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Journal articledoi.org

Upano Valley sites — lidar garden urbanism (Sangay/Kilamope)

Stéphen Rostain, Antoine Dorison et al. · 2024 · Science

2024 lidar Upano 2°07′54″S 78°06′19″W

Upano — Kilamope East Plateau Lidar City (Sangay / Upano Valley)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitehonorfrostfoundation.org

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A Virtual Tour and 3D Presentation of Berenike Red Sea Port (23°54′42.9″N 35°28′25.9″E)

Honor Frost Foundation · 2023 · Honor Frost

Coordinate and 3D lagoon mapping

Berenike Troglodytica — Northern Lagoon Extension Harbour

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteculturalheritageonline.com

Archaeological Park of Sibari — CulturalHeritageOnline 39.7181N 16.4915E

CulturalHeritageOnline · 2023

Park coordinate and three superimposed cities

Sybaris — Trapezoid Trench Buried Second City (Sybaris–Thurii–Copia)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteglobalnationalparks.com

Sierra de las Quijadas National Park — Argentine National Parks Administration

Administración de Parques Nacionales · 2023 · APN

Coordinate -32.55083333 -67.06416667 and Potrero description

Sierra de las Quijadas — Potrero de la Aguada Enigmatic Walls

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Hermonassa OSM — Pleiades

Pleiades · 2022 · ISAW NYU

Hermonassa — Submerged Harbour and Lower Town (Taman / Tuzla)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Kepoi — Pleiades

Pleiades · 2022 · ISAW NYU

Pleiades coordinate 3 km E of Phanagoria

Kepoi — Aphrodite Sanctuary and Eastern Submerged Necropolis (Taman)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Marea — Kom el-Qala

Pleiades · 2022 · ISAW NYU

Coordinate Lake Mariout south shore

Marea — Lake Mareotis Western Harbour Submerged (Phi loxene)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websiteancientportsantiques.com

Quseir al-Qadim — Ancient Ports Red Sea

Ancient Ports Antiques · 2022

Catalogue twin basins 8 km N of Quseir

Quseir al-Qadim — Southern Roman Anchorage Extension

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitetrismegistos.org

TM Places Hermonassa

Trismegistos · 2022

Hermonassa — Submerged Harbour and Lower Town (Taman / Tuzla)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Tauric Chersonesos — Pleiades

Pleiades · 2022 · ISAW NYU

Chersonesos Taurica — Quarantine Bay Western Harbour Submerged

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Wadi al-Jarf — Pleiades 420811320

Pleiades · 2022 · ISAW NYU

Ayn Sukhna — Pharaonic Red Sea Harbour (Wadi al-Jarf / Ayn Sukhna Bay)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepaulturner-mitchell.com

Archaeological Museum Gorgippia — the only ancient city studied in Russia

Paulturner-Mitchell · 2021

Museum coordinate 44.896262N 37.310507E

Gorgippia — Submerged Harbour Quarter (Anapa Bay)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Paperancientportsantiques.com

Berenike Troglodytica — Ancient Ports of Trade on the Red Sea Coasts

Małgorzata Kotarba-Morley · 2019 · Ancient Ports Antiques

Berenike 23°54.62′N 35°28.42′E twin lagoons

Berenike Troglodytica — Northern Lagoon Extension Harbour

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

Journal articleri.conicet.gov.ar

Diversity and conservational status of vascular plants of Sierra de las Quijadas National Park

CONICET Digital · 2018 · CONICET

Potrero de la Aguada 4000 ha large erosive depression north Sierra

Sierra de las Quijadas — Potrero de la Aguada Enigmatic Walls

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2018Open source

Reportancientportsantiques.com

Ancient Ports Catalogue — Sindian Coast

Arthur de Graauw · 2016 · Ancient Ports Antiques

Chain Bata-Toricos-Gorgippia

Toricos — Toretae Harbour South of Gorgippia (Anapa Cape)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2016Open source

Reportancientportsantiques.com

Catalogue of Potential Ancient Ports in the Black Sea — Bata

Arthur de Graauw · 2016 · Ancient Ports Antiques

Bata coordinate 44.72333N 37.793801E

Bata (Batskoe Gorodishche) — Harbour of the Toretae (Sindian Coast)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2016Open source

Websitevici.org

Gorgippia — Vici.org Open Air Museum

Vici.org · 2016 · Vici.org

Coordinate 44.89608N 37.310276E

Gorgippia — Submerged Harbour Quarter (Anapa Bay)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2016Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora — UNESCO World Heritage

UNESCO · 2013 · UNESCO

UNESCO listing and Chora harbours

Chersonesos Taurica — Quarantine Bay Western Harbour Submerged

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2013Open source

Websitelivescience.com

World's Oldest Harbor Discovered in Egypt

Pierre Tallet · 2013 · LiveScience / Discovery News

Wadi al-Jarf 112 miles south of Suez

Ayn Sukhna — Pharaonic Red Sea Harbour (Wadi al-Jarf / Ayn Sukhna Bay)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2013Open source

Journal articledoi.org

Locating the Harbour: Myos Hormos/Quseir al-Qadim

Lucy Blue · 2007 · Intl Journal Nautical Archaeology

Harbour siltation curves for Myos Hormos system

Myos Hormos — Mangrove Lagoon Harbour at Marsa Nakari (Aphrodite Port)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2007Open source

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