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The Mayan rain god Chac, holding burning torch showing his power to withhold or dispense rain, in west court of the Mayan ruins at Copan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, western highlands, Honduras, Central America

Poulnabrone dolmen megalithic tomb, Burren, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland (Eire), EuropeThe Burren (from Irish: Boireann, meaning - great rock) is a unique karst landscape in northwest County Clare, Ireland. The limestone area measures 300 square kilometres and is roughly enclosed within the circle comprised by the villages Ballyvaughan, Kinvarra, Gort, Corrofin, Kilfenora, Lisdoonvarna and the Black Head lighthouse. The definitive article (ie "The" Burren) has only been added to the name by academics in the last few decades as it has always been traditionally called Boireann or Boirinn in Irish and Burren in English.

Portrait of a Peruvian man playing a flute, Inca ruins of Sacsayhuaman, near Cuzco, Peru, South America

Two novice Buddhist monks in front of a statue of the reclining Budha, Wat Lokayasutharam, Ayuthaya Historical Park, Ayuthaya (Ayutthaya), UNESCO World Heritage Site, central Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditional Cambodian apsara dancer, temples of Angkor Wat, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Facade of the Treasury (El Kazneh), Nabatean archaeological site, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Floodlit temple facade and colossi of Ramses II (Ramesses the Great), Abu Simbel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Roman theatre, archaeological site of Leptis Magna, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tripolitania, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Ancient drawings (petroglyphs) on sandstone rock, dating back 6000 years to the early stone age, of camels and also animals no longer found in the area, Twyfelfontein, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Namibia, Africa

House of Menander, Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, the ancient Roman town near Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

The Siq and facade of the Treasury (El Khazneh) (Al Khazna), Nabatean archeological site, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

El Deir (Ed Deir) (Monastery), Nabatean archaeological site, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

El Deir (Ed Deir) (Monastery), Nabatean archaeological site, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

The Sunken Rock Hewn church of Bet Giyorgis (St George), Lalibela, Northern Ethiopia, Ethiopia, AfricaThe most famous of Lalibela's Rock Hewn churches, The Sunken Rock Hewn church of Bet Giyorgis, 'St. George', dating from the 12th Century, Lalibela's Rock Hewn Churches rank amoung the greatest religio-historical sites, not only in the African continent but in the Christian World

The Sunken Rock Hewn church of Bet Giyorgis (St George), Lalibela, Northern Ethiopia, Ethiopia, AfricaThe most famous of Lalibela's Rock Hewn churches, The Sunken Rock Hewn church of Bet Giyorgis, 'St. George', dating from the 12th Century, Lalibela's Rock Hewn Churches rank amoung the greatest religio-historical sites, not only in the African continent but in the Christian World

Black Carts, Roman Wall, Hadrian's Wall, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northumberland (Northumbria), England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ruins of My Son Sanctuary, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hoi An, Quang Nam, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ruins of early Bronze Age house, about 3500 years old, Grimspound, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ruins of early Bronze Age house, about 3500 years old, Grimspound, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Giant statue dating from the 5th century, of the standing Buddha giving a blessing with his right hand, and lifting the robe to signify reincarnation with his left hand, Aukana, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sabina tree and the blue sea of Cala Macarelleta, southern coast, Minorca (Menorca), Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

The Outer Hypostyle Hall in the Temple of Hathor, Dendera necropolis, Qena, Nile Valley, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Carvings on the outside wall of the Temple of Hathor, Dendera necropolis, Qena, Nile Valley, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

The main open chaitya (temple) in the Bhaja Caves, excavated in basalt, Lonavala, Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Outer Hypostyle Hall in the Temple of Hathor, Dendera necropolis, Qena, Nile Valley, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Structure 21, Stela 35, stone carving of Lady Ik Skull, Mayan Archaeological Site, Yaxchilan, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

Stela 3, ruler Chaan Muan II hovering over a captive, Mayan Archaeological Site, Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

Glyphic texts, Patio of the Captives, the Palace, Palenque Archaeological Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

Temple XIX, sculptured relief, Palenque Archaeological Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

Temple XIX, sculptured relief, Palenque Archaeological Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

Wat Sa Sri, Sukhothai Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sukhothai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wat Chedi Chet Thaeo Temple, ancient city Si Satchanalai, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sukhothai Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Panoramic photo of Megalithic stone circle, Avebury, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wiltshire, England. United Kingdom, Europe

Castlerigg Stone Circle, a 40 stone circle from 3200 BC, Keswick, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cheomseongdae, oldest astronomical observatory in east Asia, Gyeongju, UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Korea, Asia

Pit 1 of Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor housed in The Museum of the Terracotta Warriors, opened in 1979, near Xian City, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Carved Buddha images at Longmen Caves, Dragon Gate Grottoes dating from between the 6th and 8th centuries, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Henan Province, China, Asia

The royal cemetery of Nuri, burial place of King Taharqa, ancient ruler of the Kingdom of Kush, Karima, Sudan, Africa

Hieroglyphs adorn the walls of the Temple of Philae, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Relief carvings adorn the walls of the Temple of Philae, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Obelisk and Pylon of Ramesses II (Ramses the Great), Luxor Temple, Luxor, Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Ring of Brodgar, stone circle dating from between 2500 and 2000 BC, 27 out of 60 stones still standing, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mainland, Orkney islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Old blackhouse ruin near Timsgarry (Timsgearraidh) at sunset, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Callanish (Callanais) Stone Circle dating from Neolithic period between 3000 and 1500 BC, at dawn, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Old blackhouse ruin near Timsgarry (Timsgearraidh) at sunset, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Callanish (Callanais) Stone Circle dating from Neolithic period between 3000 and 1500 BC, at dawn, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Callanish (Callanais) Standing Stones, erected by Neolithic people between 3000 and 1500 BC, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The mysterious site of Tiya, containing around 36 ancient stelae, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tiya, Ethiopia, Africa

A woman emerges from a tunnel leading to the rock-hewn church of Bet Amanuel, in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa

Sunday Mass is celebrated at the rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis (St. George), in Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Yellow rendering on stonework conservation project, Orford Castle, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Frieze on the 130ft high El Castillo at the Mayan ruins at Xunantunich, San Ignacio, Belize, Central America

Aboriginal rock art, Ubirr, Kakadu National Par, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Sphinx and the Pyramid of Cheops, Giza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Ancient carved stone heads of the gods, head of Heracles, Nemrut Dagi (Nemrut Dag), on the summit of Mount Nemrut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Ancient carved stone heads of the gods, head of Heracles, Nemrut Dagi (Nemrut Dag), on the summit of Mount Nemrut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Stone circle at dawn, Callanish, near Carloway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Ancient stone kiln in a rural field with a dry stone wall and overcast sky, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

El Caracol (the Snail) (Observatory), Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Funerary towers (chullpas) where members of the old Colla tribe, early Incas, were buried, ruins of Sillustani, near Lake Titicaca, Peru, South America

Guide talking to tourists at the Inca fortification of Sacsayhuaman, near Cuzco, Peru, South America

One of the stone hoops in the Great Ball Court (Gran Juego de Pelota), Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Stone reliefs in the Great Ball Court (Gran Juego de Pelota), Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

The ancient clapper bridge, Tarr Steps crossing the River Barle in Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Viking longhouse dating from the 10th century, archaeological site of Toftanes, village of Leirvik, Eysturoy Island, Faroe Islands (Faroes), Denmark, Europe