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Olduvai Gorge — Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2024

The Olduvai Gorge or Oldupai Gorge is a paleoanthropological site in northern Tanzania. Many sites exposed by the gorge have proven invaluable in furthering understanding of early human evolution.

Olduvai Gorge — Cradle of Humankind

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Senegambian stone circles — Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2024

Wassu coordinates verification

Stone Circles of Senegambia — Wassu Complex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Senegambian stone circles — Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2024

Kerbatch Stone Circles — Senegambian Megaliths

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Senegambian stone circles — Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2024

Sine Ngayène — Largest Senegambian Stone Circles

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitemindat.org

Sterkfontein caves — Mindat maps

Mindat · 2024

LatLon maps 26°03′S 27°42′E

Sterkfontein Caves — Cradle of Humankind

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Sterkfontein — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Sterkfontein Caves — Cradle of Humankind

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

OSM location of Stèle de Keskessē: Pleiades

Pleiades · 2023

Keskese — Aksumite Ritual Complex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Idanre Hills — UNESCO Tentative

UNESCO · 2007 · UNESCO

Idanre Hills — Oke Idanre Cultural Landscape

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2007Open source

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Ikom Monoliths — UNESCO Tentative 2007

UNESCO · 2007 · UNESCO

Ikom Monoliths — Alok Akwanshi Stone Field

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2007Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Stone Circles of Senegambia — UNESCO

UNESCO · 2006 · UNESCO

Stone Circles of Senegambia — Wassu Complex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2006Open source

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Nzulezo Stilt Village — UNESCO Tentative

UNESCO · 2000 · UNESCO

Tentative listing and coordinates

Nzulezo — Stilt Village on Lake Tadane

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2000Open source

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Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1981 · UNESCO

UNESCO listing and coordinates

Songo Mnara — Swahili Stone Town

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1981Open source

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Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1979 · UNESCO

Fasil Ghebbi — Royal Enclosure of Gondar

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1979Open source

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Forts and Castles, Volta — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1979 · UNESCO

UNESCO 34 listing and coordinates

Elmina Castle — São Jorge da Mina

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1979Open source

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Cernavodă — Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2024 · Wikimedia

The Cernavodă culture, ca. 4000–3200, is a late Copper Age archaeological culture distributed along the lower Eastern Bug River and Danube and along the coast of the Black Sea and somewhat inland,…

Cernavodă Tell — Axioupolis Danube Tell

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Harar — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Harar (Harari: ሀረር / Old Harari: هَرَرْ; Amharic: ሐረር; Oromo: Adare Biyyo; Somali: Harar; Arabic: هرر), known historically by the indigenous as Harar-Gey or simply Gey (Harari: ጌይ, Old Harari: ݘٛىيْ,…

Harar Jugol — Fortified Historic Town

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Hăbășești — Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2024 · Wikimedia

Hăbășești Settlement — Cucuteni A Hilltop Fortified Village

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Karanovo Tell — Wikipedia

Wikipedia · 2024 · Wikimedia

The Karanovo culture (Bulgarian: Карановска култура, romanized: Karanovska kultura) is a Neolithic culture (Karanovo I-III ca.

Karanovo Tell — Southeast Nova Zagora Type-Site

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Ovcharovo-Gorata — Encyclopedia of Early Balkan

Wikipedia · 2024 · Wikimedia

Ovcharovo may refer to: In Bulgaria (written in Cyrillic as Овчарово): Ovcharovo, Dobrich Province - a village in Dobritchka municipality, Dobrich Province Ovcharovo, Haskovo Province - a village in…

Ovcharovo Tell — Targovishte Ritual House Tell

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Qohaito — Wikipedia

Wikipedia contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Qohaito (Tigrinya: ቆሓይቶ) or Koloe was a major ancient city in what is now the Debub region of Eritrea. It was a pre-Aksumite settlement that thrived during the Aksumite period.

Qohaito — Ancient Highland Town

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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