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Jomon Hydraulic — Cappadocia #4477 — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO · 2023 · UNESCO

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Jomon Hydraulic — Cappadocia #4477 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Jomon Hydraulic — Peloponnese #4469 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Late Bronze Age Earthwork — Oaxaca #4464 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Late Bronze Age Geoglyph — Gyeongju #4456 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Mesoamerican Formative Ancient City — Luxor #4473 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Mesoamerican Formative Hydraulic — Cappadocia #4470 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Middle Bronze Age Archaeological Wonder — Gyeongju #4465 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Mississippian Megalithic — Catalonia #4462 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Neolithic Submerged City — Luxor #4467 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Roman Ancient City — British Columbia #4476 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Sasanian Archaeological Wonder — Tigray #4455 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Chalcolithic Earthwork — Peloponnese #4451 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Roman Ancient Village — Maranhao #4453 — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO · 2023 · UNESCO

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Roman Ancient Village — Maranhao #4453 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Ubaid Submerged City — Oaxaca #4452 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Choquequirao — UNESCO Tentative List Peru

UNESCO · 2004 · UNESCO

Choquequirao 13°23′S 72°52′W listing

Choquequirao — Northern Terrace Coriwayrachina Saddle Sector

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2004Open source

Websitescientificamerican.com

Ancient Amazon Civilization Developed Unique Form of Garden Urbanism

Scientific American / Rostain · 2024 · Scientific American

Garden urbanism explanation Sangay near Sangay volcano

Upano — Kilamope East Plateau Lidar City (Sangay / Upano Valley)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Kuhikugu — Wikipedia Lake Kuhikugu Lagoa Dourada 12°33′30″S 53°6′40″W

Wikipedia · 2024

Eastern shore coordinate of classic X11

Kuhikugu — Eastern Cluster K8 Seki Settlement (Upper Xingu)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Olbia Pontica — Pleiades Borysthenes/Olbia

Pleiades · 2024 · ISAW NYU

Coordinate and bogus location fix

Olbia Pontica — Lower Town Harbour Second Phase (Bug Liman)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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