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The Great Pyramid of Giza

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

Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Egypt

9.9 Brilliant

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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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Thebes (Luxor)

Thebes was a prominent ancient Egyptian city located along the Nile River in Upper Egypt, now encompassing the modern to...

Egyptian Ancient City Egypt Temple

9.7 Brilliant

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Terracotta Army (Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang)

The Terracotta Army is a collection of sculptural depictions of the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China....

Burial Ceramic Chinese Qin Dynasty

9.6 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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Ravenna

Ravenna is a city in northeastern Italy known for eight early Christian monuments included in a UNESCO World Heritage pr...

Italy Byzantine City Roman

9.3 Excellent

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Calakmul

A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Campeche, Mexico, one of the most powerful Classic Maya cities and rival to Tikal, with...

Classic Super Power Mexico Maya

8.5 Great

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El Tajin

El Tajín is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage S...

Classic Mexico Veracruz Totonac

8.3 Great

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Yaxchilan

A Classic Maya city on the Usumacinta River in Chiapas, Mexico, known for its elaborately carved stone lintels depicting...

Classic Mexico River Maya

8.3 Great

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Bonampak

Bonampak is an ancient Maya archaeological site located in the jungle of Chiapas, Mexico, that reached its peak during t...

Classic Mexico Maya Jungle

8.1 Great

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Coba

Coba is an ancient Maya city in Quintana Roo, Mexico, occupied primarily during the Classic period. Its principal pyrami...

Classic Mexico Maya Pyramid

8.0 Great

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Lamanai

Lamanai is a major archaeological site of the ancient Maya civilization located in northern Belize along the New River L...

Riverside Maya Belize Preclassic

7.7 Good

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Aguateca

Aguateca is a Classic Maya archaeological site located in the Petén region of Guatemala. The city was rapidly burned and...

Classic Maya 8TH Century Abandoned

7.6 Good

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El Mirador

El Mirador is an extensive Preclassic Maya archaeological site located in the Mirador Basin of northern Petén, Guatemala...

Maya Pyramid Jungle Guatemala

7.5 Good

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Quirigua

Quirigua is an ancient Maya city in the department of Izabal, Guatemala, inhabited from at least the second century AD a...

Classic Maya Guatemala Stelae

7.3 Good

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Xunantunich

Xunantunich is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Belize's Cayo District, near the Mopan River and the country's wes...

Classic Settlement Maya Belize

7.3 Good

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Dzibilchaltun

Dzibilchaltun is a major Maya archaeological site located in the northern Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, situated near the...

Mexico Maya Yucatan Multi Period

7.3 Good

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Caracol

Caracol is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the Cayo District of Belize, in the Maya Mountains near the country's...

Classic Super Power Maya Jungle

7.2 Good

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Lubaantun

Lubaantun is an archaeological site located in the Toledo District of southern Belize, dating to the Late Classic period...

Classic City Maya 8TH Century

7.0 Good