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Vikrampura — Bull Temple Ancillary Mandapa (Munshiganj) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Vikrampura — Bull Temple Ancillary Mandapa (Munshiganj)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Xanthos — Nereid Column Terrace North — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Xanthos — Nereid Column Terrace North

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Çavuştepe — Upper Citadel Store Room (Urartu) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Çavuştepe — Upper Citadel Store Room (Urartu)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Lothal — Dockyard Ancillary Wharf North — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Lothal — Dockyard Ancillary Wharf North

Lothal — Dockyard Ancillary Wharf North

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Patara — Lighthouse Ancillary Wharf North (Lycian) — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Patara — Lighthouse Ancillary Wharf North (Lycian)

Patara — Lighthouse Ancillary Wharf North (Lycian)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Ancillary Basin — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Ancillary Basin

Sagalassos — Antonine Nymphaeum Ancillary Basin

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Xanthos — Nereid Column Terrace North — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Xanthos — Nereid Column Terrace North

Xanthos — Nereid Column Terrace North

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Dholavira — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Dholavira — North Gate West Flanking Tower (Kutch)

Dholavira — North Gate West Flanking Tower (Kutch)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Nalanda — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Nalanda — Monastery 6 Ancillary Courtyard

Nalanda — Monastery 6 Ancillary Courtyard

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Perge — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Perge — South Gate Courtyard Niche

Perge — South Gate Courtyard Niche

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Pundranagara — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Pundranagara — East Rampart Gate (Mahasthangarh)

Pundranagara — East Rampart Gate (Mahasthangarh)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Taxila — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Taxila — Sirkap North Block Dwelling (Gandhara)

Taxila — Sirkap North Block Dwelling (Gandhara)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Amman Citadel — Roman Temple Podium Niche — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Amman Citadel — Roman Temple Podium Niche

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Beçin Castle — Chapel North Wing (Milas) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Beçin Castle — Chapel North Wing (Milas)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Dara (Anastasiopolis) — Cistern West Arch — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Dara (Anastasiopolis) — Cistern West Arch

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Didyma — Apollo Temple Adyton North Column — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Didyma — Apollo Temple Adyton North Column

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Ephesus — Terrace House 2 Peristyle Court East — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Ephesus — Terrace House 2 Peristyle Court East

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Gordion — Citadel Gate South (Midas Mound) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Gordion — Citadel Gate South (Midas Mound)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Göbekli Tepe — Enclosure F Pillar 43 Niche — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Göbekli Tepe — Enclosure F Pillar 43 Niche

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Harran — University North Lecture Hall (Ruha) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Harran — University North Lecture Hall (Ruha)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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