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Every claim in the atlas points somewhere. This is where those trails lead: excavation reports and journal papers, the books that defined a site, plus news, films and podcasts sent in by members and checked before they appear.

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Herculaneum — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2023 · UNESCO

Official UNESCO listing and criteria

Herculaneum

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Jericho – Tell es-Sultan — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2023 · UNESCO

Official UNESCO listing and criteria

Jericho – Tell es-Sultan

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor & Terracotta Army — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2023 · UNESCO

Official UNESCO listing and criteria

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor & Terracotta Army

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2023 · UNESCO

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Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Pueblo Bonito (Chaco Canyon) — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2023 · UNESCO

Official UNESCO listing and criteria

Pueblo Bonito (Chaco Canyon)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Pyramid of Kukulkán (El Castillo) — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2023 · UNESCO

Official UNESCO listing and criteria

Pyramid of Kukulkán (El Castillo)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Pyramid of the Moon — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2023 · UNESCO

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Pyramid of the Moon

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Tikal Temple IV — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2023 · UNESCO

Official UNESCO listing and criteria

Tikal Temple IV

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Troy (Hisarlik) — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2023 · UNESCO

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Troy (Hisarlik)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Çatalhöyük — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2023 · UNESCO

Official UNESCO listing and criteria

Çatalhöyük

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1997 · UNESCO

Pompeii

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1997Open source

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Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan - UNESCO

UNESCO · 1987 · UNESCO

Pyramid of the Sun

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1987Open source

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Petra — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1985 · UNESCO

Petra

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1985Open source

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Mohenjo-Daro: An Ancient Indus Valley Metropolis

UNESCO · 1980 · UNESCO

Mohenjo-daro

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1980Open source

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Memphis and its Necropolis — the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1979 · UNESCO

Bosnian Pyramid Complex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1979Open source

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Memphis and its Necropolis — the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1979 · UNESCO

Cochasquí Pyramids

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1979Open source

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Memphis and its Necropolis — the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1979 · UNESCO

Calakmul

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1979Open source

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Memphis and its Necropolis — the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1979 · UNESCO

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor & Terracotta Army

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1979Open source

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Memphis and its Necropolis — the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1979 · UNESCO

Caral-Supe Pyramids

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1979Open source

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Memphis and its Necropolis — the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur — UNESCO

UNESCO · 1979 · UNESCO

El Mirador – La Danta Pyramid

From the atlas bibliography · Published 1979Open source

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