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The Great Pyramid of Giza

Constructed during the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom around 2560 BCE, the Great Pyramid of Giza served as the to...

Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Egypt

9.9 Brilliant

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Giza Pyramid Complex

The Giza Pyramid Complex is a monumental archaeological site in Egypt containing three primary pyramids built during the...

Egyptian Monument Funerary Old Kingdom

9.7 Brilliant

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Thebes (Luxor)

Thebes was a prominent ancient Egyptian city located along the Nile River in Upper Egypt, now encompassing the modern to...

Egyptian Ancient City Egypt Temple

9.7 Brilliant

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Terracotta Army (Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang)

The Terracotta Army is a collection of sculptural depictions of the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China....

Burial Ceramic Chinese Qin Dynasty

9.6 Brilliant

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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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Lascaux Cave

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

France Paleolithic Paintings Cave Art

9.3 Excellent

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Uruk (Warka)

Uruk was one of the most significant early cities in ancient Mesopotamia, located in the southern region of modern-day I...

Mesopotamia Ancient City Iraq Sumerian

9.3 Excellent

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Moenjodaro

Moenjodaro is an archaeological site in Sindh, Pakistan, representing one of the largest urban settlements of the ancien...

Urban Bronze Age Pakistan Indus Valley

9.3 Excellent

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Ravenna

Ravenna is a city in northeastern Italy known for eight early Christian monuments included in a UNESCO World Heritage pr...

Italy Byzantine City Roman

9.3 Excellent

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Chauvet Cave

Located in the Ardèche gorge of southern France, Chauvet Cave is a Paleolithic site discovered in 1994 by Jean-Marie Cha...

France Prehistoric Paleolithic Cave Art

9.2 Excellent

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Mari

Mari was a prominent ancient Semitic city-state situated along the Euphrates River in modern-day Syria. Systematic archa...

Mesopotamia Palace Bronze Age Syria

8.5 Great

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Uruk

Uruk was an ancient city of the Sumerian civilization located in southern Mesopotamia, in modern-day Iraq. Established d...

Mesopotamia Iraq Sumerian 4000BCE

8.0 Great

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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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Nineveh

Nineveh, near modern Mosul in Iraq, was the largest city in the world at its height and served as the capital of the Neo...

Mesopotamia Capital Iraq Iron Age

7.8 Good

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Caral

Caral is an extensive archaeological site in the Supe Valley of Peru, dating back to approximately 2600 BCE, making it t...

Coastal Peru Earliest City Norte Chico

7.8 Good

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Nimrud

Nimrud is an ancient Assyrian archaeological site in northern Iraq, originally established as the capital city of Kalhu...

Capital Iraq Assyrian 9TH Century Bce

7.8 Good

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Hatra

Hatra is an ancient ruined city in northern Iraq that served as a fortified caravan and trading center during the Parthi...

Desert Caravan Iraq 1ST Century

7.8 Good

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Assur

Assur, located on the western bank of the Tigris River in northern Iraq, served as the original capital of the Assyrian...

Mesopotamia Capital Iraq Assyrian

7.5 Good

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Nippur

Nippur was an ancient Mesopotamian city in present-day Iraq and a major religious center associated with Enlil, the Sume...

Mesopotamia Religious Iraq Sumerian

7.2 Good

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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