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  • See Overlord Glacier and Mountain from Overlord Trail on Blackcomb Mountain, in Garibaldi Provincial Park, the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round  outdoor sports aided by gondolas and chair lifts. Global warming/climate change: As of 2005, Overlord Glacier had retreated 880 meters from its terminus of year 1929. From the early 1700s to 2005, half (51%) of the glacial ice cover of Garibaldi Provincial Park melted away (Koch et al. 2008, web.unbc.ca). The record of 1900s glacier fluctuations in Garibaldi Park is similar to that in southern Europe, South America, and New Zealand, suggesting a common, global climatic cause.
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  • See Overlord Mountain from Overlord Trail on Blackcomb Mountain, in Garibaldi Provincial Park, the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round  outdoor sports aided by gondolas and chair lifts.
    1208WHI-168.jpg
  • At Middle Joffre Lake, see Matier Glacier (left) and Stonecrop Glacier on Slalok Mountain (right) in Joffre Lakes Provincial Park of British Columbia, near Pemberton, in the Coast Range, Canada. A rough, rocky, steep hike of 10 kilometers round trip ascends (400 meters up) by a rushing stream to three beautiful turquoise lakes (colored by glacial silt reflecting green and blue sunlight). This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    1208WHI-128-132pan_Middle-Joffre-Lak...jpg
  • See Matier Glacier from Upper Joffre Lake, in Joffre Lakes Provincial Park of British Columbia, near Pemberton, in the Coast Range, Canada. A rough, rocky, steep hike of 10 kilometers round trip ascends (400 meters up) by a rushing stream to three beautiful turquoise lakes (colored by glacial silt reflecting green and blue sunlight). This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
    1208WHI-117-120pan_Upper-Joffre-Lake...jpg
  • Autumn leaves turn red againts yellow lichen on the forest floor of Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. This is in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984.
    01CAN-02-34_Forest-floor-color.jpg
  • Starting from the top of Peak Express chairlift, mountain bikers ride down Whistler Peak in British Columbia, Canada. Castle Towers Mountain rises to 2676 meters elevation (8780 feet) in Garibaldi Provincial Park, in the Coast Range. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round  outdoor sports aided by gondolas and chair lifts.
    1208WHI-091.jpg
  • From the High Note Trail on Whistler Mountain, see Black Tusk (2319 meters or 7608 feet elevation), an eye-catching pinnacle of volcanic rock in Garibaldi Provincial Park of British Columbia, in the Coast Range, Canada. Visible from the Whistler area, Black Tusk is part of Garibaldi Volcanic Belt within the Cascade Volcanic Arc (but is not within the geographic boundary of the Cascade Range, which is south of the Fraser River). Black Tusk is the remnant of an extinct andesitic stratovolcano which formed 1.3 to 1.1 million years ago as the Juan de Fuca, Gorda, and Explorer plates plunged under the North American Plate at the ongoing Cascadia subduction zone.
    1208WHI-082.jpg
  • Black Tusk (2319 meters or 7608 feet elevation) is an eye-catching pinnacle of volcanic rock in Garibaldi Provincial Park of British Columbia, in the Coast Range, Canada. Visible from the Whistler area, Black Tusk is part of Garibaldi Volcanic Belt within the Cascade Volcanic Arc (but is not within the geographic boundary of the Cascade Range, which is south of the Fraser River). Black Tusk is the remnant of an extinct andesitic stratovolcano which formed 1.3 to 1.1 million years ago as the Juan de Fuca, Gorda, and Explorer plates plunged under the North American Plate at the ongoing Cascadia subduction zone.
    1208WHI-043.jpg
  • Castilleja (Indian paintbrush or Prairie-fire) is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, plus northeast Asia. These plants are classified in the family Orobanchaceae and are hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and forbs. Photo is from Whistler Mountain, Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada.
    1208WHI-039.jpg
  • Shannon Falls is the third highest waterfall (335 meters or 1099 feet) in British Columbia. Visit Shannon Falls Provincial Park 2 km south of Squamish along the Sea to Sky Highway, in the Coast Range, Canada. William Shannon first settled the property in 1889 and made bricks nearby. The falls originate from Mount Habrich and Mount Sky Pilot.
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  • Shannon Falls is the third highest waterfall (335 meters or 1099 feet) in British Columbia. Visit Shannon Falls Provincial Park 2 km south of Squamish along the Sea to Sky Highway, in the Coast Range, Canada. William Shannon first settled the property in 1889 and made bricks nearby. The falls originate from Mount Habrich and Mount Sky Pilot.
    1208WHI-218.jpg
  • Shannon Falls is the third highest waterfall (335 meters or 1099 feet) in British Columbia. Visit Shannon Falls Provincial Park 2 km south of Squamish along the Sea to Sky Highway, in the Coast Range, Canada. William Shannon first settled the property in 1889 and made bricks nearby. The falls originate from Mount Habrich and Mount Sky Pilot.
    1208WHI-214.jpg
  • See the Coast Range from Overlord Trail on Blackcomb Mountain, in Garibaldi Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for a variety of outdoor sports.
    1208WHI-212.jpg
  • Spreading phlox / Phlox diffusa flowers bloom on Blackcomb Mountain, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. Phlox (pronounced "flocks," from the Greek word for "flame") is a genus of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae. Phlox are found mostly in North America (one species in Siberia) in diverse habitats from alpine tundra to open woodland and prairie.
    1208WHI-211.jpg
  • Western Pasqueflower (Anemone occidentalis, or Pasque Flower) grows along the Overlord Trail on Blackcomb Mountain, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. Beyond, Castle Towers Mountain rises to 2676 meters (8780 feet) elevation in Garibaldi Provincial Park. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round outdoor sports. This image was stitched to increase depth of focus from 2 overlapping photos with near and far focus points.
    1208WHI-206-207pan_Pasqueflower-on-B...jpg
  • Western Pasqueflower (Anemone occidentalis, or Pasque Flower) grows along the Overlord Trail on Blackcomb Mountain, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. Beyond, Castle Towers Mountain rises to 2676 meters (8780 feet) elevation in Garibaldi Provincial Park. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round outdoor sports aided by gondolas and chair lifts. This panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
    1208WHI-195-201pan_Blackcomb-Mountai...jpg
  • See the Coast Range from Overlord Trail on Blackcomb Mountain, in Garibaldi Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round  outdoor sports aided by gondolas and chair lifts.
    1208WHI-173.jpg
  • Western Pasqueflower (Anemone occidentalis, or Pasque Flower) grows on Blackcomb Mountain, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada.
    1208WHI-177.jpg
  • Tom and Carol hike the Overlord Trail on Blackcomb Mountain, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round  outdoor sports aided by gondolas and chair lifts. For licensing options, please inquire.
    1208WHI-154.jpg
  • Castle Towers Mountain rises to 2676 meters (8780 feet) elevation in Garibaldi Provincial Park, as seen from Overlord Trail on Blackcomb Mountain, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round outdoor sports aided by gondolas and chair lifts. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    1208WHI-148-149pan_Blackcomb-Mountai...jpg
  • Castle Towers Mountain rises to 2676 meters (8780 feet) elevation in Garibaldi Provincial Park, as seen from Overlord Trail on Blackcomb Mountain, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. On the right are ski runs of Whistler Peak. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round outdoor sports aided by gondolas and chair lifts. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    1208WHI-145-146pan_Blackcomb-Mountai...jpg
  • Alpine flower stalk, Blackcomb Mountain, Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada.
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  • Lupine flowers bloom on Blackcomb Mountain, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, Latin name Fabaceae or Leguminosae).
    1208WHI-141.jpg
  • The Solar Coaster Express chairlift carries hikers to the Overlord Trail on Blackcomb Mountain in the glacier-clad Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round  outdoor sports aided by gondolas and chair lifts.
    1208WHI-139.jpg
  • At Middle Joffre Lake, see Stonecrop Glacier on Slalok Mountain in Joffre Lakes Provincial Park of British Columbia, near Pemberton, in the Coast Range, Canada. A rough, rocky, steep hike of 10 kilometers round trip ascends (400 meters up) by a rushing stream to three beautiful turquoise lakes (colored by glacial silt reflecting green and blue sunlight).
    1208WHI-126.jpg
  • See Matier Glacier from Upper Joffre Lake, in Joffre Lakes Provincial Park of British Columbia, near Pemberton, in the Coast Range, Canada. A rough, rocky, steep hike of 10 kilometers round trip ascends (400 meters up) by a rushing stream to three beautiful turquoise lakes (colored by glacial silt reflecting green and blue sunlight).
    1208WHI-124.jpg
  • See Matier Glacier from Upper Joffre Lake, in Joffre Lakes Provincial Park of British Columbia, near Pemberton, in the Coast Range, Canada. A rough, rocky, steep hike of 10 kilometers round trip ascends (400 meters up) by a rushing stream to three beautiful turquoise lakes (colored by glacial silt reflecting green and blue sunlight).
    1208WHI-115.jpg
  • At Middle Joffre Lake, see Matier Glacier (left) and Stonecrop Glacier on Slalok Mountain (right) in Joffre Lakes Provincial Park of British Columbia, near Pemberton, in the Coast Range, Canada. A rough, rocky, steep hike of 10 kilometers round trip ascends (400 meters up) by a rushing stream to three beautiful turquoise lakes (colored by glacial silt reflecting green and blue sunlight).
    1208WHI-108.jpg
  • View a snow enrusted alpine lake from atop Whistler Peak in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada.
    1208WHI-094.jpg
  • See the Coast Range from Peak 2 Peak Gondola, at Whistler Resort, British Columbia, Canada. Built in 2008, the Peak 2 Peak Gondola holds world records for the longest free span between ropeway towers (3.03 kilometers or 1.88 miles) and highest point above the ground (436 meters or 1430 feet). The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round  outdoor sports aided by gondolas and chair lifts.
    1208WHI-098.jpg
  • Hikers view the Coast Range from Peak Express chairlift above the Resort Municipality of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
    1208WHI-093.jpg
  • From the High Note Trail on Whistler Mountain, see Black Tusk (2319 meters or 7608 feet elevation), an eye-catching pinnacle of volcanic rock in Garibaldi Provincial Park of British Columbia, in the Coast Range, Canada. Visible from the Whistler area, Black Tusk is part of Garibaldi Volcanic Belt within the Cascade Volcanic Arc (but is not within the geographic boundary of the Cascade Range, which is south of the Fraser River). Black Tusk is the remnant of an extinct andesitic stratovolcano which formed 1.3 to 1.1 million years ago as the Juan de Fuca, Gorda, and Explorer plates plunged under the North American Plate at the ongoing Cascadia subduction zone. For licensing options, please inquire.
    1208WHI-080.jpg
  • From the High Note Trail on Whistler Mountain, admire turquoise Cheakamus Lake and glacier-clad peaks in Garibaldi Provincial Park, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. The beautiful lake is colored by glacial silt reflecting reflecting green and blue sunlight. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    1208WHI-069-71pan_Cheakamus-Lake.jpg
  • From the High Note Trail on Whistler Mountain, admire flowers of aster and lupine in Garibaldi Provincial Park, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. The aster, daisy, or sunflower family (Asteraceae or Compositae) is the largest family of vascular plants.
    1208WHI-052-p1.jpg
  • See Blackcomb Mountain (2440 m) and ski area in the Spearhead Range across from the High Note Trail on Whistler Mountain, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada.
    1208WHI-042.jpg
  • Spreading phlox / Phlox diffusa flowers bloom on Whistler Mountain, Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. Phlox (pronounced "flocks," from the Greek word for "flame") is a genus of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae. Phlox are found mostly in North America (one species in Siberia) in diverse habitats from alpine tundra to open woodland and prairie.
    1208WHI-040.jpg
  • Hiking along the High Note Trail on Whistler Mountain in the Fitzsimmons Range, see Mount Iago, Mount Fitzsimmons (2610 m), Overlord Mountain, Overlord Glacier, and Fissile Peak (left to right) in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada.
    1208WHI-038.jpg
  • Castle Towers Mountain rises to 2676 meters elevation (8780 feet) in Garibaldi Provincial Park, south of the High Note Trail on Whistler Mountain, in British Columbia, Canada.
    1208WHI-037.jpg
  • Western Pasqueflower (Anemone occidentalis, or Pasque Flower) grows on the High Note Trail on Whistler Mountain, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. In the distance, Castle Towers Mountain rises to 2676 meters elevation (8780 feet) in Garibaldi Provincial Park.
    1208WHI-035.jpg
  • Hiking along the High Note Trail on Whistler Mountain in the Fitzsimmons Range, see Mount Iago, Mount Fitzsimmons (2610 m), Overlord Mountain, Overlord Glacier, and Fissile Peak (left to right) in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada.
    1208WHI-032.jpg
  • An aster flower blooms with lavender color on Whistler Mountain in the Coast Mountains, British Columbia, Canada. The aster, daisy, or sunflower family (Asteraceae or Compositae) is the largest family of vascular plants.
    1208WHI-029.jpg
  • Harmony Lake reflects trees and blue sky along the High Note Trail on Whistler Mountain, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. See Blackcomb Mountain (2440 meters) and ski area in the Spearhead Range across Fitzsimmons Valley. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round outdoor sports. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
    1208WHI-022-25pan_Harmony-Lake-Whist...jpg
  • Admire the glacier-clad Coast Mountains from Whistler Village Gondola, in British Columbia, Canada. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for a variety of outdoor sports.
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  • A padded and helmeted mountain biker loads his bicycle onto Whistler Village Gondola in the Fitzsimmons Range, British Columbia, Canada. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for a variety of outdoor sports.
    1208WHI-002.jpg
  • Pedestrian walkways are well landscaped with waterways and art at the Resort Municipality of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
    1208WHI-001.jpg
  • Mount Iago, Mount Fitzsimmons (2610 m), Overlord Mountain, and Overlord Glacier (left to right) rise above the High Note Trail on Whistler Mountain in the Fitzsimmons Range, Coast Mountains, British Columbia, Canada. Global warming/climate change: As of 2005, Overlord Glacier had retreated 880 meters from its terminus of year 1929. From the early 1700s to 2005, half (51%) of the glacial ice cover of Garibaldi Provincial Park melted away (Koch et al. 2008, web.unbc.ca). The record of 1900s glacier fluctuations in Garibaldi Park is similar to that in southern Europe, South America, and New Zealand, suggesting a common, global climatic cause.
    1208WHI-012.jpg
  • Western Pasqueflower (Anemone occidentalis, or Pasque Flower) grows along the Overlord Trail on Blackcomb Mountain, in Garibaldi Provincial Park, the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada.
    1208WHI-209.jpg
  • Black Tusk (2319 meters or 7608 feet elevation) is an eye-catching pinnacle of volcanic rock in Garibaldi Provincial Park of British Columbia, in the Coast Range, Canada. Visible from the Whistler area, Black Tusk is part of Garibaldi Volcanic Belt within the Cascade Volcanic Arc (but is not within the geographic boundary of the Cascade Range, which is south of the Fraser River). Black Tusk is the remnant of an extinct andesitic stratovolcano which formed 1.3 to 1.1 million years ago as the Juan de Fuca, Gorda, and Explorer plates plunged under the North American Plate at the ongoing Cascadia subduction zone.
    1208WHI-155.jpg
  • See Lower Joffre Lake in Joffre Lakes Provincial Park of British Columbia, in the Coast Range, Canada. A rough, rocky, steep hike of 10 kilometers round trip ascends (400 meters up) by a rushing stream to three beautiful turquoise lakes, colored by glacial silt reflecting green and blue sunlight.
    1208WHI-106.jpg
  • See the Coast Range from Peak 2 Peak Gondola, at Whistler Resort, British Columbia, Canada. Built in 2008, the Peak 2 Peak Gondola holds world records for the longest free span between ropeway towers (3.03 kilometers or 1.88 miles) and highest point above the ground (436 meters or 1430 feet). The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round  outdoor sports aided by gondolas and chair lifts.
    1208WHI-099.jpg
  • Hikers view the Coast Range from atop Whistler Peak, British Columbia, Canada. The Resort Municipality of Whistler is popular for year-round  outdoor sports aided by gondolas and chair lifts.
    1208WHI-086.jpg
  • From the High Note Trail on Whistler Mountain, admire turquoise Cheakamus Lake and glacier-clad peaks in Garibaldi Provincial Park, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. The beautiful lake is colored by glacial silt reflecting reflecting green and blue sunlight.
    1208WHI-058.jpg
  • From the High Note Trail on Whistler Mountain, admire flowers of lupine and aster, turquoise Cheakamus Lake, and glacier-clad peaks in Garibaldi Provincial Park, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. The aster, daisy, or sunflower family (Asteraceae or Compositae) is the largest family of vascular plants. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    1208WHI-052-57pan_Whistler-Mountain.jpg
  • Mount Iago, Mount Fitzsimmons (2610 m), Overlord Mountain, Overlord Glacier, and Fissile Peak (left to right) rise above the High Note Trail on Whistler Mountain in the Fitzsimmons Range, Coast Mountains, British Columbia, Canada. Global warming/climate change: As of 2005, Overlord Glacier had retreated 880 meters from its terminus of year 1929. From the early 1700s to 2005, half (51%) of the glacial ice cover of Garibaldi Provincial Park melted away (Koch et al. 2008, web.unbc.ca). The record of 1900s glacier fluctuations in Garibaldi Park is similar to that in southern Europe, South America, and New Zealand, suggesting a common, global climatic cause.
    1208WHI-019.jpg
  • Vancouver Rowing Club reflection in Coal Harbour, BC, Canada. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping images.
    1402VAN-468-470pan_Vancouver-BC.jpg
  • In Athens, Greece, the Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus was reconstructed in 342-326 BC including 17,000 open-air seats using Piraeus limestone and marble. This 2001 photo precedes the reconstruction scheduled for 2009-2015.
    01GRE-28-05_Theatre-of-Dionysos-342-...jpg
  • Rock pattern in Callanish Standing Stones. Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
    17SC4-098_Scotland.jpg
  • "A man with fishes" is copied small by modern artist Spanos from a Minoan era fresco (originally 53 inches high) dating from 1500 BC. Volcanic ash preserved ancient frescoes at Akrotiri on Santorini Island, Greece. Artists paint frescoes on wet plaster, which allows dyes to sink in for greater permanence, but requires the artist to paint much more quickly than on dry plaster. This affects the flow of line and style. Geologic and human history of Santorini: Humans first arrived around 3000 BC on this volcano known in ancient times as Thira (or Thera). The island was a volcanic cone with a circular shoreline until 1646 BC, when one of earths most violent explosions blasted ash all over the Mediterranean, sunk the center of the island, launched tidal waves, and may have ruined the Minoan civilization 70 miles away on Crete. Remarkably, volcanic ash dumped onto the volcanos flanks actually preserved the village of Akrotiri and its 3600-year-old frescoes from the Minoan era. These are some of the earliest known examples of world art history, which you can now view in museums. In 286 BC, the volcano split off Thirasia (Little Thira) Island (to the West). The volcano began rebuilding, and in 197 BC the small center islet of Palia Kameni appeared. In 1707 CE, lava started forming Nea Kameni, the larger center island which erupted as recently as 1956 and caused a huge earthquake (7.8 on the Richter scale) which destroyed most of the houses in the towns of Fira and Oia. Fira and Oia have since been rebuilt as multi-level mazes of fascinating whitewashed architecture, attracting tourists from around the world.
    01GRE-16-10_Akrotiri-man-fishes-fres...jpg
  • Ancient Akrotiri, Santorini Island, Greece: pithos (large storage jar) from 1500 BC. Geologic and human history of Santorini: Humans first arrived around 3000 BC on this volcano known in ancient times as Thira (or Thera). The island was a volcanic cone with a circular shoreline until 1646 BC, when one of earths most violent explosions blasted ash all over the Mediterranean, sunk the center of the island, launched tidal waves, and may have ruined the Minoan civilization 70 miles away on Crete. Remarkably, volcanic ash dumped onto the volcanos flanks actually preserved the village of Akrotiri and its 3600-year-old frescoes from the Minoan era. These are some of the earliest known examples of world art history, which you can now view in museums. In 286 BC, the volcano split off Thirasia (Little Thira) Island (to the West). The volcano began rebuilding, and in 197 BC the small center islet of Palia Kameni appeared. In 1707 CE, lava started forming Nea Kameni, the larger center island which erupted as recently as 1956 and caused a huge earthquake (7.8 on the Richter scale) which destroyed most of the houses in the towns of Fira and Oia. Fira and Oia have since been rebuilt as multi-level mazes of fascinating whitewashed architecture, attracting tourists from around the world.
    01GRE-08-14_Ancient-Akrotiri-pithos-...jpg
  • A person jumps a bull in this small modern copy of a famous Minoan art work from 1500 BC found at Knossos, Crete, Greece. The original 32-inch high fresco is in the Iraklio (or Heraklion) Archaeology Museum. Artists paint frescoes on wet plaster, which allows dyes to sink in for greater permanence, but requires the artist to paint much more quickly than on dry plaster. This affects the flow of line and style. Knossos is a Minoan archeological site associated with the Labyrinth and Minotaur of Greek mythology. The Bronze Age palace of Knossos was first built around 1900 BC, destroyed by a large earthquake or foreign invaders in 1700 BC, rebuilt more grandly, then damaged several more times by earthquakes, by invasions, and in 1450 BC by the colossal volcanic eruption of Thera (modern Thira or Santorini). Invading Mycenaeans used Knossos as their capital as they ruled the island of Crete until 1375 BC. Archaeologist Arthur Evans excavated the Palace at Knossos from 1900-1905 and named the Minoan civilization of Crete after king Minos from Greek mythology. Homer's epic poems of the Iliad and Odyssey are the first Greek literature to mention Minos as a king of Knossos, Crete. Minos was son of Zeus and Europa. Every nine years Minos made King Aegeus pick seven men and seven women to go to the Labyrinth to be eaten by the Minotaur, a creature half man and half bull. After his death, legendary Minos became a judge of the dead in Hades. The vast building complex at Knossos is popularly thought to be the site of the Labyrinth, which Greek mythology says was designed by architect Daedalus with such complexity that no one could ever find its exit.
    01GRE-16-13_bull-jumping-Minoan-art-...jpg
  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
    17SC2-351_Scotland.jpg
  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. This image was stitched from several overlapping photos.
    17SC2-332-34-Pano_Scotland.jpg
  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
    17SC2-330_Scotland.jpg
  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
    17SC2-278_Scotland.jpg
  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
    17SC1-31001_Scotland.jpg
  • Ancient Akrotiri, Santorini Island, Greece: pithoi (large storage jars) and bath tubs from 1500 BC. Geologic and human history of Santorini: Humans first arrived around 3000 BC on this volcano known in ancient times as Thira (or Thera). The island was a volcanic cone with a circular shoreline until 1646 BC, when one of earths most violent explosions blasted ash all over the Mediterranean, sunk the center of the island, launched tidal waves, and may have ruined the Minoan civilization 70 miles away on Crete. Remarkably, volcanic ash dumped onto the volcanos flanks actually preserved the village of Akrotiri and its 3600-year-old frescoes from the Minoan era. These are some of the earliest known examples of world art history, which you can now view in museums. In 286 BC, the volcano split off Thirasia (Little Thira) Island (to the West). The volcano began rebuilding, and in 197 BC the small center islet of Palia Kameni appeared. In 1707 CE, lava started forming Nea Kameni, the larger center island which erupted as recently as 1956 and caused a huge earthquake (7.8 on the Richter scale) which destroyed most of the houses in the towns of Fira and Oia. Fira and Oia have since been rebuilt as multi-level mazes of fascinating whitewashed architecture, attracting tourists from around the world.
    01GRE-08-16_bath-tubs-pithoi-jars-Ak...jpg
  • Rock pattern in Callanish Standing Stones. Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
    17SC4-101_Scotland.jpg
  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. This image was stitched from several overlapping photos.
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  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. This image was stitched from several overlapping photos.
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  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. This image was stitched from several overlapping photos.
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  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
    17SC1-31289_Scotland.jpg
  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. This image was stitched from several overlapping photos.
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  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
    17SC1-31134_Scotland.jpg
  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
    17SC1-31133_Scotland.jpg
  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
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  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. This image was stitched from several overlapping photos.
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  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
    17SC1-31105_Scotland.jpg
  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. This image was stitched from several overlapping photos.
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  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. This image was stitched from several overlapping photos.
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  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
    17SC1-31038_Scotland.jpg
  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
    17SC1-31014_Scotland.jpg
  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
    17SC1-3998_Scotland.jpg
  • Erected 4600 years ago, the Callanish Standing Stones are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. The main site known as "Callanish I" forms a cross with a central stone circle erected circa 2900-2600 BC. More lines of stones were added by 2000 BC (the close of the Neolithic era), and it become a focus for rituals during the Bronze Age. From 1500-1000 BC, farmers emptied the burials and ploughed the area. After from 800 BC, peat accumulated 1.5 meters deep and buried the stones until removed in 1857. Visit this spectacular ancient site near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais), on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
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  • The Parthenon was first built from 447-438 BC, using Pentelic marble plus a wooden roof. Scaffolding and crane in 2001 support reconstruction for the 2004 Olympics, in Athens, Greece, Europe. The Parthenon is the largest Doric-column temple ever completed in Greece. It was designed as a treasury for tribute money moved from Delos Island and was dedicated to the worship of Athena. A huge, 12-meter tall statue of Athina Polias was placed in 432 BC. The treasury stored money from the Delian League, which later became the Athenian Empire. In the 400s AD, the Parthenon was converted into a Christian church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. After the Ottoman conquest, it was turned into a mosque with added minaret in the early 1460s. In 1687, an Ottoman ammunition dump inside the building was ignited by Venetian bombardment. The resulting explosion severely damaged the Parthenon and its sculptures. In 1806, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin removed some of the surviving sculptures, with the Ottoman Turks' permission. These sculptures, now known as the Elgin Marbles or the Parthenon Marbles, were sold in 1816 to the British Museum in London, where they are now displayed. Greece wants them back. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments were honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
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  • A boy's vest and sweater are laid on a bed in Dr. Watt's residence, built in 1900. Barkerville Historic Town & Park, British Columbia, Canada. Historically the main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush, Barkerville is now the largest living-history museum in Western North America. The town was named after Billy Barker from Cambridgeshire, England, who struck gold here in 1861, and his claim became the richest and the most famous. This National Historic Site nestles in the Cariboo Mountains at elevation 1200m (4000ft), at the end of BC Highway 26, 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Quesnel. Gold here was first discovered at Hills Bar in 1858, followed by other strikes in 1859 and 1860. Wide publication of these discoveries in 1861 began the Cariboo Gold Rush, which reached full swing by 1865 following strikes along Williams Creek.
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  • Pots on old wood-fired stove. Barkerville Historic Town & Park, British Columbia, Canada. Historically the main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush, Barkerville is now the largest living-history museum in Western North America. The town was named after Billy Barker from Cambridgeshire, England, who struck gold here in 1861, and his claim became the richest and the most famous. This National Historic Site nestles in the Cariboo Mountains at elevation 1200m (4000ft), at the end of BC Highway 26, 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Quesnel. Gold here was first discovered at Hills Bar in 1858, followed by other strikes in 1859 and 1860. Wide publication of these discoveries in 1861 began the Cariboo Gold Rush, which reached full swing by 1865 following strikes along Williams Creek.
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  • An actor plays Billy Barker in Barkerville Historic Town & Park, British Columbia, Canada. Historically the main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush, Barkerville is now the largest living-history museum in Western North America. The town was named after Billy Barker from Cambridgeshire, England, who struck gold here in 1861, and his claim became the richest and the most famous. This National Historic Site nestles in the Cariboo Mountains at elevation 1200m (4000ft), at the end of BC Highway 26, 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Quesnel. Gold here was first discovered at Hills Bar in 1858, followed by other strikes in 1859 and 1860. Wide publication of these discoveries in 1861 began the Cariboo Gold Rush, which reached full swing by 1865 following strikes along Williams Creek. To license this Copyright photo, please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.
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  • The mysterious Castlerigg Stone Circle dates from circa 3000 BC, in Lake District National Park, Keswick, England, United Kingdom, Europe. This Neolithic circle is about 97.5 ft (30 m) in diameter, with 38 stones remaining of formerly 42, varying in height from 3.3 to 7.5 ft. England Coast to Coast hike day 4 of 14. [This image, commissioned by Wilderness Travel, is not available to any other agency providing group travel in the UK, but may otherwise be licensable from Tom Dempsey – please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.] This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Actors in period costume play stringed instruments at Barkerville Historic Town & Park, British Columbia, Canada. Historically the main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush, Barkerville is now the largest living-history museum in Western North America. The town was named after Billy Barker from Cambridgeshire, England, who struck gold here in 1861, and his claim became the richest and the most famous. This National Historic Site nestles in the Cariboo Mountains at elevation 1200m (4000ft), at the end of BC Highway 26, 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Quesnel. Gold here was first discovered at Hills Bar in 1858, followed by other strikes in 1859 and 1860. Wide publication of these discoveries in 1861 began the Cariboo Gold Rush, which reached full swing by 1865 following strikes along Williams Creek. To license this Copyright photo, please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.
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  • Old cart. Barkerville Historic Town & Park, British Columbia, Canada. Historically the main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush, Barkerville is now the largest living-history museum in Western North America. The town was named after Billy Barker from Cambridgeshire, England, who struck gold here in 1861, and his claim became the richest and the most famous. This National Historic Site nestles in the Cariboo Mountains at elevation 1200m (4000ft), at the end of BC Highway 26, 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Quesnel. Gold here was first discovered at Hills Bar in 1858, followed by other strikes in 1859 and 1860. Wide publication of these discoveries in 1861 began the Cariboo Gold Rush, which reached full swing by 1865 following strikes along Williams Creek.
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  • Old cart wheels. Barkerville Historic Town & Park, British Columbia, Canada. Historically the main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush, Barkerville is now the largest living-history museum in Western North America. The town was named after Billy Barker from Cambridgeshire, England, who struck gold here in 1861, and his claim became the richest and the most famous. This National Historic Site nestles in the Cariboo Mountains at elevation 1200m (4000ft), at the end of BC Highway 26, 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Quesnel. Gold here was first discovered at Hills Bar in 1858, followed by other strikes in 1859 and 1860. Wide publication of these discoveries in 1861 began the Cariboo Gold Rush, which reached full swing by 1865 following strikes along Williams Creek.
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  • Old crackled green paint. Barkerville Historic Town & Park, British Columbia, Canada. Historically the main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush, Barkerville is now the largest living-history museum in Western North America. The town was named after Billy Barker from Cambridgeshire, England, who struck gold here in 1861, and his claim became the richest and the most famous. This National Historic Site nestles in the Cariboo Mountains at elevation 1200m (4000ft), at the end of BC Highway 26, 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Quesnel. Gold here was first discovered at Hills Bar in 1858, followed by other strikes in 1859 and 1860. Wide publication of these discoveries in 1861 began the Cariboo Gold Rush, which reached full swing by 1865 following strikes along Williams Creek.
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  • An actor plays Billy Barker in Barkerville Historic Town & Park, British Columbia, Canada. Historically the main town of the Cariboo Gold Rush, Barkerville is now the largest living-history museum in Western North America. The town was named after Billy Barker from Cambridgeshire, England, who struck gold here in 1861, and his claim became the richest and the most famous. This National Historic Site nestles in the Cariboo Mountains at elevation 1200m (4000ft), at the end of BC Highway 26, 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Quesnel. Gold here was first discovered at Hills Bar in 1858, followed by other strikes in 1859 and 1860. Wide publication of these discoveries in 1861 began the Cariboo Gold Rush, which reached full swing by 1865 following strikes along Williams Creek. To license this Copyright photo, please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.
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  • Replica of inscribed clay tablet instructions for making glass that resembles lapis lazuli, found in library of King Assurbanipal (668-627 BC) at Nineveh, Iraq. The fascinating Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG.org) covers the art, history and science of glass, brought to life through live glassmaking demonstrations, offered all day, every day, in Corning, New York, USA. The not-for-profit museum was founded in 1951 by Corning Glass Works (now Corning Incorporated) and has a collection of more than 45,000 glass objects, some over 3500 years old, the "world's best collection of art and historical glass."
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  • Egyptian flask shaped like a lens, 1400-1360 BC, late 18th Dynasty. The fascinating Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG.org) covers the art, history and science of glass, brought to life through live glassmaking demonstrations, offered all day, every day, in Corning, New York, USA. The not-for-profit museum was founded in 1951 by Corning Glass Works (now Corning Incorporated) and has a collection of more than 45,000 glass objects, some over 3500 years old, the "world's best collection of art and historical glass."
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  • Ribbon glass cup from 25 BC to AD 50. The fascinating Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG.org) covers the art, history and science of glass, brought to life through live glassmaking demonstrations, offered all day, every day, in Corning, New York, USA. The not-for-profit museum was founded in 1951 by Corning Glass Works (now Corning Incorporated) and has a collection of more than 45,000 glass objects, some over 3500 years old, the "world's best collection of art and historical glass."
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  • Inlay glass object from Ptolemaic Egypt, 3rd to 1st century BC. The fascinating Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG.org) covers the art, history and science of glass, brought to life through live glassmaking demonstrations, offered all day, every day, in Corning, New York, USA. The not-for-profit museum was founded in 1951 by Corning Glass Works (now Corning Incorporated) and has a collection of more than 45,000 glass objects, some over 3500 years old, the "world's best collection of art and historical glass."
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  • Poke your head into a spacesuit at H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, in Vanier Park, 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC, V6J 3J9, Canada. This interesting astronomy museum was founded 1968 and named for a British Columbia industrialist and philanthropist. See science exhibits and shows in the GroundStation Canada Theatre, Cosmic Courtyard, and cool Planetarium Star Theatre. For licensing options, please inquire.
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  • The Crab fountain sculpture was made in 1968 by George Norris. In First Nation legend, the crab is the guardian of the harbour and it was also the zodiac sign at the time of the Canadian Centennial in 1967. The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre is an astronomy museum in Vanier Park, at 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9, Canada. It was founded 1968 and named for a British Columbia industrialist and philanthropist. See science exhibits and shows in the GroundStation Canada Theatre, Cosmic Courtyard, and cool Planetarium Star Theatre. The building was designed in the 1960s by architect Gerald Hamilton to house what was then called The Centennial Museum. The Space Centre shares the building with the Museum of Vancouver.
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  • The Crab fountain sculpture was made in 1968 by George Norris. In First Nation legend, the crab is the guardian of the harbour and it was also the zodiac sign at the time of the Canadian Centennial in 1967. The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre is an astronomy museum in Vanier Park, at 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9, Canada. It was founded 1968 and named for a British Columbia industrialist and philanthropist. See science exhibits and shows in the GroundStation Canada Theatre, Cosmic Courtyard, and cool Planetarium Star Theatre. The building was designed in the 1960s by architect Gerald Hamilton to house what was then called The Centennial Museum. The Space Centre shares the building with the Museum of Vancouver.
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