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Italy

77 places in the atlas, 10 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Archaeological wonders24
Ancient cities22
Submerged sites19
Ancient ports17
Buried cities14
Megaliths13
Temple complexes12
Nuraghes7
Giants tombs5
Rock art sites4
Ancient villages2
Contested sites2

How well established

Verified74
Accepted1
Contested1
Pseudo1

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Pozzuoli Bay5
Sardinia, Gallura, Arzachena3
Sardinia, Olbia-Tempio3
Sardinia, Sassari3
Sicily3
Campania2

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Verified74 Widely accepted1

Italy Region 6

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Sardinia, Medio Campidano, Barumini2

Sardinia, Sassari, Torralba2

Calabria, Reggio Calabria1

Calabria, Sibari Plain, Crati River northern levee, Sybaris-Thurii-Copia overlap north1

Calabria, Sibari Plain, Crati delta1

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1

Pseudoarchaeology1

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Archaeological wonders24 Ancient cities22 Submerged sites19 Ancient ports17 Buried cities14 Megaliths13 Temple complexes12 Nuraghes7 Giants tombs5 Rock art sites4 Ancient villages2 Contested sites2 Harbour complexes2 Nuragics2

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Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage only

Excavation

Excavated22 Excavation ongoing21 Partially excavated17 Submerged11 Buried4 Not applicable2

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sardinia13 archaeological wonder8 buried city8 roman8 nuragic7 regional7 magna graecia6 sybaris6 copia5 crati5 dorics5 harbour5 megalithic5 multi period5 nuraghe5 sicily5 submerged city5 temple complex5

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🇮🇹 Italy · Rock art

Foppe di Nadro — Sector H Rock Panel

Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Palaeolithic to Iron Age

Foppe di Nadro — Sector H Rock Panel in Lombardy, Brescia, Ceto, Italy is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeo…