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199 places in the atlas, 31 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Archaeological wonders35
Submerged sites33
Ancient cities31
Megaliths27
Tombs26
Ancient ports23
Nuraghes18
Temple complexes17
Rock-cut sites15
Buried cities14
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Ancient villages11

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Verified137
Accepted58
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Sicily29
Rome18
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Sardinia, Sassari8
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Archaeological wonders35 Submerged sites33 Ancient cities31 Megaliths27 Tombs26 Ancient ports23 Nuraghes18 Temple complexes17 Rock-cut sites15 Buried cities14 Rock art sites13 Ancient villages11 Rock cut tombs11 Necropoleis9

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Excavated51 Not applicable50 Partially excavated40 Excavation ongoing40 Submerged11 Buried4 Unexcavated3

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italy49 wikidata researched40 sicily32 tomb25 archaeological wonder19 megalithic19 submerged city19 nuragic culture15 rock cut15 sardinia15 ancient village11 rock art11 temple complex10 ancient city9 buried city8 roman8 wikipedia sourced8 nuragic7

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🇮🇹 Italy · Geoglyph

Roxby Geoglyph

Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative

Roxby Geoglyph in Sicily, Italy is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Andean Formative culture.

≈AcceptedUNESCO

🇮🇹 Italy · Megalith

Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier

Bronze Age (1800-800 BCE) · Nuragic Culture

Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier in Sardinia, Nuoro, Italy is a Bronze Age (1800-800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Nuragic Culture.

≈AcceptedUNESCO

🇮🇹 Italy · Rock-cut

Pantalica Anaktoron South Necropolis Ridge

Late Bronze Age (1300-800 BCE) · Sicel Culture

Pantalica Anaktoron South Necropolis Ridge in Sicily, Syracuse, Italy is a Late Bronze Age (1300-800 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Sicel Culture.