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Myndus 37°03'11N 27°14'00E

Wikipedia · 2023

Myndus () or Myndos (Greek: Μύνδος) was an ancient Dorian colony of Troezen, on the coast of Caria in Asia Minor (Turkey), sited on the Bodrum Peninsula, a few miles northwest of Halicarnassus.

Myndus – Drowned Carian Harbour at Gümüşlük

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Aigosthena 38°08'51N 23°13'36E Pleiades 579885

ISAW NYU · 2022

Aigosthena – Fortified Harbour of Megaris, Porto Germeno

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Pleiades 501550 Stryme

ISAW NYU · 2022

Stryme – Thasian Harbour on the Thracian Coast, Abdera

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitenauticalarch.org

Burgaz Harbors – Institute of Nautical Archaeology

INA · 2018

Knidos – Double Harbour of Cnidus (Datça Peninsula)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2018Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Pleiades 707617 Amathus

ISAW NYU · 2023

Amathus Harbour – Ancient Amathous Naval Basin, Cyprus

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Pleiades 599612 Kaunos

ISAW NYU · 2022

Kaunos – Silted Harbour of the Carian Port, Dalyan

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Chalcatzingo — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia

Chalcatzingo is a Mesoamerican archaeological site in the Valley of Morelos (municipality of Jantetelco) dating from the Formative Period of Mesoamerican chronology.

Chalcatzingo

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Memphis and its Necropolis — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1979 · Reports

Pyramid of Iput I — Queen of Teti

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1979Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Tel Dor — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia

Tel Dor (Hebrew: דוֹר or דאר, meaning "generation", "habitation") or Tell el-Burj, also Khirbet el-Burj in Arabic (lit.

Tel Dor

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Afrosiab — Archaeological Gazetteer entry

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Afrosiab (Afrasiyab)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Chanhudaro — Archaeological Gazetteer entry

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Chanhu-daro, a shorter form of Chanhun-jo-daro which in Sindhi means "the mound of Chanhun", is an archaeological site belonging to the Indus Valley civilization.

Chanhudaro

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Esan — Archaeological Gazetteer entry

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Esan or ESAN may refer to:

Esan Jomon Site

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Penjikent — Archaeological Gazetteer entry

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Penjikent (Ancient Panjakent)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Phimai — Archaeological Gazetteer entry

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Phimai (Thai: พิมาย) is a township (thesaban tambon) in Nakhon Ratchasima Province in northeast Thailand. As of 2005 the town had a population of 9,768.

Phimai Historical Park

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitekitano-jomon.jp

Washinoki Site — Kitano Jomon portal

Mori Town Board of Education · 2023 · Kitano Jomon

Washinoki Stone Circle

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Ancient Panjakent

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 1999 · UNESCO

Penjikent (Ancient Panjakent)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1999Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Alamgirpur — Archaeological Gazetteer entry

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Alamgirpur is an archaeological site of the Indus Valley Civilization that thrived along the Ganga-Yamuna Doab (c.

Alamgirpur

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Baror — Archaeological Gazetteer entry

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Baror is an archeological site in Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan, India. It belongs with ancient Indus Valley civilization. Pre Harappan and Harappan pottery has been found after excavation.