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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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Mogao Caves

The Mogao Caves represent a significant archaeological site in northwestern China. Constructed between the 4th and 14th...

China Buddhist Silk Road Cave Art

9.1 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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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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Sigiriya

Sigiriya is an ancient rock fortress located in Sri Lanka. Constructed during the 5th century by King Kashyapa, it showc...

5TH Century Sri Lanka Frescoes Sinhala

9.0 Excellent

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Epidaurus

Epidaurus is an ancient Greek sanctuary and archaeological site located in Greece. It was renowned as a major healing ce...

Classical Greek Healing Greece

9.0 Excellent

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Agrigento (Valley of the Temples)

Agrigento’s Valley of the Temples preserves remarkably well-preserved remains of Akragas, a significant Greek city estab...

Greek Temples Sicily Doric

9.0 Excellent

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Sutton Hoo

Sutton Hoo in England is the site of two early medieval cemeteries dating to the 6th and 7th centuries, famous for its A...

England Anglo Saxon 7TH Century Ship Burial

8.8 Great

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Avebury

Avebury in Wiltshire, England, contains the largest Neolithic stone circle in the world, constructed around 2500 BCE, an...

England Ceremonial Neolithic Megalithic

8.7 Great

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Roman Baths of Bath

The Roman Baths of Bath in Somerset, England, are a remarkably preserved 1st-century CE bathing complex built around a n...

England Thermal Sacred Roman

8.5 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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Vindolanda

Vindolanda is a Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian's Wall in northern England, internationally significant for p...

Military England Roman Frontier

7.5 Good

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Maiden Castle

Maiden Castle is an extensive Iron Age hill fort located in Dorset, England, originally constructed around 600 BC and kn...

England Iron Age Dorset 6TH Century Bce

7.5 Good

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West Kennet Long Barrow

The West Kennet Long Barrow is a Neolithic chambered long barrow situated in Wiltshire, England, constructed around 3650...

England Wiltshire Neolithic Chambered Tomb

7.5 Good

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Lepenski Vir

Lepenski Vir in Serbia is a significant Mesolithic and Early Neolithic settlement dating to 9500 BC, recognized for its...

Serbia Riverside Sculpture Mesolithic

7.2 Good

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Flag Fen

Flag Fen in England is a significant Bronze Age archaeological site near Peterborough, featuring a wooden causeway built...

England Wetland Bronze Age Cambridge

6.8 Fair