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🇪🇸 Spain · Megalith

Dolmen de Menga Annex Sector 95

Neolithic (3800-2500 BCE) · Iberian Neolithic

Dolmen de Menga Annex Sector 95 in Andalusia, Spain is a Neolithic (3800-2500 BCE) megalithic.

🇪🇸 Spain · Megalith

Dolmen de Menga Annex Sector 97

Neolithic (3800-2500 BCE) · Iberian Neolithic

Dolmen de Menga Annex Sector 97 in Andalusia, Spain is a Neolithic (3800-2500 BCE) megalithic.

🇺🇸 United States · Ancient village

Inscription House — Kayenta Cliff Storage Spring

Kayenta Ancestral Pueblo (1250–1300 CE) + inscriptions 1661 Nieves, 1930s cowboys · Kayenta / Navajo / Spanish

Inscription House closed since 1968, Kayenta 1270 pueblo with Spanish 1661 nieves inscription.

🇺🇸 United States · Rock art

Nampaweap Rock Art — Grand Canyon Parashant

Archaic to Ancestral Puebloan (3000 BCE–1300 CE) · Southern Paiute / Ancestral Puebloan

Parashant Nampaweap recorded by Peel 1970s, Puebloan pilgrimage trail markers to Grand Canyon.

🇵🇪 Peru · Tell

Neolithic Tell — Huanuco Annex 452

Neolithic · Neolithic

Neolithic tell at Huanuco.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 11

Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 11 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 12

Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 12 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 33

Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 33 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 42

Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 42 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 43

Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 43 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 45

Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 45 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 60

Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 60 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 69

Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 69 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 73

Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 73 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 76

Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 76 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 79

Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 79 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 90

Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 90 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 92

Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 92 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 96

Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 96 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.

🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 98

Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) · Irish Iron Age

Tullaghoge Fort Sector 98 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 103

Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 103 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 109

Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 109 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 135

Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 135 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 143

Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu

Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 143 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.

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