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Widely accepted, unexcavated rock-cut sites

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🇹🇭 Thailand · Rock-cut

Chashma Dara Rock-Cut Complex

Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) · Ancestral Pueblo

Chashma Dara Rock-Cut Complex in Buriram Province, Thailand is a Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) rock_cut attributed to Ancestral Pueblo culture.

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🇸🇾 Syria · Rock-cut

Emesa — South Rock-Cut Tomb Niche (Homs)

Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Rock-cut tradition

Emesa — South Rock-Cut Tomb Niche (Homs) in Homs, Homs Old City, Emesa, Syria is a Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Rock-cut tra…

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🇬🇹 Guatemala · Rock-cut

Avenue-Tel Kistvaen Rock-Cut Complex

Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) · Yayoi

Avenue-Tel Kistvaen Rock-Cut Complex in Petén, Guatemala is a Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Yayoi culture.