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A sepia coloured picture of a graveyard in Whitby, UK, with the ruined abbey in the background
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Looking towards the Treasury, at Petra, Jordan.
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abstract with many layers of gesso, paint, waxes and conte crayons
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Poulnabrone dolmen is a 5,000 year old portal tomb in the limestone Burren area of County Clare, Ireland. The dolmen consists of a massive flat capstone supported on several upright pillars, and would originally have been covered by a mound of earth. Archeological excavations found several traces of human remains at the burial site, which now stands as a stark reminder of an ancient civilisation. Looking back through the mists of time, who knows what ancient religious rites took place at this barren and windswept scene? Winner of the Heritage in Stone group challenge Stone Circles and Standing Stones.
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This ares is known as one of Australia’s most outstanding geological and archaeological sites, recording an Australian ice age some 280 million years ago and providing a treasure trove of more than 1,700 Aboriginal artefacts. Magnificently developed glacial pavements along the northern cliff tops are recognised as the best record of Permian glaciation in Australia and being of worldwide significance…........ South Australia / . /
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This ares is known as one of Australia’s most outstanding geological and archaeological sites, recording an Australian ice age some 280 million years ago and providing a treasure trove of more than 1,700 Aboriginal artifacts. Magnificently developed glacial pavements along the northern cliff tops are recognised as the best record of Permian glaciation in Australia and being of worldwide significance…........ Hallett Cove, SA South Australia
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Colosseum at Dusk / Rome, Italy You can also purchase this picture as a digital file at Istockphoto For more visual input have a look at my website
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It never ceases to thrill me when I walk around monuments such as Auchagallon on the island of Arran when I realise that some 3 – 6,000 years ago there was a group of people standing here looking at the results of their colossal labours. After all the skilled study of the archaeologists, we still little or no idea why they were built. / They are objects of great beauty and fascination to me so you will have to bear with me when I upload lots of angles and views of standing stones and cairns!!! / This particular Bronze-Age monument is even more of a mystery in that it is a cairn and a stone circle in one neat package. Amazingly, it has yet to be excavated! In this case I have de-saturated the sky to add a bit of impact to the shot… Technical Info. / Nikon D200 / Sigma 10-20mm @10mm / f8 1/60 / ISO 100 Thanks for looking, / Richard
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A pot sherd lying in the Utah desert – eight hundred years old.
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It never ceases to thrill me when I walk around monuments such as Auchagallon on the island of Arran when I realise that some 3 – 6,000 years ago there was a group of people standing here looking at the results of their colossal labours. After all the skilled study of the archaeologists, we still little or no idea why they were built. / They are objects of great beauty and fascination to me so you will have to bear with me when I upload lots of angles and views of standing stones and cairns!!! / This particular Bronze-Age monument is even more of a mystery in that it is a cairn and a stone circle in one neat package. Amazingly, it has yet to be excavated! In this case I have de-saturated the sky to add a bit of impact to the shot… Technical Info. / Nikon D200 / Sigma 10-20mm @10mm / f7 1/50 / ISO 100 Thanks for looking, / Richard
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One of the most beautiful (and famous) prehistoric sights in this wonderful planet of ours, Stonehenge sits in the English county of Wiltshire, a resounding final stamp on the beauty that makes up the English countryside in the Southwest region of the country. Believed to have been erected around 2500 BC, with an initial earth bank and ditch dated back to 3100 BC, recent discoveries have uncovered that Stonehenge served as an ancient burial ground. Though there has been theory after thoery in regards to the actual construction methods used to create Stonehenge, no “final verdict” on the question has ever been reached by archaeologists or historians. And since the culture that produced this legendary stone circle had no written language, we can only continue to wonder as to the true meaning of this absolutely magical place. I kind of like it that way. This shot was taken in late September in 2007. The time of day was around 9:15 a.m., which provided some quality light conditions and minimal crowds. We stayed for about 90 minutes, and by the time we left… the masses had already taken over. If you want to experience Stonehenge with minimal crowds, go early in the morning. Go as early as you can. And for crying out loud, don’t forget your camera.
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13th February, 2007 / King Street, Newtown / Sydney, Australia Click here for Google Street View of location. This photo is included in my book Accidental Archaeology #1 It was also included in the Red Bubble publication The City The image was also manipulated in a poster I made for “Collage” at the Esplanade hotel, in March 2008. Click here to view the poster.
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Twelfth and last of this series, this shot is taken at Chaco Canyon’s Fajada Butte (it was blurry, so I merged it) along with a petroglyph rock just outside the area. At the time we were there, no one was allowed near the Butte. In 1977, on Fajada Butte, Dr. Anna Sofaer discovered the Sun Dagger petroglyphs, a large circular spiral and a small spiral are pecked in a cliff behind 3 large stone slabs. At midday on the Summer solstice, the sun shines between the stone slabs and creates a dagger of light that bisects the large spiral. On midday of the Winter Solstice, two daggers bracket the large spiral. During the Spring and Fall equinoxes, a small dagger of light bisects the small spiral. The slabs also cast a shadow on the large spiral that marks the moon’s 18 point, 6 years cycle of its orbit. Wiki 10th century – 1250A.D. Hope you enjoyed this historical journey through the Anasazi culture, this is dedicated to my granddaughter, Lexi who will be questing at Chaco Canyon at the end of the month.
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Just finished this historical journey through the cultural and tribal advances and achievements of a prehistoric people called the “ANASAZI” – pronounced ah-nah-Sah-zee, as my granddaughter gets ready to journey there and other parts of the Southwest.
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/ WARNING / ©2008 Globalphotos All rights reserved. / All photographs, text and images by Globalphotos are the exclusive property of Globalphotos – protected under Australian and international copyright laws. / These images may not be reproduced, copied or manipulated without written permission. / No use for Public Domain. / Use of any image for another photographic concept or illustration is a violation of copyright.
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Light seeping into the ruin of an ancient church – Turkey Many thanks to the Ancient Ruins and Relics group for the feature (October 2009). Many thanks to the Tunnel Vision group for the feature (October 2009). /
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The Colosseum in Rome, Italy during a sunrise.
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A sunset shot of Fajada Butte, Chaco Canyon, Chaco Wilderness, New Mexico, USA. Chaco Canyon has been termed the “Stonehenge of the Americas” because the pueblos were built with an orientation to the heavens. On the side of Fajada Butte are three rock slabs that have been arranged to cast shadows and/or to permit rays of light to interact with a stone tablet positioned behind them. At solstice and equinox, the sun and/or moon interacts with the tablets to mark the day. The Chaco Canyon ruins have been painstakingly excavated and it is easy to see the grandeur that was Pueblo Bonito. With its many warrens of rooms and passageways and more than 30 great kivas, it is surmised that it was a welcome center and convention hall for the puebloans who descended on the area from a wide range of far-flung territories, their purpose being to celebrate the solstice or equinox at Fajada Butte. Pentax K110D ISO 200 1/180 @ F8 160mm.
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Ancestral Puebloan structures high on the canyon wall. / Dark Canyon Wilderness, Utah ‘I just want to be living as I’m dying / Just like everybody here / Just want to know my little flicker of time is worthwhile / And I don’t know where I’m driving to / But I know I’m getting old / And there’s a blessing in every moment every mile And I’ve come home / Even though I swear I’ve never been so alone / I’ve come home’ —Vienna Teng
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Over the years, a variety of people, cultures, and species have been given credit for the building of Stonehenge. Some of the most legendary figures trying to take responsibility have included: / Giants: According to old myths, dancing giants were caught in a sunbeam and petrified to stone, causing the monument to be nicknamed the “Giant’s Ring”. The stones were also believed to have healing power. / Merlin and King Arthur: Some believe Merlin himself assembled Stonehenge to commemorate slain chieftains. It’s also rumored that the Sword in the Stone, which would eventually lead Arthur onto the throne and into legend, was made from Stonehenge Stones. / Aliens: Most of the world’s earliest and most elaborate crop circles are found within a forty-mile (64km) radius of Stonehenge. Scientists today are unable to replicate crop circles, suggesting that their construction and that of Stonehenge should perhaps be credited to a more intelligent species. / Atlanteans: According to Plato, the Kingdom of Atlantis controlled the islands of the Atlantic and built many stone structures to better predict future events based on astronomical calculations. Given the fate of Atlantis, which supposedly sank into the sea, it’s debatable how accurate their predictions could have been. / Druids: John Aubrey, a Stonehenge scholar, erroneously suggested this connection three centuries ago. The Druids are an earth-based faith that we now have formed much later than the building of Stonehenge. The Druids do celebrate the summer solstice, same as Stonehenge’s true builders, and they have recently made it a tradition to incorporate this ancient monument into current rituals. / The Beaker Folk from 2500 BC are believed to have done some of the work on Stonehenge. They were an aggressive culture that invaded the Salisbury Plain. From artifacts, we know that the Beakers were sophisticated, organized, understood mathmatics, worshipped the Sun, and celebrated the solstices. This makes them ideal builders for some of the site. / The other cultures that contributed to Stonehenge remain a mystery, though archaeologists are getting closer and closer to finding answers. This is a photograph of a full scale replica of Stonehenge that was erected as a WWI memorial by Sam Hill, in Maryhill, WA which overlooks the mighty Columbia River and Mount Hood. The photograph of the Full Moon was also taken by myself in October 2008, the two were merged and edited in photoshop7 with Redfield plug-in for the rippled water effect. Stonehenge
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I think I was about 5 years old when my parents took me to the Museum to see the Egyptian display. From that moment I was hooked ! / Since then I have travelled to Egypt numerous times and have a developed a deep love and respect for the country. Egypt offers some of the most incredible archaeological treasures. Karnak temple simply blew me away the first time I saw it, fascinated me the second time and subsequent visits , enchanted me. One day I’ll return and shoot with digital …...... / WARNING / ©2009 Globalphotos All rights reserved. / All photographs, text and images by Globalphotos are the exclusive property of Globalphotos – protected under Australian and international copyright laws. / These images may not be reproduced, copied or manipulated without written permission. / No use for Public Domain. / Use of any image for another photographic concept or illustration is a violation of copyright. 11 layers / (man-thanks to shd_stock in DA)
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One of the inner arches of the Barbican of Lewes Castle in East Sussex, UK which was built in 1087. The castle is managed by the Sussex Archaeological Society. HDR from a single RAW file, using Photomatix Pro, to balance the light in front and behind the archa [Sony a350, Sigma 17-70 @35 f:6.3 1/200sec ISO-100]
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Way back in the realm of time lost to knowledge there was a place of Gods, a place where temples were constructed from stones and engraved with images of the animal Gods who protected them and to whom they served… In the days before Noah, civilization created a place like no other and then it was mysteriously buried under 1000’s of years of earth never to see the light again until recent excavations have brought to light the secrets of the beginnings of Temple Worship. In the world of Archaeology this is huge, for the professors who study ancient religions, myth and first cultures this finding rocked their world. Why? Found to date to 9,000BC it belongs in a time of Hunter-Gatherers coming out of an Ice Age, the construction of the temples and T-shaped pillars gives no doubt to the fact men were creating communities based on Gods long before Sumer… Turning religious history and ancient civilization on it’s head is the mysterious Gobekli Tepe in Turkey, a place lost in time and in the time line we created… Gobekli Tepe – Wiki This Incendia fractal is representative of the shapes of the structures being uncovered at Gobekli Tepe and the concept of it being suspended in time.
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A man tends to his camels in Petra, Jordan.
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