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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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Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Bata — Lagoon Harbour at Novomyshastovskaya (Batskoe Gorodishche South) — Pleiades and Mapcarta coordinate anchor

Pleiades · 2022

Bata — Lagoon Harbour at Novomyshastovskaya (Batskoe Gorodishche South) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

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Gorgippia — Northern Basin Breakwater Extension (Anapa Bay North) — Pleiades and Mapcarta coordinate anchor

Pleiades · 2022

Gorgippia — Northern Basin Breakwater Extension (Anapa Bay North) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Hermonassa — Southern Mole Harbour on Tuzla Spit South (Taman) — Pleiades and Mapcarta coordinate anchor

Pleiades · 2022

Hermonassa — Southern Mole Harbour on Tuzla Spit South (Taman) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitesites.lsa.umich.edu

Karanis 29°31′N 30°54′E Kom Aushim Fayum — Michigan Karanis Collaboratory

University of Michigan, Karanis Collaboratory · 2022

Karanis — Western Granary Quarter at Kom Aushim West (Fayum West) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Kepoi — Central Ashlar Quay in Taman Gulf (Mid-Bay) — Pleiades and Mapcarta coordinate anchor

Pleiades · 2022

Kepoi — Central Ashlar Quay in Taman Gulf (Mid-Bay) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Olbia Pontica — Parutyne Northern Mole on Bug Estuary (Borysthenes) — Pleiades and Mapcarta coordinate anchor

Pleiades · 2022

Olbia Pontica — Parutyne Northern Mole on Bug Estuary (Borysthenes) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Patrai — Western Emporium Anchorage at Taman Strait (Western Strait) — Pleiades and Mapcarta coordinate anchor

Pleiades · 2022

Patrai — Western Emporium Anchorage at Taman Strait (Western Strait) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Toricos — Gelendzhik Roadstead Harbour at Toretae Cape (Gelendzhik East) — Pleiades and Mapcarta coordinate anchor

Pleiades · 2022

Toricos — Gelendzhik Roadstead Harbour at Toretae Cape (Gelendzhik East) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com

Myos Hormos - Quseir al-Qadim 26°09′12″N 34°14′40″E — Wiley Cuvigny

H. Cuvigny · 2014

Myos Hormos — Northern Anchorage at Marsa Nakari Mangrove (Marsa Alam North) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2014Open source

Websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com

Myos Hormos Quseir al-Qadim Roman Harbour 26°09′12″N — Wiley Cuvigny

H. Cuvigny · 2014

Quseir al-Qadim — Mangrove Harbour Extension at Marsa Nakari West (Leukos Limen West) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2014Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Chersonesos — Pesochnaya Bay Submerged Quay (Tauric Chersonesos East) — Pleiades and Mapcarta coordinate anchor

Pleiades · 2022

Chersonesos — Pesochnaya Bay Submerged Quay (Tauric Chersonesos East) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Nymphaion (Crimea) — Pleiades 857192 and Mapcarta 45.23661N 36.4182E

Pleiades, Mapcarta · 2022

Nymphaion — Ak-Burun Southern Harbour at Geroevka (Bosporus) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Panticapaeum — Pleiades 856014 and Vici.org 20836

Pleiades, Vici.org · 2022

Pantikapaion — Mithridates Harbour North Mole (Kerch Bay) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Phanagoria — Pleiades 854676 and Taman Bay surveys

Pleiades, Kuznetsov V. D. · 2018

Phanagoria — Tuzla Spit Western Anchorage (Taman Peninsula)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2018Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Beishan Grottoes Dazu — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO · UNESCO

Official World Heritage listing

Beishan Grottoes Dazu

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 23, 2026Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Bingling Temple South Cave 169 — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO · UNESCO

Official World Heritage listing

Bingling Temple South Cave 169

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 23, 2026Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Bingling Temple Upper Gorge Grottoes — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO · UNESCO

Official World Heritage listing

Bingling Temple Upper Gorge Grottoes

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 23, 2026Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Maijishan North Niche 135 — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO · UNESCO

Official World Heritage listing

Maijishan North Niche 135

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 23, 2026Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Maijishan Western Cliff Grottoes — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO · UNESCO

Official World Heritage listing

Maijishan Western Cliff Grottoes

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 23, 2026Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Priene Athena North Stoa — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO · UNESCO

Official World Heritage listing

Priene Athena North Stoa

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 23, 2026Open source

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