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Pantikapaion — Wikipedia Kerch Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023

Pantikapaion (Ancient Greek: Παντικάπαιον Pantikapaion, from Scythian *Pantikapa 'fish-path'; Latin: Panticapaeum) was an ancient Greek city on the eastern shore of Crimea, which the Greeks called…

Pantikapaion — Mithridates Harbour North Mole (Kerch Bay) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Phanagoria — Wikipedia 45°16′37″N 36°57′58″E

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023

Phanagoria (Ancient Greek: Φαναγόρεια, romanized: Phanagóreia; Russian: Фанагория, romanized: Fanagoriya) was the largest ancient Greek city on the Taman Peninsula, spread over two plateaus along the…

Phanagoria — Tuzla Spit Western Anchorage (Taman Peninsula)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Akoris Tihna el-Gabal Egypt — Pleiades and Kawanishi survey 28.598N 30.782E

Pleiades · 2022

Akoris — Northern Quarry Harbour at Tihna el-Gabal North (Nile Quarry Port) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websiteancientportsantiques.com

Ancient Ports in the Red Sea — Myos Hormos Quseir al-Qadim 8 km north of Quseir

AncientPortsAntiques · 2022

Myos Hormos — Northern Anchorage at Marsa Nakari Mangrove (Marsa Alam North) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Antinoopolis Sheikh Ibada Egypt — Pleiades 786009

Pleiades · 2022

Antinoopolis — Southern Necropolis Harbour at Sheikh Ibada South (Antinoe South) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Marea Lake Mareotis 30.995N 29.645E — Pleiades Marea

Pleiades · 2022

Marea — Eastern Pharos Harbour at Lake Mareotis East (Abu Mina South) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Narmouthis Medinet Ghoran Fayum — Pleiades 736345

Pleiades · 2022

Narmouthis — Crocodile Temple Quarter at Medinat Ghoran (Fayum Central) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Soknopaiou Nesos Dime Fayum 29.545N 30.665E Lake Moeris — Pleiades

Pleiades · 2022

Soknopaiou Nesos — Northern Lagoon Harbour at Dime (Lake Moeris North) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Tebtunis Umm el-Baragat Fayum — Pleiades 736070

Pleiades · 2022

Tebtunis — Southern Sobek Temple Quarter at Umm el-Baragat South (Fayum South) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websiteculturalheritageonline.com

Sibari Archaeological Park — CulturalHeritageOnline 39.7181N 16.4915E and 2021 GPR southern stoa

CulturalHeritageOnline, Sibari Park · 2021

Sybaris — Crati Delta Southern Stoa Buried Quarter (Sibari South)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Websiteuniversiteitleiden.nl

Ayn Sukhna pharaonic harbour 2600–1300 BC Sinai expeditions — Leiden NVIC diary 2019

Leiden University NVIC · 2019

Ayn Sukhna — Galala Harbour at Wadi al-Jarf North Anchorage (Pharaonic) — v2

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Fujinoki Tomb — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia

The Fujinoki Kofun (藤ノ木古墳) is an Asuka period burial mound, located in the town of Ikaruga, Nara in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1991.

Fujinoki Kofun Ikaruga

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Hashihaka Kofun — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia

The Hashihaka kofun (箸墓古墳) is a megalithic tomb (kofun) located in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Makimuku Keyhole Kofun

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Yoshinogari site — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia

Coords 33.3256N 130.3867E

Yoshinogari Saga Moated Settlement

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Silk Roads: Chang'an–Tianshan Corridor — Chuy Valley

UNESCO · 2014 · UNESCO

Chuy Valley Sogdian network context

Navekat Krasnaya Rechka City

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2014Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an–Tianshan Corridor — UNESCO 1142

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2014 · UNESCO

Suyab Ak-Beshim 42.80194N 75.20333E

Ak-Beshim Chu Valley City

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2014Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Ban Chiang — UNESCO World Heritage 575

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 1992 · UNESCO

Coords 17.406N 103.228E and painted pottery

Ban Chiang Udon Thani

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1992Open source

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Balathal — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia

Balathal is an archaeological site located in Vallabhnagar tehsil of Udaipur district of Rajasthan state in western India.

Balathal Chalcolithic Mound

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Begram — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia

Coords 34.96611N 69.25472E

Begram Bagram Kushan City

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Bharhut — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia

Bharhut is a village in the Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, central India. It is known for a Buddhist stupa, unique in that each panel is explicitly labelled in Brahmi characters saying what the…

Bharhut Satna Stupa

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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