonard at Ur in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). Date: 1929

Mosaic pavement at Bucklersbury, London 1869
Discovery of a mosaic pavement in Bucklersbury. Date: 1869

Unearthing the ship-grave of an Anglo-Saxon warrior king at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk. The excavations reveal the outlines of a 6th century sea-going craft

The Right Honourable Sir Austen Henry Layard, GCB, Bust in the British Museum (b / w photo)
1591748 The Right Honourable Sir Austen Henry Layard, GCB, Bust in the British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer

View of a colossal lion being raised, from A History of Discoveries at Helicarnassus
STC255150 View of a colossal lion being raised, from A History of Discoveries at Helicarnassus, Cnidus, & Branchidae, by Charles Thomas Newton (1816-94) published 1862 (litho) by English School

Eugenie Sellers, Study for The Lady of Shalott, c
5889053 Eugenie Sellers, Study for The Lady of Shalott, c.1895 (coloured chalk on paper) by Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910); 45.7x34.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

View of the Temple of Mars, from A History of Discoveries at Helicarnassus, Cnidus
STC255156 View of the Temple of Mars, from A History of Discoveries at Helicarnassus, Cnidus, & Branchidae, by Charles Thomas Newton (1816-94) published 1862 (litho) by Picken

The east gate at Birdoswald Roman Fort, 1857 (w / c on paper)
3715772 The east gate at Birdoswald Roman Fort, 1857 (w/c on paper) by Mossman, David (1825-1901); 17x25 cm; Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum

French archeologists Marcel-Auguste and Jane Dieulafoy (chromolitho)
2815909 French archeologists Marcel-Auguste and Jane Dieulafoy (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

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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.