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Kurd Qaburstan

Ancient artefacts unearthed in Iraq shed light on the hidden history of Mesopotamia - evidence that Kurd Qaburstan could be the ancient city of Qabra, mentioned in Babylonian inscriptions. . Kurd Qaburstan is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the region. The site is strategically located between the Upper and Lower Zab rivers, a single-period site dating to the early 2nd millennium BC. Kurd Qaburstan has been proposed as the location of the ancient city of Qabra.

Rifferswil Rohrholz Blockformation

A small stone setting in an Archaeological Area of Canton of Zurich, 5 blocks and a small block in the centre. Measurement 2.1 x 1 m. When one stands next to it, it is surprising. Since it is very small but has the character of many other stone settings in the area of Knonauer Amt. It is a bit off the forest path, but easy to find.

Møns Sneglehøj

This mound has a spiral path to the top. At the top there is a height mark. Beside being a burial mound, it also has been used for an optical telegraph. This barrow also is printed on the 500 kroner bank note.

Stallogargo sacrificial site

Coordinates revised August 2009 . The Stallogargo sacrificial site is a natural rock outcrop with a tall and sharply pointed look. It is located just one hour of driving away from the town of Hammerfest, officially the northernmost town in the world. It was worshipped as a symbol of a god of the Sami people. They would to sacrifice at this place for good hunting and especially good fishing.

Halton St Wilfrid's Churchyard

A partly restored decorated pre-Norman high cross constructed of local sandstone and located in the churchyard to the south of St Wilfrid's Church, Halton. The decoration on the shaft is of 11th century date; at the base are scenes from the Sigurd legend, an Anglicized and Christianized version of the story of St George slaying the dragon. At the top of the shaft there are emblems of the four Evangelists, St Matthew, St Mark, St Luke and St John, and below this are parts of four arched panels containing figures, but this part of the cross has been broken and lost. Protected inside the church is the Lancaster Cross, a 10th century Anglo-Saxon/Norse cross-shaft with a missing head but still quite spectacular detail.

Bearah Tramway Cist

Bearah Tramway Cist has had a haircut! Photo courtesy of Cornwall National Landscape Association.. A cist that was previously hidden under a gorse bush. It stands beside the old tramway that runs west from Bearah Quarry.

Hwasun dolmens

A group of dolmens near the town of Hwasun in South Korea. One of the three dolmen groups in South Korea registered as UNESCO World Heritage sites. 596 dolmens spread on both slopes along 2km of the the Bojeomjae pass. Different to another of the World Heritage locations the Gochang dolmens, Hwasun sites are grouped around each outstanding dolmen or quarry, as follows:

Menhir de Beg-ar-Galeti

A leaning granite menhir about 1.20m. high on a mound beside the sea at Beg-ar-Galeti, Finistère. The northwest face has two rectangular grooves indicating an attempted demolition.

Wanuskewin Heritage Park

Ancient settlement and heritage park of the indigenous people of the northern plains, Saskatchewan, Canada. The archaeological sites found within the Wanuskewin Heritage Park include numerous habitation sites; four bison kill sites including a high cliff they were herded over, a tipi ring site, and a boulder alignment. These sites show intensive occupation particularly of the Opimihaw Creek Valley over the past 6,000 years.

Källsjö Passage Grave

This passage grave (hällkista) is about 4000 years old. It's the longest of its kind in the county of Halland, Sweden, with a length of 8 metres. It was excavated at the end of the 19th century and also in 1974, but no objects were found.