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Ancient villages matching “France”

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Verified1,171 Widely accepted138 Contested3 Hypothetical13 Unverified0 Pseudoarchaeology0

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Ancient villages1,325 Tells496 Mounds413 Buried cities307 Archaeological wonders234 Settlements120

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🇹🇷Turkey208 🇺🇸United States127 🇮🇳India93 🇸🇾Syria87 🇬🇧United Kingdom67

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Partially excavated571 Excavated419 Excavation ongoing222 Not applicable93 Buried10

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ancient village554 tell330 neolithic136 buried city102 stratigraphy101 ceramics100 chalcolithic59

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“France”

Ancient villages

◌Hypothetical

🇫🇷 France · Ancient village

Jomon Ancient Village — Nouvelle-Aquitaine Annex 430

Jomon · Jomon

Jomon ancient-village at Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

◌Hypothetical

🇫🇷 France · Ancient village

Harappan Ancient Village — Nouvelle-Aquitaine Annex 409

Harappan · Harappan

Harappan ancient-village at Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

◌Hypothetical

🇫🇷 France · Ancient village

Harappan Ancient Village — Nouvelle-Aquitaine Annex 444

Harappan · Harappan

Harappan ancient-village at Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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🇧🇪 Belgium · Ancient village

Spiennes Neolithic Flint Mines

Neolithic (4300–2300 BCE) · Michelsberg and Seine-Oise-Marne

Largest and earliest Neolithic flint mining complex in Europe, extending over 100 ha on the Campine chalk near Mons.