swap_horiz Lascaux Cave Alternatives

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Altamira

The Cave of Altamira is an archaeological site located near Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain. Discovered in 1879 b...

Spain Prehistoric Paleolithic Cantabria

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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

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Atapuerca

The Sierra de Atapuerca is an archaeological and paleontological complex located in the province of Burgos, Spain. Excav...

Spain Prehistoric Paleolithic Hominid

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Klasies River Caves

Klasies River Caves are a group of coastal archaeological sites in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Excavations have do...

South Africa Paleolithic Cave Hominin

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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

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Yungang Grottoes

The Yungang Grottoes are a complex of ancient Buddhist temple caves excavated into the sandstone cliffs of Wuzhou Mounta...

China 5TH Century Buddhist Cave Art

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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

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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

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Zhoukoudian

Zhoukoudian is a cave system located southwest of Beijing, China, famous for the discovery of fossils belonging to Homo...

China Paleolithic Cave Homo Erectus

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Clovis (Blackwater Draw)

Blackwater Draw is a significant archaeological site located near Clovis, New Mexico, that serves as the type-site for t...

USA Paleolithic New Mexico Paleo Indian

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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

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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

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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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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

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