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PMR056-12 Rhodesia: ruins of Zimbabwe, thought to have flourished between 13th and 15th centuries A.D. View of the Great Enclosure in the distance, from the flat lookout balcony of the Acropolis Ruin, overlooking the Ritual Enclosure where most of the Zimbabwe birds have been found. Rhodesia: ruins of Zimbabwe, thought to have flourished between 13th and 15th centuries A.D. View of the Great Enclosure in the distance, from the flat lookout balcony of the Acropolis Ruin, overlooking the Ritual Enclosure where most of the Zimbabwe birds have been found. Keywords: archeology, ruined city, historic, heritage, ancient city
PMR104K-03 Bolivia, Tiwanaku or Tiahuanaco: Ruins of the capital city of a great civilisation, dating back to 1500 BC, but becoming a centre of culture only about 300 BC. After about 400 AD the empire expanded to take in large parts of present-day Peru, Bolivia and Chile on the west coast. Their success was based on highly effective agricultural innovation. In about 1000 AD the civilisation was virtually wiped out by continuing drought, the remnants being incorporated into the Inca empire around 1450 AD. These people had no written language and their name is unknown. Frontal view of a monumental monolith of a priest, 7 metres high, from the classical period of the civilisation, in the central area of Kalasasaya. He holds two ritual containers ("kero") which held libations for the gods. Keywords: High Andes, archeological site, historical site, archeology, excavations, Tiahuanacu
PMR505-10 Cyprus (North), Salamis: tracing its origins back to the 12th century BC, Salamis was by far the most famous and important ancient city of Cyprus. It was settled early by people from Mycenae, as may be seen from the burial customs. Greeks, Romans and Byzantines came and went, leaving much of archeological interest. Around the 7th century AD the city was abandoned after a series of Arab attacks and the silting-up of the harbour. Here: one of about 150 "Royal Tombs" dating from the 8th and 7th centuries BC discovered in 1957. The glass frame covers the skeletons of ritually sacrificed horses. Keywords: archeology, ancient civilisation, Greek ruins, Roman ruins, Myceneans, Mycenean ruins
PMR143K-06 England, Wiltshire, Amesbury: Stonehenge, a circle of standing stones dating from 2000 to 3000 BC with frequent additions, which may have been used as a burial site, an astronomical observatory, or religious centre. The earth circle, which is older than the stones, has been dated to 3100 BC. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. The standing stones silhouetted with storm clouds approaching. Keywords: prehistoric, rune stones, monument, ancient, bronze age, neolithic, archeology, bluestones, earthworks, monoliths, religious rituals, Druids, early religions, prehistory
PMR143K-05 England, Wiltshire, Amesbury: Stonehenge, a circle of standing stones dating from 2000 to 3000 BC with frequent additions, which may have been used as a burial site, an astronomical observatory, or religious centre. The earth circle, which is older than the stones, has been dated to 3100 BC. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. Keywords: prehistoric, rune stones, monument, ancient, bronze age, neolithic, archeology, bluestones, earthworks, monoliths, religious rituals, Druids, early religions, prehistory
PMR143K-04 England, Wiltshire, Amesbury: Stonehenge, a circle of standing stones dating from 2000 to 3000 BC with frequent additions, which may have been used as a burial site, an astronomical observatory, or religious centre. The earth circle, which is older than the stones, has been dated to 3100 BC. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. Keywords: prehistoric, rune stones, monument, ancient, bronze age, neolithic, archeology, bluestones, earthworks, monoliths, religious rituals, Druids, early religions, prehistory
PMR143K-03 England, Wiltshire, Amesbury: Stonehenge, a circle of standing stones dating from 2000 to 3000 BC with frequent additions, which may have been used as a burial site, an astronomical observatory, or religious centre. The earth circle, which is older than the stones, has been dated to 3100 BC. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. Keywords: prehistoric, rune stones, monument, ancient, bronze age, neolithic, archeology, bluestones, earthworks, monoliths, religious rituals, Druids, early religions, prehistory
PMR106K-01 Peru, Cusco, Machu Picchu: ruins of a pre-Colombian Inca site situated 2430 metres a.s.l. on a ridge above the Urubamba River (the Inca "Sacred Valley"). Sometimes called "The Lost City of the Incas" because it was not found by the Spanish invaders. Begun in 1430 AD, it was abandoned before completion for reasons which are not yet clear. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. Ritual stone on the top of the "Intiwatana" pyramid. Keywords: High Andes, Cuzco, Qosqo, Inca architecture, Quechua, historic site

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