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Uruk (Warka)

Uruk was one of the most significant early cities in ancient Mesopotamia, located in the southern region of modern-day I...

Mesopotamia Ancient City Iraq Sumerian

9.3 Excellent

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Moenjodaro

Moenjodaro is an archaeological site in Sindh, Pakistan, representing one of the largest urban settlements of the ancien...

Urban Bronze Age Pakistan Indus Valley

9.3 Excellent

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Akrotiri (Santorini)

Akrotiri is an archaeological site on the island of Santorini, Greece, containing the remains of a Minoan Bronze Age set...

Settlement Volcanic Greece Bronze Age

9.2 Excellent

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Mohenjo Daro Stupa Mound

The Mohenjo Daro Stupa Mound refers to the prominent elevated citadel area of the ancient Indus Valley city of Mohenjo-d...

Urban Archaeological Pakistan Indus Valley

9.2 Excellent

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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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Anyang (Yin Ruins)

The Yin Ruins at Anyang represent the remains of the last capital city of the Shang Dynasty, located in Henan Province,...

China Capital Bronze Age Shang

9.0 Excellent

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Su Nuraxi

Su Nuraxi is a Nuragic archaeological complex at Barumini in Sardinia, Italy, centered on a stone tower known as a nurag...

Italy Tower Bronze Age Nuragic

9.0 Excellent

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Palmyra

Palmyra is an archaeological site located in Syria, once a vital desert caravan city. Flourishing under Roman influence...

Desert Caravan Roman Syria

8.8 Great

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Akrotiri

Akrotiri represents an exceptionally well-preserved Bronze Age settlement on Santorini. The site offers invaluable insig...

Volcanic Greece Bronze Age Santorini

8.8 Great

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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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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

8.7 Great

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Megiddo (Armageddon)

Megiddo is an ancient tell in northern Israel overlooking the strategic Jezreel Valley pass. The site contains approxima...

Israel Bronze Age Multi Period Canaanite Israelite

8.6 Great

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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

8.6 Great

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Ebla

Ebla was an ancient Syrian city-state located at modern Tell Mardikh, flourishing primarily during the mid-3rd millenniu...

City Bronze Age Syria Syrian

8.5 Great

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Bat Archaeological Site

The Bat Archaeological Site is a Bronze Age settlement and necropolis located in the Al Dhahirah Governorate of Oman, da...

Burial Ancient Bronze Age Oman

7.6 Good

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Ugarit (Ras Shamra)

Ugarit, located at modern Ras Shamra on the Mediterranean coast of Syria, was a major Bronze Age port and trading center...

Bronze Age Syria Levant Alphabetic

7.5 Good

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Jiroft

The Jiroft archaeological complex is a Bronze Age urban site located in the Halil River valley in Kerman Province, Iran,...

City Ancient Bronze Age Iran

7.3 Good

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Jiroft Archaeological Site

The Jiroft Archaeological Site is an ancient settlement area situated in Kerman Province, Iran, representing a major Bro...

Ancient City Bronze Age Iran 3RD Millennium Bc

7.3 Good

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Ebla (Tell Mardikh)

Third-millennium BCE Syrian city-state whose excavation from 1964 uncovered a palace archive of roughly 17,000 cuneiform...

Urban Bronze Age Syria 2400BCE

7.2 Good