Ingo Arndt / Aboriginal Rock Art / depicting human figure / Anbangbang Gallery / Nourlangie Range / Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Ingo Arndt / Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, USA, September 2009

Robin Chittenden / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) on statue's head, Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, UK, June

Alex Mustard / A fisherman swims down to touch the statue of Christ Of The Abyss (Cristo degli abissi) for good fortune, in the Marine Protected Area of Portofino (Area Marina Protetta, Portofino), Liguria, Italy. M...

Alex Mustard / A portrait of an Atlantic stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber) buried in the sand waiting to ambush prey. This species can also use its hairy tongue as a lure. El Cabron, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain...

Gavin Hellier / Giant monolithic stone Maoi statues at Rano Raraku, Easter Island, Rapa Nui, Chile, South America 2008

Gavin Hellier / Ancient carved stone heads of the gods, the god Antiochus, Nemrut Dagi (Nemrut Dag), on the summit of Mount Nemrut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, 2008

Gavin Hellier / Anakena beach, monolithic giant stone Moai statues of Ahu Nau Nau, four of which have topknots, Isla de Pascua / Easter Island, Rapa Nui, Chile 2008

Konrad Wothe / Prehistoric Rock Art, Awis Valley, Akakus mountains, Libya, Sahara, North Africa, November 2007

Oriol Alamany / Moai face at the restored archaeological site of Ahu Ko Te Riku in Tahai Ceremonial Center in Hanga Roa, Easter Island (Pascua or Rapa Nui), Unesco World Heritage Site, November 2004

Oriol Alamany / Silhouette of Moai statue at dawn in Ahu Ko Te Riku, restored archaeological site of Ahu Tahai, Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Pacific ocean, November 2004

Oriol Alamany / Moai stone statue at dusk on the slopes of the quarry at Rano Raraku volcano, Easter Island Pacific ocean, November 2004

Kirkendall-Spring / Puako Petroglyphs near the Holoholokai Beach Park on the South Kohala area of the Big Island. The Big Island of Hawaii, USA, December 2008

Doug Allan / Close up of two stone sculptures / Moai at Ahu Ahivi/Ahu Akivi , Easter Island, South PacificMoai October 2009

Steven Kazlowski / Petroglyphs on Newspaper Rock, a boulder in Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA. 2009.

Roy Mangersnes / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) grazing, Adventsdalen, West coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, March

Rob Tilley / Rock engravings of the native american Pueblo people, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico, USA, February 2009

Elio Della Ferrera / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} sitting on arm of statue of Buddha. Sri Lanka

Claudio Contreras / Prehistoric rock painting at La Pintada cave, Pronghorn antelope, Bighorn sheep and people depicted, San Francisco Sierra, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / Prehistoric rock painting of Pronghorn antelope and people, at La Pintada cave. San Francisco Sierra, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / Prehistoric rock painting of Pronghorn antelope and people. La Pintada cave. San Francisco Sierra, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / Guide in front of prehistoric rock paintings of Bighron sheep and people. La Pintada cave, San Francisco Sierra, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / Guide looking at prehistoric rock painting. El Palmarito cave, Santa Martha Sierra, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. 2008.

Claudio Contreras / Prehistoric rock painting of Pronghorn antelope, Mule deer and people. El Palmarito cave, Santa Martha Sierra, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / People depicted in prehistoric rock painting. Valle de los Cirios Reserve, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. 2008.

Pal Hermansen / Artwork 'Unsatiable' by artist Astri Tonoian. Valer, Ostfold County, Norway. July 2014.

Alex Hyde / Ajdovska deklica (the Heathen Maiden), a face on the northern rock face of mount Prisojnik. Triglav National Park, Julian Alps, Slovenia. July 2015.

Chris Mattison / Two lichens on a headstone, Grab eye lichens (Ocrolechia parella) - pale grey, and Rusty shielded lichen (Caloplaca crenularia) Gower, South Wales, UK, June.

Olga Kamenskaya / Totem carving East Sayan, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, October 2010

Juan Carlos Munoz / Statue of the first climbers of Triglav, Ribcev Laz, Lake Bohinj, Triglav National Park, Julian Alps, Slovenia, October 2014.

Olga Kamenskaya / Statue of traveling man, Olkhon Island, Lake Baikal, Russia. June 2014.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Christian priests. Bet Medhane Alem Complex (part of the northwestern group of churches in Lalibela). UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lalibela. Ethiopia, December 2014.

Rhonda Klevansky / Rock paintings, Stadsaal Caves, Cederberg Conservancy, South Africa, August 2011.

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.

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?.

David Tipling / Wall art from an excavated room known as the 'Vulture Shrine', with the Vulture removing the head / soul of the deceased. Catal Huyuk, an ancient site, dating back to 6500 BCE still being excavated at...

Kristel Richard / Bas-reliefs with soldiers mounted on horses, decorating the ground level of the temple at Angkor Wat, Angkor, Cambodia. March 2013

Kristel Richard / Bas-reliefs with soldiers in horse-drawn carriages, decorating the ground level of the temple at Angkor Wat, Angkor, Cambodia. March 2013

Onne van der Wal / Lush vegetation and traditional statues in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.

Nick Upton / Common twayblade (Neottia ovata) close up. Northeast Somerset, England, UK. May.

Bruno D'Amicis / Young priest standing in front of mural paintings in the sanctum of Ura Kidane Mehret, an Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Zege Peninsula, Ethiopia. 2018.

Bruno D'Amicis / Young priest standing in front of mural paintings in the sanctum of Ura Kidane Mehret, an Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Zege Peninsula, Ethiopia. 2018.

Bruno D'Amicis / Young priest standing in front of mural paintings in the sanctum of Ura Kidane Mehret, an Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Zege Peninsula, Ethiopia. 2018.

Bruno D'Amicis / Young priest standing in front of mural paintings in the sanctum of Ura Kidane Mehret, an Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Zege Peninsula, Ethiopia. 2018.

Cyril Ruoso / Mural of farmer picking Coffee (Coffea arabica) cherries. Organic coffee plantation near La Amistad International Park, Costa Rica. 2018.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Aboriginal rock art depicting a kangaroo and human figure. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Aboriginal rock art depicting people and animal, possibly a crocodile. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Aboriginal rock art depicting people and animal, possibly a crocodile. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Aboriginal rock art depicting people and fish. Nourlangie, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Aboriginal rock art depicting Namarrgon the lightning spirit. Lightning storms in October and November signal the beginning of the wet season. Nourlangie, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Aus...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Aboriginal rock art depicting group of people and Namarrgon the lightning spirit. Lightning storms in October and November signal the beginning of the wet season. Nourlangie, Kakadu National Park, Nor...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Aboriginal rock art depicting Nabulwinjbulwinj, a dangerous spirit that eats females after striking them with a yam. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.

Jeff Foott / Cave with pictographs dating from 10,000 years ago, on hillside in Sonoran Desert. El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 2020.

Jeff Foott / Cave with pictographs depicting people with arms spread dating from 10,000 years ago. El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 2020.

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting people with arms spread dating from 10,000 years ago. In cave, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 2020.

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting people with arms in air and animal, possibly a Coyote. Dating from 10,000 years ago. El Palmarito cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja Cal...

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting people with arms in air and animal, possibly a Coyote. Dating from 10,000 years ago. El Palmarito cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja Cal...

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting mono / person with arms in air, dating from 10,000 years ago. El Palmarito cave paintings, Santa Martha, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California S...

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting people with arms spread alongside Sheep and Deer / Antelope. Cueva La Pintada cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico....

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting people with arms spread alongside Sheep and Deer / Antelope. Cueva La Pintada cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico....

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting Deer / Antelope and Sheep alongside people with arms in air. Cueva La Pintada cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico....

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting Deer / Antelope, Sheep and Goat alongside people with arms in air. Cueva La Pintada cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, M...

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting Deer / Antelope, Sheep and Goat alongside people with arms in air. Cueva La Pintada cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, M...

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting Deer / Antelope amongst people with arms in air. Cueva La Pintada cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 2020.

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting Deer / Antelope and Sheep alongside people with arms in air. Cueva La Pintada cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico....

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting Deer / Antelope and Sheep alongside people with arms in air. Cueva La Pintada cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico....

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting Whale, Sheep, Deer / Antelope and people. Cueva La Pintada cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 2020.

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting people with hands in air, cacti in foreground. Cueva La Pintada cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 2020.

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting Whale, Sheep, Deer / Antelope and people. Cueva La Pintada cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 2020.

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting Whale and person / mono alongside Goat / Sheep. Cueva La Pintada cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 2020.

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting people amongst Deer / Antelope, Sheep and Goat. Cueva La Pintada cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 2020.

Jeff Foott / Pictographs depicting people with arms in air alongside Deer / Antelope. Cueva La Pintada cave paintings, Sierra de San Francisco, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 2020.