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Excavation ongoing hamlets

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Ancient village

Knap of Howar South House

Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) · Neolithic

Knap of Howar South House in Orkney, Papa Westray, United Kingdom is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic.

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🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient village

Knossos Caravanserai South House

Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) · Neolithic

Knossos Caravanserai South House in Crete, Knossos, Greece is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic.