swap_horiz Mahabalipuram Alternatives

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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

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Sutton Hoo Ship Burial

Sutton Hoo is the site of two early medieval cemeteries from the 6th and 7th centuries located in Suffolk, England. Exca...

England UK Royal Burial Anglo Saxon

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Vijayanagara (Hampi)

Vijayanagara, historically centered around the modern village of Hampi in Karnataka, India, was the capital of the Vijay...

India City Temple 14TH Century

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Hampi

Hampi represents the remains of Vijayanagara, a significant medieval Hindu empire centered in Karnataka, India. The site...

India Medieval Hindu Karnataka

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Sutton Hoo

The Sutton Hoo archaeological site in East Anglia, England represents a significant Anglo-Saxon burial ground active bet...

England Anglo Saxon 7TH Century Ship Burial

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Dholavira

Dholavira is an archaeological site representing a major city of the Indus Valley Civilization, located in the Kutch dis...

India Urban Bronze Age Indus Valley

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Naqsh-e Rustam

Naqsh-e Rustam is an ancient archaeological necropolis located northwest of Persepolis in Iran's Fars Province. The site...

Rock Cut Persian Iran Tombs

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Pantalica

Pantalica is an ancient necropolis in southeastern Sicily, Italy, located on a limestone plateau between the Anapo and C...

Italy Rock Cut Bronze Age Necropolis

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Khajuraho

A group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples in Madhya Pradesh, India, built by the Chandela dynasty between approximately...

India Medieval Temple Chandela

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Madain Saleh (Al-Hijr)

A Nabataean archaeological site in the AlUla region of northwestern Saudi Arabia, featuring more than 100 rock-cut tomb...

Rock Cut Saudi Arabia Nabataean Tombs

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Sanchi

Sanchi is a Buddhist religious complex located on a hilltop in Madhya Pradesh, India, best known for its Great Stupa. Co...

India Buddhist Stupa Ashoka

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Bodhgaya

Bodhgaya is a highly significant religious and archaeological site located in the Indian state of Bihar. It is tradition...

India Ancient Sacred Pilgrimage

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Nalanda

Nalanda was a prominent ancient Buddhist monastery and center of learning located in the ancient kingdom of Magadha, in...

India University Buddhist Bihar

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Coba

Coba is an ancient Maya city in Quintana Roo, Mexico, occupied primarily during the Classic period. Its principal pyrami...

Classic Mexico Maya Pyramid

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Wari (Huari)

Wari (also known as Huari) is an archaeological site in the Ayacucho Region of Peru that served as the capital of the Wa...

Andean Capital Peru 7TH Century

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Xochicalco

Xochicalco is a fortified pre-Columbian archaeological site in Morelos, Mexico, that flourished from approximately 700 t...

Mexico Hilltop Mesoamerican Pyramids

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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

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Caesarea Maritima

Caesarea Maritima is an archaeological site on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, constructed by Herod the Great between...

Israel Coastal Harbor 1ST Century

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Selinunte

Selinunte is an ancient Greek archaeological site on the southwestern coast of Sicily, founded by colonists from Megara...

Coastal Greek Temples Sicily

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Huaca del Sol y de la Luna

Huaca del Sol and Huaca de la Luna are two massive adobe pyramid complexes built by the Moche civilization near the city...

Coastal Peru Pyramid Moche

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