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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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West Kennet Long Barrow

West Kennet Long Barrow is a Neolithic chambered long barrow located near Avebury in Wiltshire, England, constructed app...

England Wiltshire Neolithic Chambered Tomb

7.5 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

7.4 Good

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Jiahu

Jiahu was a Neolithic settlement in the Yellow River basin of Henan Province, central China, occupied from about 7000 to...

China Neolithic 7000BCE Flutes

7.3 Good

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Jarlshof

Jarlshof is a multi-period archaeological settlement on the southern Mainland of Shetland, Scotland. Successive occupati...

Scotland Bronze Age Shetland Norse

7.3 Good

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Butmir

Butmir is a significant Neolithic archaeological site located near Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, dating from appro...

Settlement Neolithic Bosnia Pottery

6.9 Fair

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Ain Ghazal

Ain Ghazal is a Neolithic settlement on the outskirts of modern Amman, Jordan, occupied from about 7250 to 5000 BCE. It...

Settlement Neolithic Jordan Statues

6.8 Fair

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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