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Excavated places tagged “amphitheatre”

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🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient village

Wadi Faynan WF16

Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (c.11600–10200 cal BP) · PPNA (Natufian → PPNB transition)

PPNA megasite (c.11.6–10.2 ka, Structure O75 20 m amphitheatre, 40 pithouses) at Faynan oasis.

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🇹🇳 Tunisia · Archaeological wonder

Amphitheatre of El Jem (Thysdrus)

Roman Imperial (c.230–238 CE under Gordian I/II) · Roman (Africano)

Largest amphitheatre in Africa and third-largest in Roman world: olive-oil city Thysdrus (later Gordian revolt 238 CE) built c.238 CE, 149×124 m outer axes, 65×39 m arena, 35,000 capacity seating…