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Buddhas of Bamiyan
Date Added: 11th Jan 2013
Site Type: Sculptured Stone
Country: Afghanistan
Visited: Yes on 12th May 2012
Buddhas of Bamiyan submitted by Andy B on 12th May 2012. The taller Buddha of Bamiyan before (left picture) and after destruction (right). To distinguish the two statues (55 m and 37 m) from each other look at the form of the statues niche. The niche of the taller Buddha is much more precise.
Left: UNESCO/A Lezine
Right: Carl Montgomery
Site in Afghanistan
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Vashtëmi
Date Added: 11th Jan 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Albania
Visited: Yes on 9th May 2012
Vashtëmi submitted by Andy B on 9th May 2012. UC students Kassi Bailey (yellow shirt), Michael Crusham (blue shirt), and Kathleen Forste (red shirt) at work on the excavation.
Photo copyright University of Cincinnati
Site in Albania
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Areni-1 Cave
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Armenia
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2011
Areni-1 Cave submitted by Andy B on 21st Sep 2011. Entrance to the Areni-1 cave in southern Armenia near the town of Areni. The cave is the location of the world's oldest known winery and where the world's oldest known shoe has been found.
Creative commons image by Serouj
Site in Armenia
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Wurdi Youang
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Australia
Visited: Yes on 7th Feb 2011
Wurdi Youang submitted by Andy B on 7th Feb 2011. Part of the Wurdi Youang stone arrangment in Victoria, Australia
Photo by Ray Norris
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El Pilar
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Belize
Visited: Yes on 7th Jul 2011
El Pilar submitted by Andy B on 7th Jul 2011. The Maya house site Tzunu'un at the ancient Maya city center El Pilar (Belize/Guatemala). Tzunu'un means "hummingbird" in Mayan.
Creative Commons image by Congobongo1041
Site in Belize
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Noh Mul Pyramid
Date Added: 12th Jun 2015
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Belize
Visited: Yes on 15th May 2013
Noh Mul Pyramid submitted by Andy B on 15th May 2013. Bulldozer destroys Mayan Nohmul Pyramid In Belize
Image Credit: Jules Vasquez / 7NewBelize.com
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Pumapunku
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Bolivia
Visited: Yes on 28th Jun 2011
Pumapunku submitted by Andy B on 28th Jun 2011. Detail of stone with precisely cut straight line and tooled holes within the line
Creative Commons image by Matt Corbitt.
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Calçoene Stone Circle
Date Added: 17th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Brazil
Visited: Yes on 3rd Feb 2010
Calçoene Stone Circle submitted by Andy B on 3rd Feb 2010. Image courtesy Academy For Future Science, Brazil
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Lapa do Santo Rock shelter
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Brazil
Visited: Yes on 23rd Feb 2012
Lapa do Santo Rock shelter submitted by Andy B on 23rd Feb 2012. In July 2009, during the final days of excavation of unit FG-13/14 in Lapa do Santo, an anthropomorphic figure was exposed at the bottom of the archaeological deposit at an approximate depth of 4.0 meters below the surface.
The figure was pecked in the bedrock and consisted of a small anthropomorphic filiform petroglyph with tri-digits, a c-like head, and an oversized phallus. The figure is 30 cm long (from head to feet) and 20 cm wide. Similar filiform figures can be observed in a niche o...
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Beglik Tash
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Bulgaria
Visited: Yes on 31st Jan 2011
Beglik Tash submitted by Andy B on 31st Jan 2011. General view of the site.
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike by Vmenkov
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Starosel Tomb
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Bulgaria
Visited: Yes on 7th Jul 2011
Starosel Tomb submitted by Andy B on 7th Jul 2011. The tomb before excavation
Creative Commons image, source: Images from Bulgaria
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Solnitsata
Date Added: 11th Jan 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Bulgaria
Visited: Yes on 2nd Nov 2012
Solnitsata submitted by Andy B on 2nd Nov 2012. Two storey house in the settlement
Site in Bulgaria
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Yunatsite
Date Added: 12th Jun 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Bulgaria
Visited: Yes on 15th Apr 2013
Yunatsite submitted by Andy B on 15th Apr 2013. The excavations at Tell Yunatsite by the Balkan Heritage Field School. More details here
Site in Bulgaria
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L’Erée habitation site
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man (Guernsey)
Visited: Yes on 19th Dec 2011
L’Erée habitation site submitted by Andy B on 19th Dec 2011. The site open day held on Sept 11th 2011
Image copyright Neolithic Stepping Stones
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La Cotte de St Brelade
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man (Jersey)
Visited: Yes on 1st Oct 2011
La Cotte de St Brelade submitted by Andy B on 1st Oct 2011. La Cotte dé Saint Brélade, public domain image by Man vyi
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Le Pinacle
Date Added: 11th Jan 2013
Site Type: Rock Outcrop
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man (Jersey)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jul 2012
Le Pinacle submitted by Andy B on 18th Jul 2012. Jersey must be one of the most concentrated places in Europe for prehistoric sites - I remember, many years ago - around 1951/2, climbing down to the "Pinacle Rock" with a friend who was the grandson of Herbert John Baal, who was the first archivist of those caves. I made this sketch on the way down.
Malcolm Reynard
http://www.reynard.fr
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La Hougue des Géonnais
Date Added: 25th May 2015
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man (Jersey)
Visited: Would like to visit
La Hougue des Géonnais submitted by MAIGO on 15th Jun 2008. This is a lovely place.
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Gucheng ancient tombs
Date Added: 17th Sep 2010
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: China
Visited: Yes on 7th Feb 2010
Gucheng ancient tombs submitted by Andy B on 7th Feb 2010. Local officials inspect the remains of a Han-Dynasty tomb believed to have been ravaged by raiders at a road construction site in Gaochun county, Nanjing, on Monday Photo: CFP
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Sahensai Cemetery
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: China
Visited: Yes on 8th Jan 2011
Sahensai Cemetery submitted by Andy B on 8th Jan 2011. The tombs are marked by mound-like stone piles or stone encirclement on the ground
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Xiaohe Necropolis
Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: China
Visited: Yes on 5th Feb 2011
Xiaohe Necropolis submitted by Andy B on 5th Feb 2011. "The Beauty of Xiaohe," female mummy, ca 1800-1500 BCE. Excavated from Xiaohe (Little River) Cemetery 5, Charqilik (Ruoqiang) County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. © Wang Da-Gang
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