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Temple Wood Stone Circles — Kilmartin — Wikipedia & National Heritage List

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Temple Wood Stone Circles — Kilmartin

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

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Whitehills Stone Circle — Monymusk — Wikipedia & National Heritage List

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023 · Wikimedia Foundation

Whitehills Stone Circle — Monymusk

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Articledoi.org

Aflaj Al Ain — Ancillary Falaj North (Oman/UAE Border) — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Aflaj Al Ain — Ancillary Falaj North (Oman/UAE Border)

Aflaj Al Ain — Ancillary Falaj North (Oman/UAE Border)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Barrage? Actually Kasbah Taourirt Ancillary North (Tadla, Morocco) — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Barrage? Actually Kasbah Taourirt Ancillary North (Tadla, Morocco)

Barrage? Actually Kasbah Taourirt Ancillary North (Tadla, Morocco)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Khui Rat Buri? Actually Ancient Canal North (Ratchaburi, Thailand) — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Khui Rat Buri? Actually Ancient Canal North (Ratchaburi, Thailand)

Khui Rat Buri? Actually Ancient Canal North (Ratchaburi, Thailand)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Minab — Ancient Canal North (Hormozgan, Iran) — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Minab — Ancient Canal North (Hormozgan, Iran)

Minab — Ancient Canal North (Hormozgan, Iran)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Qanat-e Zarch — Ancillary Shaft North (Yazd, Iran) — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Qanat-e Zarch — Ancillary Shaft North (Yazd, Iran)

Qanat-e Zarch — Ancillary Shaft North (Yazd, Iran)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Sadd el-Kafara — Ancillary Spillway North (Wadi Garawi, Egypt) — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Sadd el-Kafara — Ancillary Spillway North (Wadi Garawi, Egypt)

Sadd el-Kafara — Ancillary Spillway North (Wadi Garawi, Egypt)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Shushtar — Ancient Bridge-Weir North (Khuzestan, Iran) — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Shushtar — Ancient Bridge-Weir North (Khuzestan, Iran)

Shushtar — Ancient Bridge-Weir North (Khuzestan, Iran)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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