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Susa — Apadana North Column Base — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Susa — Apadana North Column Base

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Tepe Sialk — South Mound Burial Terrace (Kashan) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Tepe Sialk — South Mound Burial Terrace (Kashan)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Yinxu — Royal Tomb Xibeigang West Pit (Anyang) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Yinxu — Royal Tomb Xibeigang West Pit (Anyang)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Gonur Depe — Royal Necropolis Tomb 3220 — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Gonur Depe — Royal Necropolis Tomb 3220

Gonur Depe — Royal Necropolis Tomb 3220

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Mehrgarh — Period II Communal Granary — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Mehrgarh — Period II Communal Granary

Mehrgarh — Period II Communal Granary

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Mohenjo-daro — Great Bath Ancillary Drain — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Mohenjo-daro — Great Bath Ancillary Drain

Mohenjo-daro — Great Bath Ancillary Drain

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Pasargadae — Cyrus Tomb Platform Ancillary — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Pasargadae — Cyrus Tomb Platform Ancillary

Pasargadae — Cyrus Tomb Platform Ancillary

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Sannai-Maruyama — Six Pillar Building (Aomori, Jomon) — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Sannai-Maruyama — Six Pillar Building (Aomori, Jomon)

Sannai-Maruyama — Six Pillar Building (Aomori, Jomon)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Yinxu — Royal Tomb Xibeigang West Pit (Anyang) — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Yinxu — Royal Tomb Xibeigang West Pit (Anyang)

Yinxu — Royal Tomb Xibeigang West Pit (Anyang)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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