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Famous carved wooden effigies of Waga (Wakka) chiefs and warriors, now becoming rare as many have been stolen by art collectors, Konso, southern area, Ethiopia, Africa

Mother Goddess statue from Mohenjodaro, Indus Valley Civilisation, Karachi Museum, Karachi, Pakistan

Seals from Mohenjodaro, Indus Valley Civilisation, Karachi Museum, Karachi, Pakistan

Harappa site, Indus Valley Civilisation between 3000 and 1700 BC, Sahiwal District, Pakistan

Board game, Indus Valley Civilisation, Harappa Museum, Pakistan

Seated Buddha statue with offerings, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Temple of Karnak, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa

Temple of Hathor in honour of Nefretare, was moved when Aswan High Dam was built, Abu Simbel, Egypt, North Africa

Temple of Re-Herakhte for Ramses II, was moved when Aswan High Dam was built, Abu Simbel, Egypt, North Africa

Arch of Titus, Forum, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Depictions of everday life, Tomb of Renhuire, Thebes, Egypt

Great Hypostyle Hall, Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt

Ramses VI tomb, ceiling, Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt

Ramses VI tomb, Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt

Tomb of Nakht, Valley of the Nobles, Thebes, EgyptNakht was the Minister of Agriculture during the reign of Tutmosos IV

Banteay Srei, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Buddhist stupa and torana (gateway) of Stupa 1, known as the Great Stupa, built by the Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC, at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh, India

Rock cut panel showing the Hindu God Lord Shiva in Cave no 29, the Dhuma Lena Cave, at Ellora, Maharashtra State, India

Rock cut panel depicting the Hindu God Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati, in Cave No 29, the Dhumar Lena Cave, at Ellora, Maharashtra State, India

The Mahabodi Temple at Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), where the Buddha attained enlightenment, Bihar State, India

The Kandariya Mahadev Temple in the Western Group of Temples at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India

Sun Temple dedicated to the Sun God Surya, dating from 13th century, at Konarak, Orissa, India

Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon National Monument, New Mexico, USA

Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, Anasazi culture, Colorado, USA

The Stone of Twelve Angles, the Inca Palace of Hatunrumiyoc, Cuzco, Peru"The stone is in the Lienzo petreo wall, it is an excellent exaple of the Inca's skill with polygonal masonry"

Ahu Nau Nau at Anakena Beach, Easter Island, Chile

Codz Poop or Palace of Masks, Kabah Puuc Mayan site, near Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

Pompeian baths, Deauville, Basse Normandie (Normandy), France, Europe

The prehistoric Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England, UK

Ancient Portuguese cistern, El Jadida, Atlantic coast, Morocco, Africa

The Bayon Temple, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Asia

Buddhist monks at the temple complex of Angkor Wat, Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Asia

Mosaic, Roman archaeological site, Volubilis, Meknes Region, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Roman archaeological site, Volubilis, Meknes Region, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Monk in front of the seated Buddha statue, Gol Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, Asia

View of Lindos Bay from the Acropolis, Lindos, Rhodes, Dodecanese Islands, Greece

View of the Parthenon and the Acropolis seen from Filopappos Hill, Athens, Greece

The Leaning Tower, Piazza del Miracoli, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Inca terraces and ruins, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Mayan archaeological site, Tulum, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

Market, Cuzco, Peru, South America

El Kelaa M'Gouna, Dades Valley, Ouarzazate, Morocco, North Africa

Naveta Es Tudons, Menorcan talayotic (neolithic) culture, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon, Middle East

Interior, the Pantheon, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

View across the Roman Forum, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Roman ruins, Tharros, near Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Archaeological site, Masada, Israel, Middle East

Standing stone circle at sunrise, Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe

Harbour, abbey and St. Mary's church, Whitby, Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe

Statue of Amun, with Ramses II (Ramasses the Great) between his knees, Karnak, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Hjemkomst, Viking ship after Atlantic crossing, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Namondjok (centre) who ate his clan sister, Namarrgon (right) , the Lightning Man and Barrginj his wife (below left) supernatural ancestors at the rock art site at Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

The Treasury, rock cut building dating from Nabatean times, Petra, Jordan

Al Kadhimain Mosque, 1515, Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East

Ctesiphon (Al-Mada'in), the city dates from the 2nd century BC, 20 mile south of Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East

The reconstructed Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Lion brick relief, Nebuchadnezzar's Palace, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

Ancient city ramparts, archaeological site of Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

The Qutb Minar, Delhi, India

Poklongarai (Po Klong Garai) Cham tower, 13th century Champa brick built, Phan Rang, Vietnam

Great Wall, restored section with watchtowers, Mutianyu, near Beijing, China

A restored section of the Great Wall, Mutianyu, northeast of Beijing, China

The Mahabodhi temple, the stupa at the Bodhi tree where the Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Bihar State, India

Inukshuk marker at Aupalaqtuq Point, Cape Dorset, Baffin Island, Canadian Arctic, Canada

Registan Square, Mir-I-Arab Madressa (madrasa), Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Tamerlane's Tomb, Gur Emir, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Apadama staircase, Persepolis, Iran, Middle East

Persepolis, Iran, Middle East

The inner citadel, Arg-e Bam, Bam, Iran, Middle East

Arg-e Bam, Bam, Iran, Middle East

Nunnery Quadrangle at Mayan site of Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico, Central America

The Siq, Petra, Jordan, Middle East

Celcus Library, Ephesus, Turkey, Eurasia

Market traders by their orange stall, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa

Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt, North Africa

The Treasury, Petra, Jordan, Middle East

Hadrian's Temple, Ephesus, Turkey, Eurasia

Small Buddha statue in cliff (since destroyed by the Taliban), Bamiyan, Afghanistan

Heiroglyphic carvings, Bajrawiya, the Pyramids of Meroe, Sudan, Africa

Bajrawiya, the Pyramids of Meroe, Sudan, Africa

Old Summer Palace of Iman Yahya, Dar Al Hayjar, Yemen, Middle East

Multi-storey mud brick houses, Habban, Lower Hadramaut, Yemen, Middle East

Painting in Cave 17, one of the world-heritage Buddhist caves at Ajanta, carved from a gorge in the Waghore River, Maharashtra State, India

Rock cut reclining statue of the Buddha preparing to enter nirvana, in cave 26, a chaitya in the Buddhist cave site at Ajanta, carved from a gorge in the Waghore River, Ajanta, Maharashtra State, India.

The huge Kailasa (Kailash) Temple, Ellora, Maharashtra State, India"Cut from the rock in the Hindu section of the world-heritage cave temples at Ellora, a project which took 150 years and entailed the removal of 200,000 tons of rock"