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Royal Tombs of Vergina are Macedonian burials in northern Greece, notable for a 4th-century BCE royal tomb widely linked to Philip II.
The Tomb of Antiochus I is the royal sanctuary on Mount Nemrut in Turkey, built in the 1st century BCE with colossal statues and a burial mound.
Mount Nemrut is a first-century BC monument located in eastern Turkey. King Antiochus I of Commagene commissioned the site as a royal tomb and ceremonial complex. It features colossal stone statues of Greek and Persian deities, including representations of Zeus and Apollo alongside figures like Mith...
Daereungwon Tomb Complex is a group of Silla royal tombs in Gyeongju, South Korea, including Cheonmachong, excavated in 1973 with a painted saddle flap.
Gyeongju Tumuli Park is a cluster of Silla royal burial mounds in Gyeongju, South Korea, preserving tombs of the kingdom that ruled from 57 BCE.
The Necropolis of Bougon is a group of Neolithic tumuli in Deux-Sevres, France, with monuments begun around 4940 BCE and excavated in the 19th century.
The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania is a stone tomb in Tipaza, Algeria, notable as the probable dynastic mausoleum of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene.
Noin-Ula Burial Site is a Xiongnu elite cemetery in northern Mongolia, excavated by Pyotr Kozlov in 1924 to 1925 and famed for preserved textiles.
Marathon Tumulus is a burial mound in Attica, Greece, notable for covering Athenian dead from the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE.
Goryeo Royal Tombs are dynastic mausoleums around Kaesong, North Korea, preserving burials of the Goryeo kingdom that ruled Korea from 918 to 1392.
Amphipolis Tomb is a large Macedonian tumulus in northern Greece, notable for sphinxes and caryatids uncovered in excavations begun in 2012.
The Necropolis of Pianacce at Sarteano, Italy, is an Etruscan cemetery best known for the Tomb of the Infernal Quadriga, a 4th century BC painted chamber found in 2003.
El Maipes Necropolis near Agaete, Gran Canaria, is an aboriginal Canary cemetery of 600 to 700 volcanic-stone tumuli dating mainly to the 8th to 10th centuries.
