swap_horiz Ain Ghazal Alternatives

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Gobekli Tepe

Göbekli Tepe is an archaeological site in southeastern Turkey representing a significant Neolithic discovery. Constructe...

Turkey Ritual Neolithic Pre Pottery

9.4 Excellent

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Akrotiri (Santorini)

Akrotiri is an archaeological site on the island of Santorini, Greece, containing the remains of a Minoan Bronze Age set...

Settlement Volcanic Greece Bronze Age

9.2 Excellent

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Neolithic Orkney

Neolithic Orkney refers to a group of prehistoric monuments located on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. Dating from app...

Scotland UK Island Neolithic

8.8 Great

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Avebury

Avebury is a monumental Neolithic archaeological site located in Wiltshire, England. It features the world’s largest sto...

England Ceremonial Neolithic Megalithic

8.7 Great

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Jerash (Gerasa)

Jerash, historically known as Gerasa, is an ancient city located in northern Jordan. It is recognized as one of the best...

City Roman Imperial Jordan

8.6 Great

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Coppergate (Jorvik)

Coppergate is the York archaeological site associated with Jorvik, the Viking-Age name for the settlement that developed...

England Settlement City Viking

8.6 Great

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Carnac

Carnac is a commune in Brittany, France, containing the world's largest concentration of prehistoric megalithic monument...

France Neolithic Brittany Megalithic

8.5 Great

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Ring of Brodgar

The Ring of Brodgar is a large Neolithic stone circle and henge monument situated on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. B...

Scotland Ceremonial Neolithic Orkney

8.5 Great

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Mehrgarh

Mehrgarh is a significant Neolithic archaeological site located on the Kachi Plain in Balochistan, Pakistan. Dating back...

Settlement Neolithic Pakistan Chalcolithic

8.5 Great

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Jerash

Jerash in northern Jordan is one of the best-preserved Greco-Roman provincial cities in the Near East, featuring a colon...

Urban Roman Jordan Decapolis

8.2 Great

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Catalhoyuk

Çatalhöyük in south-central Turkey is one of the world's earliest and largest Neolithic settlements, occupied from appro...

Turkey Urban Settlement Neolithic

8.2 Great

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Callanish Standing Stones

The Callanish Standing Stones, also known as Calanais, are a Late Neolithic megalithic monument located on the Isle of L...

Scotland Neolithic Lewis Megalithic

8.2 Great

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San Agustin Archaeological Park

San Agustín Archaeological Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the department of Huila in southern Colombia....

Andean Colombia Statues Funerary

8.2 Great

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Maeshowe

Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave located on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland, dating to around...

Scotland Neolithic Orkney Passage Tomb

8.0 Great

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San Agustin

A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Huila department of Colombia containing the largest concentration of pre-Columbian f...

Andean Pre Columbian Colombia Statues

8.0 Great

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Qusayr Amra

Qusayr Amra is an early 8th-century desert castle located in present-day eastern Jordan, built during the Umayyad Caliph...

8TH Century Jordan Fresco Umayyad

7.9 Good

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Jericho (Tell es-Sultan)

Tell es-Sultan near Jericho in the West Bank is widely considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the...

Neolithic Palestine Levant 9000BCE

7.8 Good

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Vinca

Vinča is a large prehistoric settlement located on the right bank of the Danube river, near Belgrade, Serbia. Occupied d...

Serbia Prehistoric Neolithic Tell

7.8 Good

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Butmir

Butmir is a significant Neolithic archaeological site located near Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, dating from appro...

Settlement Neolithic Bosnia Pottery

6.9 Fair

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Banpo

Banpo is a Neolithic archaeological site near Xi'an in Shaanxi, China, associated with the Yangshao culture. Excavations...

China Settlement Neolithic Yangshao

6.5 Fair