The past from above

249 locations in 51 countries comprise this magnificent collection of aerial photos of the world's foremost archaeological sites.

From Hadrian's Wall to Uluru, the Tower of Babel to the Nasca Lines, Tara to Jerusalem, we can now view the familiar from a new perspective - from above.

Leading aerial photographer Georg Gerster has teamed up with archaeologist Charlotte Trumpler to shed new light on the dawn of civilisation.