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Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Djado — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

Djado Plateau Rock Art

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitevanderbilt.edu

Dos Pilas 16.441°N 90.303°W — Petexbatun Project

Vanderbilt · 2023 · Vanderbilt

Coordinates and war history

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Dos Pilas

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitecomplejoelbrujo.pe

El Brujo — Huaca Cao Viejo 7.917°S 79.306°W

Fundación Wiese · 2023 · Fundación Wiese

El Brujo

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Gurob — Pleiades 736907

Pleiades · 2023 · ISAW

Gurob Harem Palace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Gurob — Wikipedia (Medinet Ghurab)

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

Gurob Harem Palace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteprogrammeforbelize.org

La Milpa 17.799°N 89.055°W — Programme for Belize

Programme for Belize · 2023 · PfB

Coordinates and description

La Milpa

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Merimde Beni Salama — Pleiades 727189

Pleiades · 2023 · ISAW

Merimde Beni Salama

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Merimde culture — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

Merimde Beni Salama

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Ngwenya Mine — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

Ngwenya Mine

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Old Dongola — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

Old Dongola

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Sun Temple of Niuserre — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

Abu Ghurab Sun Temple of Niuserre

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitepcma.uw.edu.pl

Old Dongola — Polish Centre

Włodzimierz Godlewski · 2013 · Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology

Old Dongola

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2013Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Ngwenya Mine — UNESCO Tentative

UNESCO · 2008 · UNESCO

Ngwenya Mine

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2008Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Ancient Kano City Walls — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

Coordinates 11°57′N 8°29′E

Ancient Kano City Walls

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Birnin Gazargamu — Pleiades

Pleiades · 2023 · ISAW

Birnin Gazargamu

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Birnin Gazargamu — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

Birnin Gazargamu

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitetripomatic.com

Dala Hill — Tripomatic and HikersBay

HikersBay · 2023 · HikersBay

Dala Hill

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Dala Hill — Wikipedia subset Kano history

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

Dala Hill

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Deir el-Ballas — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

Deir el-Ballas

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Dufuna Canoe — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2023 · Wikipedia

Dufuna Canoe

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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