Great Theater of Pompeii, archaeological site of ancient city destroyed by Mount Vesuvius volcanic eruption, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Objects on display at the Acropolis Museum, an archaeological museum located in the historic center of Athens, Greece, Europe

Temple of Amun, Temple complex of Karnak, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Wall murals in the archaeological ruins of Pompeii, UNESCO, Campania, Italy

The High Temple at the Mesoamerican archaeological site of Lamanai (Submerged Crocodile), Belize

The Mask Temple at the Mesoamerican archaeological site of Lamanai (Submerged Crocodile), Belize

Agia Kyriaky church in the archaeological site of the early Christian basilica of Panagia Chrysopolitissa, Paphos, Cyprus,Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Europe

Gold statuettes, tomb of Tutankhamun, Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Grand Temple in Petra, Jordan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Temple of Amun, Temple complex of Karnak, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Archaeologists at work Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Snow-covered volcanic landscape with volcanic sand and petrified lava, crater of Askja volcano, Icelandic highlands, Iceland, Europe