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Sunrise over three stone megaliths at Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
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Michael Hutchinson / Sunrise over three stone megaliths at Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
Silhouette of stone megalith at sunrise, Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
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Michael Hutchinson / Silhouette of stone megalith at sunrise, Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
Silhouette stone megalith at Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site), sunrise Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
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Michael Hutchinson / Silhouette stone megalith at Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site), sunrise Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
Ancient Assyria: the temple at Hatra (al-Hadr) northern Iraq, 2nd Century BC. Iraq. In 2014 Hatra was taken over by Islamic State militants and much of the site was destroyed in 2015.
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Kim Taylor / Ancient Assyria: the temple at Hatra (al-Hadr) northern Iraq, 2nd Century BC. Iraq. In 2014 Hatra was taken over by Islamic State militants and much of the site was destroyed in 2015.
Ruins at the Agora at Messene, Peloponese, Greece, March 2015
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Constantinos Petrinos / Ruins at the Agora at Messene, Peloponese, Greece, March 2015
Ruins at the Agora, Messene, Peloponese, Greece, Mediterranean, March 2015
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Constantinos Petrinos / Ruins at the Agora, Messene, Peloponese, Greece, Mediterranean, March 2015
Ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea. Cape Sounion, Attica Peninsula, Mediterranean, Greece. July 2014.
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Constantinos Petrinos / Ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea. Cape Sounion, Attica Peninsula, Mediterranean, Greece. July 2014.
Ancient Roman ruins at Perge (Perga), Turkey, March 2006.
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Pascal Tordeux / Ancient Roman ruins at Perge (Perga), Turkey, March 2006.
Ancient Roman ruins at Perge (Perga), Turkey, March 2006.
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Pascal Tordeux / Ancient Roman ruins at Perge (Perga), Turkey, March 2006.
Panoramic view of Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cusco, Peru. July 2009.
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Sandesh Kadur / Panoramic view of Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cusco, Peru. July 2009.
The Palenque Mayan ruins - Temple of the Cross (left), Temple of the Inscriptions (distant center), and The Palace (right), Chiapas, Mexico. March 2014.
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Floris van Breugel / The Palenque Mayan ruins - Temple of the Cross (left), Temple of the Inscriptions (distant center), and The Palace (right), Chiapas, Mexico. March 2014.
The Palenque Mayan ruins - Temple of the Inscriptions, Chiapas, Mexico. March 2014.
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Floris van Breugel / The Palenque Mayan ruins - Temple of the Inscriptions, Chiapas, Mexico. March 2014.
The Palenque Mayan ruins - Temple of the Inscriptions, seen from The Palace, Chiapas, Mexico. March 2014.
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Floris van Breugel / The Palenque Mayan ruins - Temple of the Inscriptions, seen from The Palace, Chiapas, Mexico. March 2014.
Painting from the tomb wall of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt. Showing Nebamun inspecting flocks of geese and herds of cattle. From late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC.
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David Tipling / Painting from the tomb wall of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt. Showing Nebamun inspecting flocks of geese and herds of cattle. From late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC.
Painting from the tomb wall of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt. Showing Nebamun inspecting flocks of geese and herds of cattle. From late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC.
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David Tipling / Painting from the tomb wall of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt. Showing Nebamun inspecting flocks of geese and herds of cattle. From late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC.
Detail of mural from the tomb chapel of Nebanum, Thebes, Egypt. Showing Nebamun hunting birds in the marshes around the Nile. From late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC?.
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David Tipling / Detail of mural from the tomb chapel of Nebanum, Thebes, Egypt. Showing Nebamun hunting birds in the marshes around the Nile. From late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC?.
'Meidum geese' a painted stucco of various geese (Red-breasted, Bean and White-fronted Geese) from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Atet, Old Kingdom, c.2620 BC (painted stucco), Egyptian 4th Dynasty (c.261...
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David Tipling / 'Meidum geese' a painted stucco of various geese (Red-breasted, Bean and White-fronted Geese) from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Atet, Old Kingdom, c.2620 BC (painted stucco), Egyptian 4th Dynasty (c.261...
From the tomb wall of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt?Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC.Detail from a scene from part of a wall showing Nebamun inspecting flocks of geese and herds of cattle. He watches as far...
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David Tipling / From the tomb wall of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt?Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC.Detail from a scene from part of a wall showing Nebamun inspecting flocks of geese and herds of cattle. He watches as far...
From the tomb wall of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt?Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC.Detail from a scene from part of a wall showing Nebamun inspecting flocks of geese and herds of cattle. He watches as far...
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David Tipling / From the tomb wall of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt?Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC.Detail from a scene from part of a wall showing Nebamun inspecting flocks of geese and herds of cattle. He watches as far...
Mummified falcon from ancient Egypt.
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David Tipling / Mummified falcon from ancient Egypt.
Sculpture from ancient Egypt showing the swallow, a symbol of everlasting life.
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David Tipling / Sculpture from ancient Egypt showing the swallow, a symbol of everlasting life.
Inlays in the form of falcons from shrines from ancient Egypt from the Ptolemaic Empire, Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
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David Tipling / Inlays in the form of falcons from shrines from ancient Egypt from the Ptolemaic Empire, Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
Cornice block of the Ibis headed Thoth poured water over the head of the King. Dating to AD 41-68 from a screen wall in the temple of Harendotes (Horus the Avenger) on the island of Philae, Lake Nasse...
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David Tipling / Cornice block of the Ibis headed Thoth poured water over the head of the King. Dating to AD 41-68 from a screen wall in the temple of Harendotes (Horus the Avenger) on the island of Philae, Lake Nasse...
Painting from the tomb chapel of Nebanum, Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Nebamun is shown hunting birds, in a small boat with his wife Hatshepsut and their young daughter, in the ma...
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David Tipling / Painting from the tomb chapel of Nebanum, Thebes, Egypt. Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. Nebamun is shown hunting birds, in a small boat with his wife Hatshepsut and their young daughter, in the ma...
Sculptured wall relief depicting an Eagle headed protective Spirit from Temple of Ninurta, Nimrud the Assyrian capital in Northern Iraq, dating from 865 -860 BC.
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David Tipling / Sculptured wall relief depicting an Eagle headed protective Spirit from Temple of Ninurta, Nimrud the Assyrian capital in Northern Iraq, dating from 865 -860 BC.
Frieze depicting a Cockerel from a tomb at Xanthos in Lycia, Turkey from between 470 and 460 BC. It was a Lycian tradition to sacrifice cockerels and make other sacrificial offerings to the deceased,...
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David Tipling / Frieze depicting a Cockerel from a tomb at Xanthos in Lycia, Turkey from between 470 and 460 BC. It was a Lycian tradition to sacrifice cockerels and make other sacrificial offerings to the deceased,...
Ancient Egyptian painted stucco of Red-breasted Geese (Branta ruficollis) from 'Meidum geese' from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Atet, Old Kingdom, c.2620 BC / Egyptian 4th Dynasty. Taken at the Egyptian...
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David Tipling / Ancient Egyptian painted stucco of Red-breasted Geese (Branta ruficollis) from 'Meidum geese' from the Tomb of Nefermaat and Atet, Old Kingdom, c.2620 BC / Egyptian 4th Dynasty. Taken at the Egyptian...
Sheet gold vulture that would have been wrapped around body before mummification, From the tomb of the three minor wives of Thutmose III in the Wady Babbanet El-Qurud, Thebes Egypt. From 18th Dynasty...
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David Tipling / Sheet gold vulture that would have been wrapped around body before mummification, From the tomb of the three minor wives of Thutmose III in the Wady Babbanet El-Qurud, Thebes Egypt. From 18th Dynasty...
The Ancient Egyptian painted tomb chapel of Khnumhotep ll featuring remarkably accurate images of birds that include Masked Shrike, Red-backed Shrike, Hoopoe, Redstart, Pintails. This is a scene show...
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David Tipling / The Ancient Egyptian painted tomb chapel of Khnumhotep ll featuring remarkably accurate images of birds that include Masked Shrike, Red-backed Shrike, Hoopoe, Redstart, Pintails. This is a scene show...
Aztec sculpture of Quetzalcoatl, a mesoamerican feathered serpent deity in human form, from 1400-1500s, Mexico,The Louvre, Paris France.
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Roland Seitre / Aztec sculpture of Quetzalcoatl, a mesoamerican feathered serpent deity in human form, from 1400-1500s, Mexico,The Louvre, Paris France.
Temple of the Condor, Machu Picchu, with Andean Vulture (Vultur gryphus) carving, Cusco, Peru
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Roland Seitre / Temple of the Condor, Machu Picchu, with Andean Vulture (Vultur gryphus) carving, Cusco, Peru
Geoglyph of Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in the Nazca lines, Nazca, Ica, Peru.
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Roland Seitre / Geoglyph of Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in the Nazca lines, Nazca, Ica, Peru.
Geoglyph of Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in the Nazca lines, Nazca, Ica, Peru.
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Roland Seitre / Geoglyph of Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in the Nazca lines, Nazca, Ica, Peru.
Aztec sculpture of Quetzalcoatl, a mesoamerican feathered serpent deity in human form, from 1400-1500s, Mexico,The Louvre, Paris France.
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Roland Seitre / Aztec sculpture of Quetzalcoatl, a mesoamerican feathered serpent deity in human form, from 1400-1500s, Mexico,The Louvre, Paris France.
Temple of the Condor, Machu Picchu, with Andean Vulture (Vultur gryphus) carving, Cusco, Peru
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Roland Seitre / Temple of the Condor, Machu Picchu, with Andean Vulture (Vultur gryphus) carving, Cusco, Peru
Geoglyph of Andean condor chick (Vultur gryphus) in the Nazca lines, Nazca, Ica, Peru.
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Roland Seitre / Geoglyph of Andean condor chick (Vultur gryphus) in the Nazca lines, Nazca, Ica, Peru.
Aztec sculpture of Quetzalcoatl, a mesoamerican feathered serpent deity in human form, from 1400-1500s, Mexico,The Louvre, Paris France.
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Roland Seitre / Aztec sculpture of Quetzalcoatl, a mesoamerican feathered serpent deity in human form, from 1400-1500s, Mexico,The Louvre, Paris France.
Aztec sculpture of Quetzalcoatl, a mesoamerican feathered serpent deity in human form, from 1400-1500s, Mexico,The Louvre, Paris France.
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Roland Seitre / Aztec sculpture of Quetzalcoatl, a mesoamerican feathered serpent deity in human form, from 1400-1500s, Mexico,The Louvre, Paris France.
Precolombian Macaw ceramic sculpture from Paracas caves from approximately 2000-200BC, Regional Museum of Ica, Peru.
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Roland Seitre / Precolombian Macaw ceramic sculpture from Paracas caves from approximately 2000-200BC, Regional Museum of Ica, Peru.
Ramparts on west end of Hambledon Hill prehistoric hill fort, Dorset, UK. June 2013
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Colin Varndell / Ramparts on west end of Hambledon Hill prehistoric hill fort, Dorset, UK. June 2013
West entrace to Maiden Castle iron age hillfort near Dorchester, Dorset, UK. June 2013
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Colin Varndell / West entrace to Maiden Castle iron age hillfort near Dorchester, Dorset, UK. June 2013
Etruscan rock tombs at Norchia, near Vetralla, Lazio dating from 2nd - 4th century BC. Norchia, near Viterbo, Lazio, Italy, November 2011
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Etruscan rock tombs at Norchia, near Vetralla, Lazio dating from 2nd - 4th century BC. Norchia, near Viterbo, Lazio, Italy, November 2011
Valley, desert and mountains, with the 'Nazca Lines' visible. These are lines and patterns made around 300-600 AD by removing stones from the desert floor to expose the ground beneath. Their purpose r...
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Roland Seitre / Valley, desert and mountains, with the 'Nazca Lines' visible. These are lines and patterns made around 300-600 AD by removing stones from the desert floor to expose the ground beneath. Their purpose r...
The Nine Stones in winter snow. Erected possibly 1000 BC. Near Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset, UK, January 2010.
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Peter Lewis / The Nine Stones in winter snow. Erected possibly 1000 BC. Near Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset, UK, January 2010.
View of the Pyramid Complex, Meroe, north Sudan
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John Waters / View of the Pyramid Complex, Meroe, north Sudan
Mayan ruins, Tikal, Guatemala 2005
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Nick Turner / Mayan ruins, Tikal, Guatemala 2005
Mayan ruins, Tikal, Guatemala 2005
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Nick Turner / Mayan ruins, Tikal, Guatemala 2005
Mayan ruins and rainforest canopy, Tikal, Guatemala
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Nick Turner / Mayan ruins and rainforest canopy, Tikal, Guatemala
Mayan ruins and rainforest canopy, Tikal, Guatemala
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Nick Turner / Mayan ruins and rainforest canopy, Tikal, Guatemala
Detail of relief, Palenque ruins from Mayan civilisation, Mexico, Central America
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John Cancalosi / Detail of relief, Palenque ruins from Mayan civilisation, Mexico, Central America
Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) with buildings from Avebury village behind. Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
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Michael Hutchinson / Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) with buildings from Avebury village behind. Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
'The Cove' - remains of an inner ring of stones - at Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK.
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Michael Hutchinson / 'The Cove' - remains of an inner ring of stones - at Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK.
Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK.
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Michael Hutchinson / Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK.
Tourists walk down Kennet Stone Avenue near Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
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Michael Hutchinson / Tourists walk down Kennet Stone Avenue near Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) with pub and other village buildings, Avebury, Wiltshire, UK.
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Michael Hutchinson / Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) with pub and other village buildings, Avebury, Wiltshire, UK.
The 'Swindon Stone', largest of the stones at Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
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Michael Hutchinson / The 'Swindon Stone', largest of the stones at Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
Standing Stones by chapel, Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
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Michael Hutchinson / Standing Stones by chapel, Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
Two Megaliths at Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) in frost, Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
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Michael Hutchinson / Two Megaliths at Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) in frost, Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
Kennet Stone Avenue with frost, part of the World Heritage Site at Avebury. Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
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Michael Hutchinson / Kennet Stone Avenue with frost, part of the World Heritage Site at Avebury. Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) and Avebury Church, Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
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Michael Hutchinson / Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) and Avebury Church, Avebury, Wiltshire, UK
Silbury Hill - world's biggest artificial prehistoric hill -near Avebury, Wiltshire, UK.
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Michael Hutchinson / Silbury Hill - world's biggest artificial prehistoric hill -near Avebury, Wiltshire, UK.
Stone megalith at Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK.
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Michael Hutchinson / Stone megalith at Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK.
Tourists walking along Kennet Stone Avenue near Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK.
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Michael Hutchinson / Tourists walking along Kennet Stone Avenue near Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK.
The 'Swindon Stone', largest stone at Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) weighing 65 tons (man in picture is 6 feet 2 inches tall) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK.
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Michael Hutchinson / The 'Swindon Stone', largest stone at Avebury Stone Circle (World Heritage Site) weighing 65 tons (man in picture is 6 feet 2 inches tall) Avebury, Wiltshire, UK.
Angkor Wat temple at sunset, Angkor World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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Gavin Hellier / Angkor Wat temple at sunset, Angkor World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Angkor Wat temple at sunset, Angkor World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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Gavin Hellier / Angkor Wat temple at sunset, Angkor World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia
The Colosseum floodlit at night, Rome, Italy
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Gavin Hellier / The Colosseum floodlit at night, Rome, Italy
Stonehenge at sunset Wiltshire, UK
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David Kjaer / Stonehenge at sunset Wiltshire, UK
Aerial view of Angkor Wat temple, Angkor World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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Gavin Hellier / Aerial view of Angkor Wat temple, Angkor World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Three Buddhist monks walking at Angkor Wat temple, Angkor, World Heritage Site,
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Gavin Hellier / Three Buddhist monks walking at Angkor Wat temple, Angkor, World Heritage Site,
Three Buddhist monks walking at Angkor Wat temple, Angkor, World Heritage Site,
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Gavin Hellier / Three Buddhist monks walking at Angkor Wat temple, Angkor, World Heritage Site,
Temple engulfed by tree roots, Angkor World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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Gavin Hellier / Temple engulfed by tree roots, Angkor World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Three Buddhist monks walking at Angkor Wat temple, Angkor, World Heritage Site,
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Gavin Hellier / Three Buddhist monks walking at Angkor Wat temple, Angkor, World Heritage Site,
Temple engulfed by tree roots, Angkor World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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Gavin Hellier / Temple engulfed by tree roots, Angkor World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Buddhist Monks at Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, World Heritage Site, Cambodia
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Gavin Hellier / Buddhist Monks at Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, World Heritage Site, Cambodia
Rose red city of Petra, Al Khazneh - The Treasury from the Siq, Petra, Jordan
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Gavin Hellier / Rose red city of Petra, Al Khazneh - The Treasury from the Siq, Petra, Jordan
Rose red city of Petra, Al Khazneh - The Treasury from the Siq, Petra, Jordan
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Gavin Hellier / Rose red city of Petra, Al Khazneh - The Treasury from the Siq, Petra, Jordan
Buddhist Monk sitting in Ta Prohm Temple, Angkor, World Heritage Site, Cambodia
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Gavin Hellier / Buddhist Monk sitting in Ta Prohm Temple, Angkor, World Heritage Site, Cambodia
Rose red city of Petra, Al Khazneh - The Treasury from the Siq, Petra, Jordan
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Gavin Hellier / Rose red city of Petra, Al Khazneh - The Treasury from the Siq, Petra, Jordan
El Deir The Monastery, Petra, Jordan
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Gavin Hellier / El Deir The Monastery, Petra, Jordan
Rose red city of Petra, Al Khazneh - The Treasury from the Siq, Petra, Jordan
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Gavin Hellier / Rose red city of Petra, Al Khazneh - The Treasury from the Siq, Petra, Jordan
Angkor Wat temple, Angkor World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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Gavin Hellier / Angkor Wat temple, Angkor World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia
El Deir The Monastery, Petra, Jordan
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Gavin Hellier / El Deir The Monastery, Petra, Jordan
Angkor Wat world heritage site, reflected at sunrise, Cambodia
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Gavin Hellier / Angkor Wat world heritage site, reflected at sunrise, Cambodia
Bayon Angkor Thom temple, Angkor kingdom, Cambodia
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Gavin Hellier / Bayon Angkor Thom temple, Angkor kingdom, Cambodia
Looking through Siq to Al Khazneh - The Treasury, Petra, Jordan
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Gavin Hellier / Looking through Siq to Al Khazneh - The Treasury, Petra, Jordan
Angkor Wat world heritage site, reflected at sunrise, Cambodia
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Gavin Hellier / Angkor Wat world heritage site, reflected at sunrise, Cambodia
Panoramic view of 'Newspaper Rock' Anasazi Indian petroglyphs, Canyonlands NP Utah USA
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Gavin Hellier / Panoramic view of 'Newspaper Rock' Anasazi Indian petroglyphs, Canyonlands NP Utah USA
Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples), Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
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Gavin Hellier / Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples), Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
Teatro Greco (Greek Amphitheatre} Taormina, Sicily, Italy
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Gavin Hellier / Teatro Greco (Greek Amphitheatre} Taormina, Sicily, Italy
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy
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Gavin Hellier / The Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Statue of Ramses II, Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt
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Gavin Hellier / Statue of Ramses II, Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt
Colossi of Memnon statue on West Bank, Luxor, Egypt
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Gavin Hellier / Colossi of Memnon statue on West Bank, Luxor, Egypt
View of The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, Europe
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Gavin Hellier / View of The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, Europe