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Every claim in the atlas points somewhere. This is where those trails lead: excavation reports and journal papers, the books that defined a site, plus news, films and podcasts sent in by members and checked before they appear.

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Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Kfar HaHoresh — Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2024

Kfar HaHoresh

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Larsa — Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2024

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Larsa

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Nevalı Çori — Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2024

Nevalı Çori

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Nippur — Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2024

Nippur

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Sha'ar Hagolan — Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2024

Sha'ar Hagolan

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Tell Aswad — Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2024

Tell Aswad

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Çayönü — Pleiades

Pleiades · 2023 · ISAW

Çayönü Tepesi

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

ʿAin Ghazal — UNESCO Tentative

UNESCO · 2023

ʿAin Ghazal

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Biblical Tels — Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba — UNESCO

UNESCO · 2005 · UNESCO

Hazor

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2005Open source

Websitelatitude.to

GPS coordinates of Tell Qaramel — Latitude.to

Latitude.to · 2024

Tell Qaramel

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteisejingu.or.jp

Ise Jingu Official

Jingu Administration · 2023 · Jingu

Ise Grand Shrine (Ise Jingu)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteyoshinogari.jp

Yoshinogari Historical Park

Saga Prefecture · 2023 · Yoshinogari Park

Yoshinogari Site

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Jomon Prehistoric Sites — UNESCO tentative

UNESCO · 2021 · UNESCO

Component of inscribed Jomon sites

Sannai-Maruyama Site

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Budj Bim Cultural Landscape — UNESCO

UNESCO · 2019 · UNESCO

Budj Bim Cultural Landscape

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Tell Abu Hureyra — Pleiades Place Resource

Pleiades · 2018 · ISAW NYU

Tell Abu Hureyra

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2018Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Taputapuātea — UNESCO

UNESCO · 2017 · UNESCO

Taputapuātea Marae Complex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2017Open source

Websitevhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au

Wurdi Youang — Heritage Victoria

Heritage Victoria · 2010 · Heritage Victoria

Wurdi Youang Stone Arrangement

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2010Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Temple of Preah Vihear — UNESCO

UNESCO · 2008 · UNESCO

Temple of Preah Vihear

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2008Open source

Websiteenvironment.nsw.gov.au

Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps — NSW Heritage

NSW Government · 2006 · Heritage NSW

Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps (Baiame's Ngunnhu)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2006Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom — UNESCO

UNESCO · 2004 · UNESCO

Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (Ji'an)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2004Open source

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