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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

Stonehenge, Ancient ruins, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe

Aerial view of Borobudur (Buddhist) Temple, Java, Indonesia, Asia

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

One of the 102 columns in the Great Hypostyle Hall, Temple of Karnac, Karnac, Egypt, North Africa

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

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

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

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

Philae Temple, Aswan, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa

Mud village, Sanga region, Dogon, Mali, Africa

Rosa dos Ventos, wind rose or wind compass, Fortaleza de Sagres, Algarve, Cape St. Vincent, Portugal

Kasbah and town of Imiter, Dades Valley, High Atlas region, Morocco, North Africa

Tiffouloute Kasbah, Ouarzazate region, Morocco, North Africa

Kasbah near El Kelaa M'Gouna, Dades Valley, High Atlas mountains, Morocco, North Africa

Glaoui a Taourirt Kasbah, Ouarzazate, High Atlas, Morocco, North Africa

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

Mayan archaeological site, Tulum, Yucatan, Mexico, Central 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

Greek tragic masks scattered among the ruins of ancient Myra, Turkey, Eurasia

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

View of Roman Amphitheatre of Aspendos, ancient ruins, Aspendos, Turkey, Europe

Archaeological site, Masada, Israel, Middle East

Standing stone circle at sunrise, Stonehenge, Wiltshire, 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

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

Islam Khodja minaret, Prince Makhmud mausoleum on left, Khiva, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

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

Mayan carvings on Stela, Tikal, Guatemala, Central America

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

Caryatids Portico, figures of the Six Maidens, Erechtheion, Athens, Greece, Europe

Celcus Library, Ephesus, Turkey, Eurasia

Porch of the Caryatids with figures of the Six Maidens, Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, Europe

Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt, North Africa

Bet Giorgis, rock cut church, Lalibela, Ethiopia, 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

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"