swap_horiz Mehrgarh 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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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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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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Coppergate (Jorvik)

Coppergate is the York archaeological site associated with Jorvik, the Viking-Age name for the settlement that developed...

England Settlement City Viking

8.6 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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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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Harappa

Harappa is a major archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization, located in the Punjab province of modern-day Pa...

Urban Bronze Age Pakistan Indus Valley

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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Maeshowe

Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave located on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland, dating to around...

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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Taxila

Taxila is a multi-period archaeological site in present-day Punjab, Pakistan, consisting of the ruins of several ancient...

Pakistan Buddhist Gandhara Greek Period

7.8 Good

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Varna Necropolis

The Varna Necropolis is a significant Copper Age burial site located in present-day Bulgaria, dating to approximately 45...

Gold Bulgaria Funerary Chalcolithic

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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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

Neolithic settlement near Amman, Jordan (c. 7250–5000 BCE), one of the largest known early farming communities, famous f...

Settlement Neolithic Jordan Statues

6.8 Fair

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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