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🇧🇴 Bolivia · Megalith

Puma Punku South Platform Sector 991

Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE) · Tiwanaku

Puma Punku South Platform Sector 991 in Tiwanaku, Bolivia is a Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE) megalithic.

🇧🇴 Bolivia · Megalith

Puma Punku South Platform Sector 996

Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE) · Tiwanaku

Puma Punku South Platform Sector 996 in Tiwanaku, Bolivia is a Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE) megalithic.

🇧🇴 Bolivia · Megalith

Puma Punku South Platform Sector 998

Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE) · Tiwanaku

Puma Punku South Platform Sector 998 in Tiwanaku, Bolivia is a Tiwanaku (300-1000 CE) megalithic.

≈AcceptedUNESCO

🇨🇳 China · Megalith

Stele of Gwanggaeto — Ji'an Memorial Inscription

Goguryeo (414 CE erected) · Goguryeo (King Jangsu for Gwanggaeto)

Ji'an 414 CE stele re-discovered 1875, textual key to 4th-c Korea-Manchuria-Japan, UNESCO buffer.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 115

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 115 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 119

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 119 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 121

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 121 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 130

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 130 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 140

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 140 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 142

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 142 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 170

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 170 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 174

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 174 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 181

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 181 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 187

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 187 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 190

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 190 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 196

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 196 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 204

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 204 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 206

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 206 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 209

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 209 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 212

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 212 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 228

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 228 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 230

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 230 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 236

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 236 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 240

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 240 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

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