civilizations
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Gneeliwaneswarar Temple Thiruppaingneeli: South Kailash
Discover Gneeliwaneswarar Temple at Thiruppaingneeli — a 640 AD Pallava-era Shiva shrine with Chola inscriptions, a Yama shrine and ‘South Kailash’ status.
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Necropolis of Tumuli, Bolsena: Italy’s Submerged Aiole
Discover the four submerged Aiole of Lake Bolsena — pre-Etruscan stone tumuli built over thermal springs, where a 2024 dig recovered a…
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Inside the Tomb of Unayshu: Petra’s Nabataean Minister
Around AD 76, Nabataean masons carved the Tomb of Unayshu into Petra’s Jabal al-Khubtha, the rock-cut tomb of a queen’s chief minister…
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Starosel: Bulgaria’s Oldest Royal Thracian Temple Complex
Found in 2000, the Thracian temple of Starosel is Bulgaria’s largest royal mausoleum — explore its 241-metre wall, domed chamber and Orphic…
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Leang Tedongnge: World’s Oldest Figurative Cave Painting
Discover Leang Tedongnge on Sulawesi — home of the world’s oldest known figurative artwork, a 45,500-year-old painting of a Sulawesi warty pig.
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Ta’ Għejżu Cave Gozo: Malta’s Temple-Period Ritual Cave
Discover Ta’ Għejżu Cave — Gozo’s 5,500-year-old ritual cave on the Xagħra plateau, beside Malta’s great Xagħra Circle hypogeum and the Ä gantija…