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Verified places tagged “colonial”

2 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

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🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient city

Thuburnica (Sidi Ali Belgacem)

Roman (Late Republic to Late Antiquity; peak 1st–3rd c. CE) · Roman (Africa Proconsularis)

Veteran colonia near Chemtou with monumental Roman bridge and basilica.

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🇯🇲 Jamaica · Submerged site

Port Royal

Early Modern (1518–1692) · English colonial / pirate

Infamous pirate capital of Caribbean ('Wickedest City in the World'), 2/3 slid into harbour by liquefaction in 1692 earthquake + tsunami, preserving 17th c storehouses under sediment - 'Pompeii of…