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La Quemada — Wikipedia

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La Quemada Archaeological Zone

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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Labná Archaeological Zone — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Labná Archaeological Zone

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Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site — Wikipedia

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Marksville State Historic Site

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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Sayil — Wikipedia

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Sayil was a pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal Classic period. It is located in the Mexican state of Yucatán, in the southwest of the state, south of Uxmal.

Sayil Archaeological Zone

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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Tzintzuntzan — Wikipedia

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Tzintzuntzan Archaeological Zone (Las Yácatas)

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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Wickliffe Mounds — Wikipedia

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Wickliffe Mounds (15 BA 4) is a prehistoric, Mississippian culture archaeological site located in Ballard County, Kentucky, just outside the town of Wickliffe, about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the…

Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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Xochicalco Archaeological Zone — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Xochicalco Archaeological Zone

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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Xochicalco — Wikipedia

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Xochicalco (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ʃot͡ʃiˈkaɬko] ) is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Miacatlán in the western part of the Mexican state of Morelos.

Xochicalco Archaeological Zone

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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Fort Ancient Earthworks — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Fort Ancient Earthworks

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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Fort Hill State Memorial — Wikipedia

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Fort Hill Earthwork and Nature Preserve

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High Bank Works — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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High Bank Works

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Kin Bineola (Kin Binola) — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Kin Bineola (Kin Binola)

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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Kolomoki Mounds — Wikipedia

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Kolomoki Mounds Historic Park

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Pueblo Pintado (Red House) — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Pueblo Pintado (Red House)

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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Pueblo del Arroyo (Chaco Canyon) — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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Seip Earthworks — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Seip Earthworks

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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Town Creek Indian Mound — Wikipedia

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Town Creek Indian Mound

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves — Wikipedia

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The Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves (Chinese: 柏孜克里克千佛洞; pinyin: Bózīkèlǐkè Qiānfódòng; Uyghur: بزقلیق مىڭ ئۆيى) is a complex of Buddhist cave grottos dating from the 5th to 14th century between the…

Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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Bingling Temple — Wikipedia

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The Bingling Temple (simplified Chinese: 炳灵寺; traditional Chinese: 炳靈寺; pinyin: Bǐnglíng Sì) is a series of grottoes filled with Buddhist sculpture carved into natural caves and caverns in a canyon…

Bingling (Binglingsi) Grottoes

From the atlas bibliography · Sep 22, 2026Open source

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