Remains of a Bronze Age boat, Dover Museum, Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The best preserved 12th century stave church in Norway, Borgund, Western Fjords, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

The best preserved 12th century stave church in Norway, Borgund Stave Church, Western Fjords, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Best preserved 12th century stave church in Norway, Borgund Stave Church, Western Fjords, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Best preserved 12th century stave church in Norway, Borgund Stave Church, Western Fjords, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

The best preserved 12th century stave church in Norway, Borgund Stave Church, Western Fjords, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Carvings on a Whare Whakairo Meeting House, carvings representing the dead and manifestations of ancestors preserved tribal history in an oral society, Te Puia Maori Village, Rotorua, Taupo Volcanic Zone, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Preserved historic house in Zaanse Schans, a village and working museum on the banks of the river Zaan, near Amsterdam, Zaandam, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe

An old wagon train at the Harmony Borax works in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

An old wagon train at the Harmony Borax works in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

An old wagon train at the Harmony Borax works in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

A dried up creek that when it contains water, supports Pup fish, a highly adapted fish that can tolerate high levels of salt. Death Valley is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

The best preserved 12th century stave Christian church in Norway, Borgund Stave Church, Western Fjords, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

An old preserved wooden building in the museum in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

An old chapel preserved in the museum in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

The small fishing town of A in the Lofoton Island Group, Norway

The small fishing town of A in the Lofoton Island Group, Norway

The small fishing town of A in the Lofoton Island Group, Norway

Views from a classic stave church preserved in the city of Oslo, Norway

The small fishing town of A in the Lofoton Island Group, Norway

Views from a classic stave church preserved in the city of Oslo, Norway

The small fishing town of A in the Lofoton Island Group, Norway

Views from a classic stave church preserved in the city of Oslo, Norway

Aerial view of a round, circular village, Luebeln in Wendland, Lower Saxony, Germany

Wooden house by Eustache Sarde, built in the early 20th century, protected because of the typical construction, La Digue Island, Seychelles, Africa, Indian Ocean

Listed historic wooden bridge over the River Aare, Wangen an der Aare, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Boardwalk in the Naturschutzgebiet Dosenmoor nature reserve, regenerating and partially preserved bog, Kreis Neumuenster county, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Boardwalk in the Naturschutzgebiet Dosenmoor nature reserve, regenerating and partially preserved bog, Kreis Neumuenster county, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Franconian half-timbere on the old town hall, mid-15th century, Obere Bruecke bridge 1, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Franconian half-timbere on the old town hall, mid-15th century, Obere Bruecke bridge 1, Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Weissensee Cemetery, largest preserved Jewish cemetery in Europe, Weissensee district, Pankow district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Largest preserved Stave Church in the district of Heddal in Notodden, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Church of Elijah the Prophet, with ornate arched doorways and colourful frescoes; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Close-up of a sign at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary. McNeil River Camp is operated by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The Department hosts guests in small numbers throughout the summer and early fall and provides bear-viewing tours. Guests must enter and be drawn in an annual lottery to be granted access to this world-famous brown bear sanctuary, Alaska, United States of America

Church of Elijah the Prophet, with ornate arched doorway and colourful frescoes; Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Olives, sun-dried tomatoes, vinegared mushrooms, preserved lemons on a Market stall, in their olive wood container,