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Excavated places tagged “ancient city” matching “Cusco”

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Verified779 Widely accepted41 Contested1 Hypothetical0 Unverified0 Pseudoarchaeology0

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Ancient cities821 Tells54 Settlements49 Archaeological wonders33 Ancient ports29

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🇵🇪Peru177 🇲🇽Mexico61 🇹🇷Turkey59 🇸🇾Syria40 🇮🇳India34

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Partially excavated471 Excavated221 Excavation ongoing92 Unexcavated30 Buried7

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ancient city821 bronze age118 bronze age urban55 classical24 maya24 medieval24 iron age21 minoan

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Temple complexes

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Fortified cities26

Fortified settlements26

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🇸🇩Sudan

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🇪🇬Egypt27

🇬🇷Greece23

🇮🇱Israel21

🇬🇹Guatemala17

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🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Pikillacta — Wari Planned Citadel Cuzco Basin

Wari (550–1100 CE) Cuzco expansion · Wari

Lucre Pikillacta excavated by McEwan 1990s, only Wari city completed, abandoned 1100.

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Choquequirao — Inca Eagle Nest Ridge City

Inca Imperial (1420–1536 CE; Tupac Inca Yupanqui) · Inca (Topa Inca)

Choquequirao explored by Bingham 1909 and García 1993–, llama terraces unique, Apurímac canyon 1500 m drop.