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Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
The site contains a vast undiscovered archaeological, historical and living cultural heritage set in a magnificent landscape, including prehistoric (Chrysocolla) sites, hill forts of early Hindu capitals and remains of the 16th century capital of Gujarat. The site also includes remains of fortifications, palaces, religious buildings, residential areas, agricultural buildings and water facilities dating from the 8th to the 14th centuries. The Kalikamata Temple on top of Pavagadh Hill is considered an important holy site and attracts large numbers of pilgrims throughout the year. The site is the only intact and unaltered pre-Islamic Mughal city.
Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley
Located in the lush Longung Valley, the site includes four archaeological sites in two communities spanning nearly 2 million years, one of the earliest records of early humans from a single area and the oldest outside the African continent. It features open-air and cave sites with Paleolithic tool workshops, evidence of early technology. The number of sites found in this relatively closed area suggests the presence of a sizeable semi-sedentary population with remains of Paleolithic, Neolithic and Metal Age cultures.
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
Located on the northern slopes of the Tlacolula Valley in central subtropical Oaxaca, the property consists of two pre-Hispanic archaeological complexes and a series of prehistoric caves and rock shelters. Some of these shelters provide archaeological and rock art evidence of the progression of nomadic hunter-gatherers to early farmers. Ten-thousand-year-old cucurbit seeds from the Guilá Naquitz cave are considered the earliest known evidence of domesticated plants on the continent, while corncob fragments from the same cave are said to be the earliest documented evidence of maize domestication. The cultural landscapes of the Yagul and Mitla prehistoric caves demonstrate the connection between man and nature that led to the domestication of North American plants and thus to the rise of Mesoamerican civilizations.
Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves
The site, located on the western slopes of the Carmel Mountains, includes the Taben, Jamal, Elwad and Shooul caves. Ninety years of archaeological research have revealed an unparalleled cultural sequence that provides an archive of early human life in South-West Asia. The 54-hectare site preserves cultural deposits representing at least 500,000 years of human evolutionary history, demonstrating the unique presence of Neanderthals and early anatomically modern humans within the same Mesolithic cultural framework, the Mousterian culture. The numerous Natufian burials and evidence of early stone architecture in the caves represent the transition from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to agriculture and pastoralism. The caves have therefore become a key site in the chronostratigraphic framework of human evolution, particularly prehistory in the Levant.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area spans a vast area of high plains, savannah, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959, the conservancy is a multi-use land area where wildlife coexists with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists who practice traditional livestock herding and includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the largest volcanic crater in the world. The property is of global importance for biodiversity conservation due to the presence of globally endangered species, the density of wildlife in the area, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, gazelle and other animals to the northern plains. Extensive archaeological research has also produced a range of evidence for human evolution and human-environment dynamics, including early ape footprints dating back 3.6 million years.
Pyu Ancient Cities
The Pyu ruins include the remains of three brick-walled, moated cities, Ha Rin, Bektano and Sriksettra, located on vast irrigated lands in the arid zone of the Irrawaddy River. They reflect the prosperity of the Pyu Kingdom for more than 1,000 years between 200 BC and 900 AD. The three cities are partially excavated archaeological sites. The remains include excavated palace castles, cemeteries and manufacturing sites, as well as huge brick pagodas, partially standing walls and water management facilities - some of which are still in use - that underpin organized intensive agriculture.
Kakadu National Park
This unique archaeological and ethnographic reserve, located in the Northern Territory, has been inhabited continuously for over 40,000 years. Cave paintings, rock engravings and archaeological sites record the skills and lifestyles of the people who inhabited the area, from prehistoric hunter-gatherers to the Aboriginal people who still live there. It is an example of a unique complex of ecosystems, including tidal flats, floodplains, lowlands and plateaus, providing habitat for a variety of rare or endemic plant and animal species.
Ḥimā Cultural Area
The Hima cultural area is located in the arid mountains of southwestern Saudi Arabia, on one of the ancient caravan routes of the Arabian Peninsula, and contains a rich collection of rock art depicting hunting, animals, plants and lifestyles over 7,000 years of cultural continuity. Throughout the ages, until the end of the 20th century, travelers and armies camped at the site left behind a large number of rock inscriptions and petroglyphs, most of which are well preserved. The inscriptions are written in different scripts, including Musnad, Aramaic-Nabataean, South Arabian, Taimudic, Greek and Arabic. The property and its buffer zone also contain a rich collection of unexcavated archaeological resources, including cairns, stone structures, tombs, scattered stone tools and ancient wells. The site is the oldest known toll station on an important ancient desert caravan route, and the Bi'r Ḥimā well here is at least 3,000 years old and still produces fresh water.
Ruins of León Viejo
León Viejo is one of the oldest Spanish colonial settlements in the Americas. It did not develop, so its ruins are an outstanding testimony to the social and economic structure of the Spanish Empire in the 16th century. In addition, the site has great archaeological potential.