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9,961 sources · Websites

Websiteicanh.gov.co

Parque Arqueológico Ciudad Perdida-Teyuna — Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia (ICANH)

ICANH · 2023 · ICANH

Official park details with terrace count and güaquero rediscovery

Ciudad Perdida (Teyuna) (Magdalena – Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteicanh.gov.co

Parque Arqueológico Nacional de Tierradentro — ICANH

ICANH · 2023 · ICANH

Official park with Segovia, Duende, Aguacate sectors

Tierradentro National Archaeological Park (Cauca – Tierradentro (eastern Cauca Andes, Paéz valley))

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteculturacusco.gob.pe

Parque Arqueológico de Pisac — Ministerio de Cultura del Perú (Dirección Cusco)

Dirección Desconcentrada de Cultura Cusco · 2023 · MINCUL Cusco

Official park details with Intihuatana and Qalla Q'asa

Písac (Písaq)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteicanh.gov.co

Parque Arqueológico de San Agustín — Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia (ICANH)

ICANH · 2023 · ICANH

Official park guide with Lavapatas fountain and Mesita maps

San Agustín Archaeological Park (Huila – Colombian Massif (Magdalena watershed))

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteiia.unam.mx

Proyecto Arqueológico San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán — UNAM

UNAM Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas · 2023 · UNAM

Official project site: 10 heads, drains, hilltop modification

San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitemiradorbasin.com

Proyecto Cuenca Mirador — FARES / Richard Hansen

Foundation for Anthropological Research and Environmental Studies · 2023 · FARES

Project page with Henequén, sacbe and basin urbanism hypothesis

El Tintal

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

San Agustín Archaeological Park — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2023 · UNESCO

UNESCO listing 1995; 500 statues across Mesitas A–D, Lavapatas

San Agustín Archaeological Park (Huila – Colombian Massif (Magdalena watershed))

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitenichbelize.org

Xunantunich — National Institute of Culture and History, Belize

NICH / Institute of Archaeology · 2023 · NICH

Official: El Castillo 40 m, frieze, ferry access

Xunantunich

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitebritannica.com

Ys – Encyclopaedia Britannica entry Douarnenez folklore

Britannica · 2023 · Britannica

Legend association summary

Ys (Ker-Is) – Drowned Breton City

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteinah.gob.mx

Zona Arqueológica La Venta — INAH

INAH · 2023 · INAH

Official zone: heads, Altar 4, basalt provenance 80 km

La Venta (Tabasco)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteinah.gob.mx

Zona Arqueológica de Cantona — INAH

INAH · 2023 · INAH

Official: 12 km², 24 ballcourts, 7,500 patios, dry-lava technique

Cantona

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteiflscience.com

The Phantom Island of Hy-Brasil – IFL Science

IFL Science · 2022 · IFL

1674 Nisbet and 1865 removal narrative

Hy-Brasil (Uí Bhreasail) – Phantom Island

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex — UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2021 · UNESCO

Inscription 2021; 13 towers and western/eastern observatories as criteria i & iv

Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Websitepucp.edu.pe

Chankillo: Archaeoastronomy in the Desert of Casma — Ivan Ghezzi Project

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú · 2020 · PUCP

Project page with excavation photos, tower model and agricultural calendar interpretation

Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

Websitenps.gov

Cibola – Seven Cities of Gold archaeological assessment

National Park Service – Coronado · 2020 · NPS

Cíbola – Seven Cities of Gold

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

Websitehistoricengland.org.uk

Isles of Scilly – Submerged historic environment

Historic England · 2020 · Historic England

Intertidal walls not Lyonesse but Holocene

Lyonesse – Arthurian Drowned Land

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Monte Verde Archaeological Site — UNESCO World Heritage Centre (Tentative List 1873)

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2004 · UNESCO

Tentative 2004 with coordinates 41°30'17"S 73°12'16"W and 14,800 BP significance

Monte Verde

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2004Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2024 · UNESCO

Sanchi Stupa Complex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Prambanan Temple Compounds - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · 2024 · UNESCO

Prambanan Temple Compounds

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteacomaskycity.org

Acoma Pueblo – Sky City Cultural Center

Pueblo of Acoma · 2023 · Acoma Pueblo

Official tribal site: history, tours, mission, Enchanted Mesa

Acoma Pueblo (Sky City)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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