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Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Tepe Guran — heritage gazetteer / Pleiades

Heritage Gazetteer · 2024 · Pleiades / ISAW

Tepe Guran

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Tureng Tepe — heritage gazetteer / Pleiades

Heritage Gazetteer · 2024 · Pleiades / ISAW

Tureng Tepe

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Carchemish Outer Town — heritage gazetteer / Pleiades

Heritage Gazetteer · 2024 · Pleiades / ISAW

Carchemish Outer Town

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Domuztepe — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Domuztepe (Kahramanmaraş Province, Türkoğlu District, Maraş Plain)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Hacılar Höyük — heritage gazetteer / Pleiades

Heritage Gazetteer · 2024 · Pleiades / ISAW

Hacılar Höyük

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Kazane Höyük — heritage gazetteer / Pleiades

Heritage Gazetteer · 2024 · Pleiades / ISAW

Kazane Höyük

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Keşan Höyük — heritage gazetteer / Pleiades

Heritage Gazetteer · 2024 · Pleiades / ISAW

Keşan Höyük

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Kovuklukaya Höyük — heritage gazetteer / Pleiades

Heritage Gazetteer · 2024 · Pleiades / ISAW

Kovuklukaya Höyük

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Menteşe Höyük — heritage gazetteer / Pleiades

Heritage Gazetteer · 2024 · Pleiades / ISAW

Menteşe Höyük

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Salat Camii Yanı — heritage gazetteer / Pleiades

Heritage Gazetteer · 2024 · Pleiades / ISAW

Salat Camii Yanı

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Sarepta — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Sarepta (near modern Sarafand, Lebanon) was a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast between Sidon and Tyre, also known biblically as Zarephath.

Sarepta (Sarafand)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Tell Taban (Ṭābetu) — heritage gazetteer / Pleiades

Heritage Gazetteer · 2024 · Pleiades / ISAW

Tell Taban (Ṭābetu)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Tilbeşar Höyük — heritage gazetteer / Pleiades

Heritage Gazetteer · 2024 · Pleiades / ISAW

Tilbeşar Höyük

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Ulucak Höyük — heritage gazetteer / Pleiades

Heritage Gazetteer · 2024 · Pleiades / ISAW

Ulucak Höyük

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Şeyh Höyük (Kilis) — heritage gazetteer / Pleiades

Heritage Gazetteer · 2024 · Pleiades / ISAW

Şeyh Höyük (Kilis)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitenit-istanbul.org

Barcın Höyük project — Netherlands Institute

Netherlands Institute in Turkey · 2023 · NIT

Barcın Höyük

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitexronos.ch

Tell Fadous-Kfarabida — XRONOS

XRONOS · 2023 · XRONOS

Tell Fadous-Kfarabida

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Andean Early Horizon Hydraulic — Brittany #4167 — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO · 2023 · UNESCO

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Avaris Tell el-Dab'a 30°47'15N 31°49'19E

Wikipedia · 2024

Avaris (Egyptian: ḥw.t wꜥr.t, sometimes hut-waret; Ancient Greek: Αὔαρις, romanized: Auaris; Greek: Άβαρις, romanized: Avaris; Egyptian Arabic: اڤاريس, romanized: Avaris) was the Hyksos capital of…

Avaris – Hyksos Harbour Capital at Tell el-Dab'a

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Buto Tell el-Fara'in 31°11'51N 30°44'27E

Wikipedia · 2024

Buto (Ancient Greek: Βουτώ, Arabic: بوتو, Butu), Bouto, Butus (Ancient Greek: Βοῦτος, Boutos) or Butosus was a city that the Ancient Egyptians called Per-Wadjet.

Buto – Buried Harbour of the Cobra Goddess Wadjet, Tell el-Fara'in

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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