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Tell Hassuna Mound — Nineveh Region — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Tell Hassuna Mound — Nineveh Region

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Tell Hazna Mound — Syria Balikh — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Tell Hazna Mound — Syria Balikh

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Tell Leilan — Shekhna Mound Khabur — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Tell Leilan — Shekhna Mound Khabur

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Tell Mozan — Urkesh Pyramid Temple — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Tell Mozan — Urkesh Pyramid Temple

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Tell Sabi Abyad Mound — Balikh — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Tell Sabi Abyad Mound — Balikh

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Tell al-Hiba — Lagash Mound — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Tell al-Hiba — Lagash Mound

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Tell al-Ubaid Mound — Eridu Region — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Tell al-Ubaid Mound — Eridu Region

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Tell es-Sawwan Pyramidal Mound — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Tell es-Sawwan Pyramidal Mound

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Tepe Gawra Mound — Erbil Plain — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Tepe Gawra Mound — Erbil Plain

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Tepe Sialk Pyramidal Mound — Kashan — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Tepe Sialk Pyramidal Mound — Kashan

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Ur Ziggurat — Tell Muqayyar — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Ur Ziggurat — Tell Muqayyar

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Uruk

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Uruk Anu Ziggurat — Warka

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websitewhc.unesco.org

Dholavira: A Harappan City — UNESCO

UNESCO · 2021 · UNESCO

Dholavira Castle Mound — Khadirbet

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

Websitewhitelevy.fas.harvard.edu

Early Mesopotamian Urbanism at Tell Brak

Emberling, G. · 2012 · Harvard White & Levy Program

Tell Brak — Nagar/Nawar Mound

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2012Open source

Websiteegyptsites.wordpress.com

Qasr el-Sagha and Dimai

EgyptSites · 2009 · EgyptSites WordPress

Qasr el-Sagha Temple — Fayum North

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2009Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Abri du Pape at Brassempouy — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Abri du Pape at Brassempouy

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Allée Couverte de la Pierre Couvretière (Essé Variant) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Allée Couverte de la Pierre Couvretière (Essé Variant)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Belo Brdo — Vinča Type Site — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Belo Brdo — Vinča Type Site

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Belovode — Vinča Copper Settlement — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Belovode — Vinča Copper Settlement

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Dolmen de Kerguntuil (Trégastel) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Dolmen de Kerguntuil (Trégastel)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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