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L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
At the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland, remains of an 11th-century Viking settlement provide evidence of the first European presence in North America. Excavated remains of timber-framed peat-turf buildings are similar to those found in Greenland and Iceland in northern Europe.
National Archeological Park of Tierradentro
The park contains several colossal statues of human figures and numerous catacombs dating from the 6th to the 10th century. These huge catacombs (some chambers are up to 12 meters wide) are decorated with motifs that recreate the interiors of houses of the time. They reveal the social complexity and cultural wealth of pre-Hispanic societies north of the Andes.
State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”
Merv is the oldest and best-preserved oasis city along the Silk Road in Central Asia. The remains of this vast oasis span 4,000 years of human history. Many monuments are still visible, especially those from the last two thousand years.
Nihewan National Archaeological Site Park
Nihewan National Archaeological Site Park (Nihewan for short) is located in Datianwa, Yangyuan County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, in the Yangyuan Basin in the upper reaches of the Sanggan River. It is built according to the national 5A scenic spot standards and is an internationally calibrated representative site of the Quaternary strata. Investigations and discoveries have proved that the Nihewan site is an important area for finding early human fossils. Archaeologists in Hebei Province call the Nihewan site "the holy land of Paleolithic archaeology." At the same time, the Nihewan National Archaeological Site Park was approved by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage as the fourth batch of national archaeological site park scenic spots, a national key cultural relic protection unit, and the State Council approved it as a national nature reserve. It is worth mentioning that on the eve of the opening of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the Nihewan National Archaeological Site Park once again became the focus of the world. The first stop of the torch relay in the Zhangjiakou competition area is here. Through the lens, Nihewan showed its charm to the global audience.