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Excavation ongoing ancient cities matching “Ancash”

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Verified2,060 Widely accepted324 Contested8 Hypothetical141 Unverified0 Pseudoarchaeology8

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Ancient cities2,541 Archaeological wonders384 Tells345 Temple complexes282 Buried cities261 Ancient ports

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Partially excavated1,251 Excavation ongoing405 Excavated388 Not applicable265 Submerged116 Buried

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ancient city1,068 wikipedia sourced247 bronze age132 unesco100 submerged99 harbour85 maya

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🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Sechin Bajo Plaza Circular

Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Sechin Bajo Plaza Circular in Ancash, Sechín Bajo, Peru is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.

🇵🇪 Peru · Megalith

Castillo de Huarmey — Wari Imperial Mausoleum

Wari Middle Horizon 600–1000 CE · Wari (Huari imperial)

Wari mausoleum 64 tombs gold queens 600–800 CE, intact 2012.