swap_horiz Jiahu 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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Mogao Caves

The Mogao Caves represent a significant archaeological site in northwestern China. Constructed between the 4th and 14th...

China Buddhist Silk Road Cave Art

9.1 Excellent

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Longmen Grottoes

The Longmen Grottoes are a significant archaeological site in Henan Province, China. Carved primarily between the 5th an...

China Buddhist Cave Art Northern Wei

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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Yungang Grottoes

Series of Buddhist cave temples near Datong, China, carved between 460 and 525 CE under Northern Wei patronage and featu...

China 5TH Century Buddhist Cave Art

8.6 Great

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Carnac

Carnac in Brittany, France, features the world's largest concentration of prehistoric megalithic monuments, with over 3,...

France Neolithic Brittany Megalithic

8.5 Great

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Sanxingdui

Bronze Age site in Sichuan, China, first excavated in 1986, revealing a previously unknown civilization through spectacu...

China Ritual Bronze Age Sichuan

8.5 Great

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Ring of Brodgar

The Ring of Brodgar is a massive Neolithic stone circle located in Orkney, Scotland, built between 2500 BC and 2000 BC,...

Scotland Ceremonial Neolithic Orkney

8.5 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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Zhoukoudian

Cave site near Beijing, China, where Homo erectus fossils dating back roughly 700,000 years were discovered in the 1920s...

China Paleolithic Cave Homo Erectus

8.2 Great

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Mawangdui

Han dynasty tomb complex near Changsha, China, excavated in 1972–1974, yielding a remarkably well-preserved female mummy...

China Tombs 2ND Century Bce Han Dynasty

8.2 Great

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Callanish Standing Stones

The Callanish Standing Stones are a Late Neolithic stone circle situated on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, constructed a...

Scotland Neolithic Lewis Megalithic

8.2 Great

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Yin Ruins (Anyang)

Last capital of China's Shang Dynasty in Henan, occupied c. 1300–1046 BCE and the site where oracle bone inscriptions—th...

China Capital Bronze Age Shang Dynasty

8.0 Great

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Maeshowe

Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on Orkney in Scotland, built around 2800 BC, renowned for its winter sol...

Scotland Neolithic Orkney Passage Tomb

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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Liangzhu

Late Neolithic site near Hangzhou, China (c. 3300–2300 BCE), noted for sophisticated jade bi discs and cong tubes; inscr...

China Urban Neolithic Jade

7.5 Good

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West Kennet Long Barrow

The West Kennet Long Barrow is a Neolithic chambered long barrow situated in Wiltshire, England, constructed around 3650...

England Wiltshire Neolithic Chambered Tomb

7.5 Good

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Erlitou

Bronze Age site in Henan Province, China (c. 1900–1500 BCE), widely regarded as the probable capital of the Xia dynasty...

China Bronze Age Palatial 2000BCE

7.2 Good

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Lepenski Vir

Lepenski Vir in Serbia is a significant Mesolithic and Early Neolithic settlement dating to 9500 BC, recognized for its...

Serbia Riverside Sculpture Mesolithic

7.2 Good

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Banpo

Neolithic Yangshao culture village near Xi'an, China, dated to c. 4500 BCE, featuring semi-subterranean dwellings, potte...

China Settlement Neolithic Yangshao

6.5 Fair