swap_horiz Meroe Alternatives

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The Great Pyramid of Giza

Constructed during the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom around 2560 BCE, the Great Pyramid of Giza served as the to...

Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Egypt

9.9 Brilliant

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Hallstatt

Hallstatt is an alpine village located in the Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria, known for its historical salt produ...

Austria Celtic Iron Age Funerary

8.3 Great

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Hallstatt-Dachstein

The Hallstatt-Dachstein region in Austria's Salzkammergut is a UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its continuous sa...

Austria Burial Celtic Iron Age

8.3 Great

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Hill of Tara

The Hill of Tara is an archaeological and ceremonial site in Ireland that served as the traditional seat and coronation...

Ireland Ceremonial Iron Age Hillfort

8.1 Great

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Coba

Coba is an ancient Maya city in Quintana Roo, Mexico, occupied primarily during the Classic period. Its principal pyrami...

Classic Mexico Maya Pyramid

8.0 Great

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Nineveh

Nineveh, near modern Mosul in Iraq, was the largest city in the world at its height and served as the capital of the Neo...

Mesopotamia Capital Iraq Iron Age

7.8 Good

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Huaca del Sol y de la Luna

Huaca del Sol and Huaca de la Luna are two massive adobe pyramid complexes built by the Moche civilization near the city...

Coastal Peru Pyramid Moche

7.8 Good

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Plain of Jars

The Plain of Jars is a megalithic archaeological landscape in Xieng Khouang province, Laos, containing thousands of carv...

Iron Age Laos Funerary Jar Megaliths

7.8 Good

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Bibracte

Bibracte was an Iron Age Gaulish oppidum located on Mont Beuvray in the Burgundy region of France. Serving as the capita...

France Celtic Iron Age Oppidum

7.8 Good

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Tula (Tollan)

Tula, also known as Tollan, is an archaeological site in the Hidalgo state of Mexico that served as the capital of the T...

Toltec Mexico Pyramid Mesoamerican

7.7 Good

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Vix (Mont Lassois)

Mont Lassois is a fortified Late Hallstatt Celtic hillfort located in Burgundy, France, that dominated the upper Seine v...

France Burial Celtic Iron Age

7.7 Good

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Naqa

Naqa is an archaeological site in Sudan consisting of the ruins of an ancient city in the Kingdom of Kush. It flourished...

Temple Nubian Meroitic Sudan

7.7 Good

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El Mirador

El Mirador is an extensive Preclassic Maya archaeological site located in the Mirador Basin of northern Petén, Guatemala...

Maya Pyramid Jungle Guatemala

7.5 Good

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Maiden Castle

Maiden Castle is a large Iron Age hill fort located approximately three kilometers southwest of Dorchester in Dorset, En...

England Iron Age Dorset 6TH Century Bce

7.5 Good

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Mapungubwe

Mapungubwe is an Iron Age archaeological site and cultural landscape in Limpopo, South Africa, occupied roughly from AD...

South Africa Medieval Gold Iron Age

7.3 Good

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Kerma

Kerma is an archaeological site in northern Sudan that preserves the capital of the ancient Kerma culture and the early...

African Funerary Nubian Sudan

7.0 Good

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Khami

Khami is an archaeological site in western Zimbabwe near Bulawayo and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It served as the cap...

Medieval Zimbabwe Iron Age Stone Walled

6.9 Fair

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Salzburg Keltenmuseum Hallein

The Keltenmuseum Hallein is an archaeological museum located in Hallein, Austria, dedicated to the history and culture o...

Austria Burial Celtic Iron Age

6.9 Fair

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Adichanallur

Adichanallur is a significant archaeological burial site located in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, India, datin...

India Burial Iron Age Tamil Nadu

6.9 Fair

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Musawwarat es-Sufra

Musawwarat es-Sufra is a large ancient religious and ceremonial complex in present-day Sudan, built during the Meroitic...

Temple Nubian Sudan Kushite

6.8 Fair