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Widely accepted world heritage places tagged “earthwork”

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🇹🇳 Tunisia · Earthwork

Earthworks of Lake

Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine

Earthworks of Lake in Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) earthwork attributed to Byzantine culture.

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🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork

Poverty Point Mound B Summit

Formative to Mississippian (1500 BCE–1500 CE) · Woodland–Mississippian

Poverty Point Mound B Summit in Louisiana, West Carroll Parish, United States is a Formative to Mississippian (1500 BCE–1500 CE) earthwork attributed to Woodland–Mississippian.