Archaeologist Collection

Lawrence of Arabia
British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia. Seen here in RAF uniform on a Brough Superior SS100 motorbike

Lawrence of Arabia
British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia
British archaeologist, soldier, intelligence officer and writer, Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), known as Lawrence of Arabia, in traditional Arab costume

GERTRUDE BELL 1868-1926
GERTRUDE M L BELL English traveller, archaeologist and government official

1800 Thomas Jefferson Portrait
Thomas Jefferson, polymath, American Founding Father and President (b. 13 April 1743 - d. 4 July 1826)

Sir Mortimer Wheeler
Portrait of Sir Mortimer Wheeler (1890 - 1976), archaeologist and broadcaster, seated at his desk in the British Academy

THOMAS EDWARD LAWRENCE (1888-1935). British archaeologist, soldier and writer. Drawing by Augustus John

Petrie at Daphne
The Pharoahs Palace at Daphne being excavated by renowned archaeologist William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853 - 1942) who devoted his life to studying Egyptian culture

Aubreys Plan of Avebury
John Aubreys plan of Avebury. Aubrey was an English antiquary, who suplimented his writings on sites with detailed plans and sketches

Examining Roman Relics
An archaeologist examining Roman relics found at Verulamium (St. Albans) by Sir Mortimer Wheelers team

The Peace frieze from the Standard of Ur. Sumerian artefact excavated from the Royal Cemetery in Ur (located in modern-day Iraq)

Site of Ancient Troy excavated by Schliemann
Schliemanns excavation of the acropolis walls of ancient Troy, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sphere cover - Howard Carter removing treasures, Tutankhamen
Front cover of The Sphere with an illustration depicting Howard Carter removing treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamen at Luxor

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)

William Henry Waddington, French statesman
William Henry Waddington (1826-1894), French statesman and Prime Minister of France. He was also involved in archaeological research. Date: circa 1880

Sir Aurel Stein
Sir (Mark) Aurel Stein, the British archaeologist and explorer, pictured c.1909

Wall painting in the third style from a house in Pompeii
Wall painting in the third style, ornamental, from an unidentified house in Pompeii. With paintings of theatre masks and gods against a blue ground, garlands and festoons above

Juan Bautista Erro y Azpiroz (1773-1854) Spanish philologist
Juan Bautista Erro y Azpiroz (1773-1854). Spanish philologist, minister of Ferdinand VII and the pretender Don Carlos. Portrait. Engraving by Jose Gomez. Panorama Espanol, Cronica Contemporanea

Juan Bautista Erro y Azpiroz (1773-1854) Spanish philologist
Juan Bautista Erro y Azpiroz (1773-1854). Spanish philologist, minister of Ferdinand VII and the pretender Don Carlos. Portrait. Engraving by Jose Gomez. Panorama Espanol, Cronica Contemporanea

A team of archaeologists, led by Paul Bidwell (pictured), work on a Roman Bridge site in Chollerford. The bridge, which dates back to 220 AD, crosses the River Tyne not far from Chesters Fort

Pithos (plural - pithoi) - a large ancient Greek storage container. Some very fine examples excavated from within the Minoan palace at Knossos on Crete. Date: circa 1920s

Agatha Christie and husband, reportage photograph on doorstep. From an article, Up the Rebels! - And Others'by Ericus

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

Dr. Wendell Phillips
Wendell Phillips (1921 - 1975), American archaeologist and oil magnate who led some of the first archaeological expeditions in the areas that are part of modern-day Yemen and Oman

A goddess and her handmaidens - in unique figurines of 4500 years ago, part of the royal treasure of Dorak from the Yortan culture

Two skeletons have been unearthed by archaeologists who have been working for several months on a dig outside The Keep, in Newcastle on 1st May 1979

A least two human skeletons have been unearthed by archaeologists carrying out excavation work at the Arbeia roman Fort as South Shields on 8th January 1990

Connie sheldon, aged 19, at Cornell University, New York State, U. S. A
Connie sheldon, aged 19, at Cornell University, New York State, U.S.A. and the skeleton which was found at Piercebridge on 3rd August 1973

An archaeologist at a dig at Turf Knowe in the Breamish Valley, Northumberland

Archaeology student Rosie Barnes at work on the Bronze Age site near Milfield. A woman with a dust pan and brush, things never change

Picture No. 10850722
DINOSAUR - Tyrannosaurus Rex Tooth Date:

Max Mallowan and Agatha Christie
Max Mallowan and his wife, Agatha Christie, in 1933

Jacques Antoine Dulaure, 1829. Creator: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers
Jacques Antoine Dulaure, 1829

Portrait of the German archeologist Heinrich (Henri) Schliemann (1822-1890)
NWI4947450 Portrait of the German archeologist Heinrich (Henri) Schliemann (1822-1890).; (add.info)

Portrait of the German engineer
ELD4905618 Portrait of the German engineer, architect and archeologist Carl Humann (1839-1896). 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne (82)
LUX4733207 Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne (82), Midi-Pyrenees, France, Micro-portrait of Abbe Bertrand Capmartin de Chaupy (1720-1798), 1865; (add.info.: Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne (82), Midi-Pyrenees

Egypt, Luxor: Karnak, in the ruins
LUX4764117 Egypt, Luxor: Karnak, in the ruins, Egyptian fellahs pulling stones during archeological excavations, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt, Luxor: Karnak, in the ruins)

Johann Joachim Winckelmann
3078234 Johann Joachim Winckelmann; (add.info.: Portrait of Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-1768) a German art historian and archaeologist. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Gaston and Albert Tissandier in the gondola of their hot-air balloon
3732864 Gaston and Albert Tissandier in the gondola of their hot-air balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Gaston and Albert Tissandier in the gondola of their hot-air balloon)

Representation of Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) French religious
FGL5486669 Representation of Saint Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) French religious, founder of the Congregation of the Mission. Chromolithography circa 1900; Fototeca Gilardi

Italy, Lazio, Lazzio, Rome: excavations of ruins of the forum by archeologists
LUX4776985 Italy, Lazio, Lazzio, Rome: excavations of ruins of the forum by archeologists, updating of a pavement, 1895; (add.info.: Italy, Lazio, Lazzio)

An archeologist drawing the excavations by Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890)
NWI4953192 An archeologist drawing the excavations by Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) of the south-east gate of the site of Troy (Greece), circa 1890

Archeology: Excavation of ancient Egypt before the Sphinx on the site of Ghizeh
NWI4952663 Archeology: Excavation of ancient Egypt before the Sphinx on the site of Ghizeh, years 1880

Skinning of the mummy of a Theban High Priests of Amun by scientists
ELD4863061 Skinning of the mummy of a Theban High Priests of Amun by scientists

Sir John Linton Myres, archaeologist
672672 Sir John Linton Myres, archaeologist; (add.info.: Sir John Linton Myres (3 July 1869 in Preston - 6 March 1954 in Oxford) was a British archaeologist); Universal History Archive/UIG

Preprinted menu card by Liebig for English restaurants to present their daily menu
FGL5489020 Preprinted menu card by Liebig for English restaurants to present their daily menu. Chromolithography of the beginning of the 20th century; Fototeca Gilardi

Pious image: Saint Camille de Lellis
FGL5492544 Pious image: Saint Camille de Lellis, founder of the Regular Clerics for the Service of the Sick (1550-1614) blessing a sick person. Chromolithography 1903.; Fototeca Gilardi

Archeology: Archeological excavations on the site of the Acropolis of Athenes
NWI4952597 Archeology: Archeological excavations on the site of the Acropolis of Athenes, 1890s

Roman Empire: discovered an antique bread oven during an archeological excavation in the ruins of Pompei (Italy)
NWI4953139 Roman Empire: discovered an antique bread oven during an archeological excavation in the ruins of Pompei (Italy) in the 1880s

Excavation of Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890)
NWI4859369 Excavation of Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890), German archeologist in the walls of the acropolis of the ancient city of Troy, 19th century

Excavations of 1843 in KHORSABAD, Mesopotamia (Iraq)
JAB4121958 Excavations of 1843 in KHORSABAD, Mesopotamia (Iraq).; (add.info.: Excavations of 1843 in KHORSABAD, Mesopotamia (Iraq).); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Gaston and Albert Tissandier's air-ship Prom Der Stein der Weisen in Leipzig
3732869 Gaston and Albert Tissandier's air-ship Prom Der Stein der Weisen in Leipzig; (add.info)

Lake Dwellings (Pile dwellings - Pfahlbauten) and associated artefacts
533822 Lake Dwellings (Pile dwellings - Pfahlbauten) and associated artefacts. Based on mid-19th century work of Swiss archaeologist Ferdinand Keller

Archeology: English and Egyptian officers rocking the bands of an Egyptian mummy at the Boulak Museum
NWI4952618 Archeology: English and Egyptian officers rocking the bands of an Egyptian mummy at the Boulak Museum, Cairo, 1880 years

Austin Henry Layard (1817-1894)
2604931 Austin Henry Layard (1817-1894); (add.info.: Austin Henry Layard (1817-1894) British diplomat and Archaeologist who excavated Nineveh. Engraving, London, 1851); Universal History Archive/UIG

Archeologists leaving the excavations a statue of Pharaoh Ramses II (regn 1290-1224 BC)
NWI4910338 Archeologists leaving the excavations a statue of Pharaoh Ramses II (regn 1290-1224 BC), Egypt, late 19th century

William Hamilton
3330129 William Hamilton; (add.info.: Portrait of William Hamilton (1730-1803) a Scottish diplomat, antiquarian, archaeologist and volcanologist. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Bust of Jean Jacques Barthelemy
PCT4295159 Bust of Jean Jacques Barthelemy, known as the abbe Barthelemy (1716 - 1795) ecclesiastic, archeologist, numismate and French man of letters

Clearing the jungle around Mayan ruins, 19th century (engraving)
XTD82566 Clearing the jungle around Mayan ruins, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; out of copyright

Archaeology: Jacques Jean Marie de Morgan (1857-1924)
NWI4952634 Archaeology: Jacques Jean Marie de Morgan (1857-1924) extracts a gold crown from the tomb of Queen Khnemit's mummy in Dahshur, Egypt, years 1890

Italy, Lazio, Rome: archeological excavations
LUX4776804 Italy, Lazio, Rome: archeological excavations, 3 archeologists uncovering a pavement on Mount Palatin, 1895; (add.info.: Italy, Lazio, Rome: archeological excavations)

During the Egyptian expedition (1798-1801)
PCT4271406 During the Egyptian expedition (1798-1801), soldiers and scientists of the army of Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) discovered mummies in the tombs. Beginners of Egyptology

Juan Bautista Erro y Azpiroz
3253053 Juan Bautista Erro y Azpiroz; (add.info.: Juan Bautista Erro y Azpiroz, 1773-1854. Spanish economist, politician and archaeologist. From Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, published c. 1900)

Sir John Evans, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, c.1900
3432454 Sir John Evans, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, c.1900; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir John Evans, 1823- 1908. English archaeologist and geologist)

William Hamilton
3330392 William Hamilton; (add.info.: Portrait of William Hamilton (1730-1803) a Scottish diplomat, antiquarian, archaeologist and volcanologist. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of Sir Charles Thomas Newton
672591 Portrait of Sir Charles Thomas Newton; (add.info.: Sir Charles Thomas Newton (16 September 1816 - 28 November 1894) was a British archaeologist); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of James Talbot
672569 Portrait of James Talbot; (add.info.: James Talbot, 4th Baron Talbot of Malahide (22 November 1805-14 April 1883)

Emblem (coat of arms) of the city of Rome (wolf with Remus and Romulus)
FGL5489117 Emblem (coat of arms) of the city of Rome (wolf with Remus and Romulus). Chromolithography from 1900.; Fototeca Gilardi

Nils Wessman, 1762. Creator: Johan Joachim Streng
Nils Wessman, 1762

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Howard Carter, 1930s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Howard Carter, 1930s, (2023)

Viollet-Le-Duc, between 1876 and 1884. Creator: Nadar
Viollet-Le-Duc, between 1876 and 1884. From Book: Galerie Contemporaine

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

Unwrapping the Mummy, before 1825. Creator: Harriet Cheney
Unwrapping the Mummy, before 1825. Scene in the Paris apartment of Dominique-Vivant Denon, diplomat, explorer, and director of the Musee du Louvre

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"

The 14th century sculptures room at the Museum of French Monuments, 1817

Portrait of Alexandre Lenoir (1762-1839), founder of the Museum of French Monuments, c1796

Leicester B. Holland, Chief of Fine Arts Division, Library of Congress, posed at a drafting table; half-length portrait, facing slightly left, (1930?)

Portrait de Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, 1889. Creator: Jean Jacques Henner
Portrait de Felix Ravaisson-Mollien, 1889

Roman Remains Discovered at Lymne, Kent, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Roman Remains Discovered at Lymne, Kent, 1850

Archaeologists study the history of a thousand years
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Archaeologists are the modern-day adventurers, delving into the mysteries of our past. Just like Lawrence of Arabia, they embark on daring expeditions to uncover ancient civilizations and lost treasures. With their keen eyes and meticulous methods, they bring history back to life. One such remarkable archaeologist was Gertrude Bell (1868-1926), a trailblazing woman who explored the Middle East with the same fervor as Lawrence himself. Inspired by her travels, she became an influential figure in shaping British policy in the region. In their quest for knowledge, archaeologists often find themselves surrounded by artifacts that tell captivating stories. From Thomas Jefferson's portrait from 1800 to Sir Mortimer Wheeler's groundbreaking discoveries at various sites, each relic holds a piece of our collective heritage. The likes of Petrie at Daphne or Aubrey's Plan of Avebury showcase how these experts meticulously document and analyze archaeological sites. Their attention to detail allows us to understand ancient structures and societies better than ever before. Examining Roman relics takes us back in time when empires ruled over vast territories. These remnants offer glimpses into everyday life during those times - from pottery shards to intricate mosaics; each artifact is a window into history. Schliemann's excavation at the site of Ancient Troy stands as a testament to an archaeologist's determination and passion for unearthing legendary cities thought only to exist in myths and legends. Even French statesman William Henry Waddington had an affinity for archaeology; his interest demonstrates how this field transcends borders and captivates minds across different disciplines. Perhaps one of the most iconic moments captured is Howard Carter removing treasures from Tutankhamen's tomb under its golden sphere cover. This image symbolizes not only incredible archaeological finds but also showcases how these discoveries can capture public imagination worldwide, and are more than just scientists; they are storytellers who unravel tales buried beneath layers of time.