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Chauvet Cave

Discovered in 1994 by Jean-Marie Chauvet and his colleagues, Chauvet Cave lies in the Ardèche gorge of southern France....

France Prehistoric Paleolithic Cave Art

9.24 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

8.79 Great

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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

8.65 Great

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Lascaux Cave

The Lascaux Cave is an archaeological site located in southwestern France. It contains remarkably preserved Paleolithic...

France Paleolithic Paintings Cave Art

8.56 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

8.48 Great

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Font-de-Gaume

A Paleolithic decorated cave near Les Eyzies in the Dordogne region of France, containing over 200 polychrome paintings...

France Painting Prehistoric Paleolithic

8.42 Great

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Orange Roman Theatre

The Roman Theatre of Orange is an ancient Roman theater located in Orange, Provence, France, constructed during the 1st...

Theater France Roman Provence

8.19 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

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Cro-Magnon Rock Shelter

The Cro-Magnon Rock Shelter is an archaeological and paleontological site located in Les Eyzies, within the Dordogne reg...

France Prehistoric Paleolithic Dordogne

7.91 Good

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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

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Alesia

Alesia is an archaeological hilltop site in Burgundy, France, identified as the location of the decisive Battle of Alesi...

France Battle Site 1ST Century Bc Celtic Roman

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Bibracte

Bibracte was an Iron Age Gaulish oppidum located on Mont Beuvray in the Burgundy region of France. Serving as the capita...

France Celtic Iron Age Oppidum

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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

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Vix (Mont Lassois)

Mont Lassois is a fortified Late Hallstatt Celtic hillfort located in Burgundy, France, that dominated the upper Seine v...

France Burial Celtic Iron Age

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Glanum

Glanum is an ancient Roman and Hellenistic archaeological site situated just south of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in southern...

France City Ancient Roman

7.55 Good

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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

7.54 Good

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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

7.54 Good

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Gochang Dolmens

The Gochang Dolmens are a dense concentration of prehistoric megalithic tombs located in North Jeolla Province, South Ko...

Burial Korea Bronze Age Megalithic

7.42 Good

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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

7.36 Good

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Karanovo Tell

The Karanovo Tell is a large prehistoric settlement mound located in southeastern Bulgaria, formed by successive periods...

Prehistoric Neolithic Bulgaria Tell

7.35 Good