Category: Featured
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Newgrange, Brú na Bóinne, Ireland
Brú na Bóinne, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located on a bend in the Boyne River on Ireland’s eastern coast. It is a vast Neolithic complex comprised of three main burial mounds, Knownth, Newgrange and Dowth. The complex consists of forty additional passage graves and other related places, totaling ninety archaeological sites that form…
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“One’s Own Blood and Bones”
Located on the North Island of Aoteoroa/New Zealand, Tongariro National Park is the country’s oldest national park, established in 1894. In 1990, it was declared a World Heritage site, and three years later it was also given Cultural World Heritage status. Tongariro is a popular tourist destination, drawing nearly one million visitors each year to…
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My Son Sanctuary, Vietnam
By Tung Nguyen Deep among the forest and mountains of the central part of Vietnam lies one of the most significant sacred sites of Southeast Asia – My Son Sanctuary of the ancient Champa kingdom. About 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) to the southwest of the bustling city of Da Nang, My Son valley is home…
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Antequera Dolmens & El Torcal Mountains of Andulusia, Spain
Antequera Dolmens & El Torcal Mountains of Andulusia, Spain Added to UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017 About the Site: The site comprised three megalithic monuments: the Menga and vVera dolmens and the Tholos of El Romeral. Pictured above, is the entrance to the Menga Dolmen and below the interior. These monumental stone tombs were…
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Nan Madol: Sacred City of Micronesia by Carol Nervig
Nan Madol rises dramatically and unexpectedly out of the Pacific Ocean. This majestic ancient city filled with sacred centers is located off the island of Pohnpei in the U.S. Micronesia. It is the largest archaeological site in the Pacific region. Nan Madol is comprised of an intricate system of waterways that crisscross 92 human constructed…
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Site of Palmyra
Site of Palmyra, Photo courtesy of Francesco Bandarin, Wikimedia.org Name of Site: Site of Palmyra Where is it: North-east of Damascus, Syria Why is it sacred?: The site of Palmyra contains numerous temples where multiple ancient gods were worshipped. Specifically, the temple of Ba’al, originally dedicated to Mesopotamian god Bel, or Ba’al, is considered a…