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The Great Pyramid of Giza

Built during the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom around 2560 BCE, the Great Pyramid of Giza served as the tomb of...

Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Egypt

9.85 Brilliant

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Thebes (Luxor)

Ancient Thebes occupied the Nile valley in Upper Egypt around the modern city of Luxor. It served as an important capita...

Egyptian Ancient City Egypt Temple

9.72 Brilliant

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Terracotta Army (Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang)

The Terracotta Army forms part of the funerary complex of Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, near Xi'an. Local farmer...

Burial Ceramic Chinese Qin Dynasty

9.55 Brilliant

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Uruk (Warka)

Known today as Warka, Uruk was a major early city in southern Mesopotamia, within modern Iraq. It flourished from around...

Mesopotamia Ancient City Iraq Sumerian

9.32 Excellent

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Moenjodaro

Moenjodaro, also commonly spelled Mohenjo-daro, preserves one of the largest urban settlements of the Indus Valley Civil...

Urban Bronze Age Pakistan Indus Valley

9.27 Excellent

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Chauvet Cave

Discovered in 1994 by Jean-Marie Chauvet and his colleagues, Chauvet Cave lies in the Ardèche gorge of southern France....

France Prehistoric Paleolithic Cave Art

9.24 Excellent

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Mogao Caves (Dunhuang)

Near Dunhuang in China's Gansu Province, the Mogao Caves preserve a group of Buddhist cave temples also known as the Tho...

China Painting Buddhist Silk Road

9.23 Excellent

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Akrotiri (Santorini)

Buried beneath volcanic deposits on Santorini, Greece, Akrotiri preserves a Bronze Age settlement with strong connection...

Settlement Volcanic Greece Bronze Age

9.21 Excellent

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Mohenjo Daro Stupa Mound

The Stupa Mound forms part of the elevated western area of Mohenjo-daro in Sindh, Pakistan, commonly called the citadel....

Urban Archaeological Pakistan Indus Valley

9.20 Excellent

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Altamira

The Cave of Altamira is an archaeological site located near Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain. Discovered in 1879 b...

Spain Prehistoric Paleolithic Cantabria

9.18 Excellent

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Tarquinia

Tarquinia was an important Etruscan city in central Italy, and its principal archaeological remains include the Monteroz...

Italy Tomb Necropolis Etruscan

9.14 Excellent

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Cerveteri

Cerveteri was an ancient Etruscan settlement in central Italy, known in archaeology for the Banditaccia necropolis. The...

Italy Tomb Necropolis Etruscan

9.08 Excellent

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Butrint

Butrint is an archaeological site in southern Albania on a peninsula beside the Vivari Channel and the Butrint lagoon. T...

City Greek Roman Albania

9.07 Excellent

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Mari

Mari was a prominent ancient Semitic city-state situated along the Euphrates River in modern-day Syria. Systematic archa...

Mesopotamia Palace Bronze Age Syria

8.51 Great

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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

7.18 Good

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Nimrud

Nimrud is an ancient Assyrian archaeological site in northern Iraq, originally established as the capital city of Kalhu...

Capital Iraq Assyrian 9TH Century Bce

7.18 Good

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Hatra

Hatra is an ancient ruined city in northern Iraq that served as a fortified caravan and trading center during the Parthi...

Desert Caravan Iraq 1ST Century

7.18 Good

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Assur

Assur, located on the western bank of the Tigris River in northern Iraq, served as the original capital of the Assyrian...

Mesopotamia Capital Iraq Assyrian

6.90 Fair

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Eridu

Eridu is an archaeological site in southern Iraq, traditionally regarded in Sumerian mythology as the world's first city...

Mesopotamia Iraq Sumerian Earliest City

6.90 Fair

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Nippur

Nippur was an ancient Mesopotamian city in present-day Iraq and a major religious center associated with Enlil, the Sume...

Mesopotamia Religious Iraq Sumerian

6.62 Fair