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India

581 places in the atlas, 42 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

Kinds found here

Temple complexes191
Archaeological wonders188
Ancient cities109
Ancient villages93
Tells71
Rock-cut sites42
Hydraulic works36
Megaliths34
Mounds32
Submerged sites26
Caves21
Rock art sites21

How well established

Verified420
Accepted141
Contested4
Hypothetical9
Pseudo7

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Maharashtra31
Gujarat18
Madhya Pradesh18
Rajasthan, Jaipur17
Khajuraho15
Tamil Nadu15

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Verified420 Widely accepted141

Haryana

14

Indian English9

Gujarat, Kutch8

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4

Pseudoarchaeology7

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Temple complexes191 Archaeological wonders188 Ancient cities109 Ancient villages93 Tells71 Rock-cut sites42 Hydraulic works36 Megaliths34 Mounds32 Submerged sites26 Caves21 Rock art sites21 Buried cities18 Ancient ports18

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Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage only

Excavation

Partially excavated259 Excavated131 Not applicable131 Excavation ongoing48 Buried6 Submerged4 Unexcavated2

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india136 temple complex109 wikidata researched80 harappan51 ancient city48 archaeological wonder44 wikipedia sourced44 chalcolithic37 rock cut31 tell31 hydraulic29 megalithic27 unesco26 ancient village25 maharashtra25 neolithic24 satavahana23 classical22

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🇮🇳 India · Ancient city

Classical Ancient City — Haryana Annex 440

Classical · Classical

Classical ancient-city at Haryana.

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🇮🇳 India · Ancient city

Jomon Ancient City — Haryana Annex 399

Jomon · Jomon

Jomon ancient-city at Haryana.