swap_horiz Gobekli Tepe Alternatives

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Troy (Hisarlik)

Located in northwestern Anatolia in modern-day Turkey, the archaeological site of Hisarlik is widely identified as the a...

Turkey City Ancient Bronze Age

9.1 Excellent

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Ephesus

Ephesus is an exceptionally significant archaeological site located on Turkey’s coastal west. It flourished as a major G...

Classical Turkey Coastal Urban

9.0 Excellent

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Hattusa

Hattusa was the capital city of the Hittite Empire, situated in central Anatolia near modern-day Boğazköy, Turkey. The s...

Turkey Capital Bronze Age Hittite

8.8 Great

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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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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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Sanxingdui

Sanxingdui is a Bronze Age archaeological site in Sichuan, China, first excavated in 1986. It revealed a previously unkn...

China Ritual Bronze Age Sichuan

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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Hierapolis-Pamukkale

An ancient Greco-Roman spa city in Denizli Province, southwestern Turkey, paired with the natural travertine terraces of...

Turkey Ancient Roman Necropolis

8.3 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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Miletus

Miletus was an ancient Greek city located on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in mode...

Classical Turkey City Ancient

8.1 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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Sardis

Sardis was an ancient city located in western Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey, serving as the capital of the Lydian Empir...

Turkey City Ancient Multi Period

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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Xanthos-Letoon

Xanthos was the capital of ancient Lycia and Letoon was its primary religious sanctuary, located in modern-day southwest...

Classical Turkey City Ancient

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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Alacahoyuk

Alaca Höyük is a Bronze Age and Hittite archaeological site located in the Çorum Province of central Anatolia, Turkey. I...

Turkey Burial Bronze Age Anatolia

7.6 Good

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Liangzhu

Liangzhu is a late Neolithic archaeological site near Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, China, associated with a culture th...

China Urban Neolithic Jade

7.5 Good