swap_horiz Pachacamac Alternatives

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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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Ephesus

Ephesus is an exceptionally significant archaeological site located on Turkey’s coastal west. It flourished as a major G...

Classical Turkey Coastal Urban

9.0 Excellent

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Delphi

Delphi is an ancient Greek archaeological site located on Mount Parnassus in Greece. It was a significant religious sanc...

Classical Oracle Greek Greece

8.7 Great

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San Agustin

A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Huila department of Colombia containing the largest concentration of pre-Columbian f...

Andean Pre Columbian Colombia Statues

8.0 Great

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Canyon de Chelly

A national monument in Arizona, USA, containing over 2,500 recorded archaeological sites spanning roughly 5,000 years of...

USA Arizona Cliff Dwellings Multi Period

8.0 Great

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Taxila

Ancient city in present-day Pakistan that served as a leading center of Buddhist and Hindu learning from the 5th century...

Pakistan Buddhist Gandhara Greek Period

7.8 Good

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Tiwanaku

Pre-Columbian ceremonial and urban center near Lake Titicaca in Bolivia, capital of a major Andean state that flourished...

Andean Monumental Bolivia Pre Inca

7.8 Good

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Caral

Ancient city in the Supe Valley of Peru, dating to c. 2600 BCE and recognized as the oldest known urban civilization in...

Coastal Peru Earliest City Norte Chico

7.8 Good

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Caesarea Maritima

Roman coastal city in Israel constructed by Herod the Great between approximately 22 and 10 BCE, featuring an artificial...

Israel Coastal Harbor 1ST Century

7.8 Good

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Selinunte

Selinunte is an ancient Greek archaeological site on the southern coast of Sicily, founded in 628 BC, and is notable for...

Coastal Greek Temples Sicily

7.8 Good

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Tierradentro

A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Colombia's Cauca department known for large underground burial chambers decorated with p...

Andean Pre Columbian Colombia Funerary

7.8 Good

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Huaca del Sol y de la Luna

Two massive adobe pyramids near Trujillo, Peru, built by the Moche civilization between approximately 100 and 800 CE; Hu...

Coastal Peru Pyramid Moche

7.8 Good

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Byblos

Byblos on the Lebanese coast is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, a major Phoenician port wh...

Coastal Trading Bronze Age Lebanon

7.5 Good

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Chavin de Huantar

Andean ceremonial center in Peru occupied c. 900–200 BCE and the religious heartland of the Chavin culture, one of South...

Andean Ceremonial Peru Chavin

7.5 Good

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Tipasa

Ancient site on Algeria's Mediterranean coast, initially a Phoenician trading post and later a Roman colony, featuring e...

Coastal North Africa Roman Algeria

7.5 Good

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Huaca Rajada

A site in northern Peru where archaeologist Walter Alva discovered the unlooted tomb of the Lord of Sipán in 1987, yield...

Coastal Peru Moche 3RD Century

7.4 Good

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Jarlshof

Jarlshof is a multi-period archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland, featuring continuous settlement from the Bronze Ag...

Scotland Bronze Age Shetland Norse

7.3 Good

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El Fuerte de Samaipata

A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bolivia comprising a large pre-Columbian carved sandstone outcrop with ceremonial channe...

Andean Bolivia 14TH Century Pre Inca

7.0 Good