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Verified194 Widely accepted3 Contested2 Hypothetical2 Unverified0 Pseudoarchaeology0

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Settlements201 Ancient villages120 Ancient cities66 Tells40 Mounds33 Buried cities21

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🇹🇷Turkey24 🇬🇧United Kingdom16 🇺🇸United States14 🇯🇴Jordan14 🇺🇦Ukraine12

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Partially excavated96 Excavated64 Excavation ongoing33 Unexcavated4 Buried3 Not applicable1

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ancient city49 ancient village39 neolithic20 chalcolithic12 classical12 medieval12 pueblo

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🇨🇦 Canada · Ancient village

Village of Necropolis

Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) · Yayoi

Village of Necropolis in British Columbia, Canada is a Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) ancient village attributed to Yayoi culture.

🇹🇭 Thailand · Ancient village

Easton Rock Ancient Village

Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) · Roman

Easton Rock Ancient Village in Buriram Province, Thailand is a Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Roman culture.

🇱🇾 Libya · Ancient village

Village of Wick Ford

Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical

Village of Wick Ford in Fezzan, Libya is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Classical culture.

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🇱🇾 Libya · Ancient village

Village of Necropolis-Pur

Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid

Village of Necropolis-Pur in Fezzan, Libya is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) ancient village attributed to Ubaid culture.