Did you wonder where the randomly rotating images at the top of each page of the website were taken? Here’s the answer!
Egypt (Wadi Abu Subeira, Aswan): lithic from the Old Stone Age
Visiting the Bibemus sandstone quarries in Aix-en-Provence
Switzerland (Basel): marble sculpture at the Wolfsgottesacker cemetery
Switzerland (Vicosoprano): ruin of the old church of Gaudenzio
Egypt (Gharb Aswan): On camel back to St. Simeon’s monastery
Egypt (Eastern Desert, Badia): looking towards the Qattar mountains
Egypt (Qubbet el-Hawa): looking across old iron mine
Jordan (Petra): weathering red sandstone temple facade
Norway, Almlia (central part): spoil heap in old slate quarry
Mexico (La Venta archaeological park, Villahermosa): Olmec sculpture
Jordan (Petra): old sandstone quarry
Norway, Selje (west coast): ruined stone hut
Norway, Hisaasen (south coast): overgrown soapstone vessel quarry
Mexico (Palenque): Mayan relief
Extraction of chert by fire setting in the Melsvik mesolithic quarries in Northern Norway
Egypt (Gharb Aswan): old geometric rock art
All photos by Per Storemyr
Per Storemyr Archaeology & Conservation 