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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

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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Lascaux Cave

The Lascaux Cave is an archaeological site located in southwestern France. It contains remarkably preserved Paleolithic...

France Paleolithic Paintings Cave Art

9.3 Excellent

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Karnak

Karnak stands as a monumental Egyptian temple complex near Luxor. Constructed over two millennia starting in the New Kin...

Monumental Egyptian Temple Luxor

9.2 Excellent

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Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is a Chilean island renowned for its monumental Moai statues. These large stone figures, car...

Medieval Polynesian Chile Monolithic

9.2 Excellent

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Forum of Rome

The Forum of Rome was the central public space of ancient Rome. This expansive area hosted significant civic life for ov...

Italy Urban Ancient Roman

9.1 Excellent

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Uruk

Ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq dating to c. 4000 BCE, widely considered one of the world's first cities and the...

Mesopotamia Iraq Sumerian 4000BCE

8.0 Great

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Sukhothai

Capital of the first Sukhothai Kingdom in Thailand, founded in the 13th century CE and considered the cradle of Thai civ...

Capital Thailand Thai 13TH Century

8.0 Great

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Yin Ruins (Anyang)

Last capital of China's Shang Dynasty in Henan, occupied c. 1300–1046 BCE and the site where oracle bone inscriptions—th...

China Capital Bronze Age Shang Dynasty

8.0 Great

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Gyeongju Historic Areas

Former capital of the Silla Kingdom in South Korea, ruling from 57 BCE to 935 CE, containing royal tumuli, Buddhist temp...

Medieval Capital South Korea Silla

8.0 Great

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Anuradhapura

Ancient capital of Sri Lanka from c. 4th century BCE to 11th century CE, home to the sacred Sri Maha Bodhi tree and mass...

Capital Sri Lanka Buddhist Stupa

8.0 Great

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Polonnaruwa

Medieval Sri Lankan capital (10th–13th centuries CE) with well-preserved Buddhist temples, colossal rock-cut statues, an...

Medieval Capital Sri Lanka Buddhist

8.0 Great

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Amarna

Amarna in Middle Egypt was the short-lived capital city founded by Pharaoh Akhenaten around 1346 BCE to promote the mono...

Capital Egyptian New Kingdom Akhenaten

7.8 Good

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Nineveh

Nineveh, near modern Mosul in Iraq, was the largest city in the world at its height and served as the capital of the Neo...

Mesopotamia Capital Iraq Iron Age

7.8 Good

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Hatra

Parthian-era fortified city in northern Iraq (1st–3rd centuries CE) blending Hellenistic and Eastern architectural style...

Desert Caravan Iraq 1ST Century

7.8 Good

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Assur

Oldest capital of the Assyrian Empire on the Tigris River in Iraq, continuously occupied from c. 2600 BCE, and designate...

Mesopotamia Capital Iraq Assyrian

7.5 Good

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Eridu

Ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq considered one of the earliest urban settlements in Mesopotamia, with occupation...

Mesopotamia Iraq Sumerian Earliest City

7.5 Good

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Merv

Merv is an ancient Silk Road oasis city in Turkmenistan, occupied from the 3rd millennium BC, which became a major intel...

Oasis Capital Silk Road Turkmenistan

7.5 Good

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Nippur

Ancient Mesopotamian religious center in Iraq, seat of the god Enlil, occupied for millennia and yielding tens of thousa...

Mesopotamia Religious Iraq Sumerian

7.2 Good

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Nisa

Nisa is an ancient archaeological site in Turkmenistan that served as the royal headquarters of the Parthian Empire arou...

Capital Palace Turkmenistan 3RD Century Bce

6.1 Fair