Detail of salt pans of Maras, Salinas de Maras, Cuzco Region, Peru, South America

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural worker in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Goatherd with herd of goats in farming scene near Rohet, Rajasthan, Northern India

Farmer using pair of oxen to plough field for lentil crop in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Farmer using pair of oxen to plough field for lentil crop in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers and the farmer wearing turban in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers watched by farmer in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Agricultural workers in fields by Aravalli mountain range at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian potter in traditional Rajasthani turban works at home with his wife making clay pots in village of Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Lucerne crop being gathered for animal forage by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural worker in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian woman in sari carrying cow dung pats to dry for cooking fuel at Khore village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Skilled craftsman at work making Pietra Dura gem souvenirs using traditional old-fashioned methods in Agra, India

Indian potter in traditional Rajasthani turban works on potter's wheel at home making clay pots in Nimaj village, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian potter in traditional Rajasthani turban works at home preparing clay in village of Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian woman in sari fetching water pots from well at Jawali village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian potter in traditional Rajasthani turban works on potter's wheel at home making clay pots in Nimaj village, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian potter in traditional Rajasthani turban works at home with his family making clay pots in village of Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Lucerne crop being carried for animal forage by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Tic-Tac man with white gloves and old method signals bookmakers odds for betting at Cheltenham Racecourse National Hunt Festival of Racing, UK

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers and the farmer wearing turban in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Agricultural worker returning home with hay after working in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian women in sari fetching water pot from well at Jawali village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Lucerne crop being gathered for animal forage by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian woman wearing traditional Rajasthani sari works at home using sewing machine in village of Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural worker in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barley crop being harvested by local agricultural workers in fields at Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Laundry hanging out to dry in Zi Zhong Road, the old French Concession Quarter of Shanghai, China

Goose, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Free-range birds may be at risk if Avian Flu (Bird Flu Virus) spreads

Geese farm, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Free-range birds may be at risk if Avian Flu (Bird Flu Virus) spreads

Geese farm, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Free-range birds may be at risk if Avian Flu (Bird Flu Virus) spreads

Geese farm, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Free-range birds may be at risk if Avian Flu (Bird Flu Virus) spreads

Newly built dry stone wall constructed of new Cotswolds stone using traditional old methods, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Chinese people using traditional bicycles for commuting around Tiananmen Square in Peking now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Indian woman in sari fetching water pots from well at Jawali village in Rajasthan, Northern India

Laundry hanging out to dry in Zi Zhong Road, the old French Concession Quarter of Shanghai, China

Newly built dry stone wall constructed of new Cotswolds stone using traditional old methods, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Chinese cobbler making and repairing shoes in backstreets of Peking, now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Goatherd with herd of goats in farming scene near Rohet, Rajasthan, Northern India

Chinese people using traditional bicycles for commuting in Peking, now Beijing, China in the 1980s

Goatherd near Rohet, Rajasthan, Northern India

Chinese child with traditional open trousers in place of nappy, China in the 1980s

Windmill with removed sails, Portugal

Reflection. Tibetan peoples home, rajpur, india. India. I remember this body when it a childs as it gradually took form of a youth. very limb is twisted worn. It is my body, it delights even my eyes.,seventh dalai lama, meditations on ways of impermanence. tradition regards meditation on death impermanence only as a useful technique keeping mind intensely focused. It also sees it as a method unlocking deepest secrets of life

Schnapps distillery, Lychnostatis Open Air Museum, Museum of the traditional Cretan life, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, Europe

Sun dial, Basilica Nacional Nuestra Senora de Lujan, Argentina, South America

Old wine presses in Kloster Eberbach Abbey, Eltville am Rhein, Rheingau, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Sandstone facade of Hawa Mahal, Palace of Winds, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Old wine presses in Kloster Eberbach Abbey, Eltville am Rhein, Rheingau, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Old wine presses in Kloster Eberbach Abbey, Eltville am Rhein, Rheingau, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Old mill wheel, Waal, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

Old wine presses in Kloster Eberbach Abbey, Eltville am Rhein, Rheingau, Hesse, Germany, Europe

A fruit vendor holds pineapples at his fruit stand in the in the Vinales Valley, in the Pinar del Rio Province of Cuba. The Vinales Valley has been on UNESCO's World Heritage List since November 1999 as a cultural landscape enriched by traditional farm and village architecture. Old-fashioned farming methods are still used in Vinales, notably to grow tobacco.