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Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars
Located on a plateau in central Laos, the Plain of Jars is named for the more than 2,100 tubular megalithic jars used in Iron Age funerary burials. The site consists of 15 sections, including large carved stone jars, stone pans, secondary burials from 500 BC to 500 AD, tombstones, quarries and funerary objects. These jars and related objects are the most prominent evidence of an Iron Age civilization that made and used them until it disappeared around 500 AD.
Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
Turbins (earth mounds of prehistoric settlements) are a typical feature of the flatlands of the eastern Mediterranean, particularly Lebanon, Syria, Israel, and eastern Turkey. There are more than 200 turbins in Israel, with Megiddo, Hazor, and Beersheba being the most representative, containing the remains of numerous biblical cities. These three turbins are also the best examples of the elaborate Iron Age underground water collection systems in the Levant, designed to serve densely populated urban communities. Over thousands of years, the architectural traces of these turbins reflect centralized power, thriving agricultural activity, and control of important trade routes.
Gordion
The archaeological site of Gordion is an ancient settlement with multiple cultural deposits in an open rural environment, including the remains of the ancient capital of the independent Iron Age kingdom of Phrygia. The core elements are the fortress mound, the lower city, the outer city, the defensive facilities, as well as several burial mounds and their surrounding landscape. Archaeological excavations and research have unearthed a large number of remains that show the construction technology, spatial layout, defensive structures and funerary customs, which help people understand the culture and economy of Phrygia.
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
The historic towns of Malacca and Georgetown, on the Straits of Malacca, have developed trade and cultural exchange between the East and the West for more than 500 years. Asian and European influences have endowed these towns with a unique multicultural heritage, both tangible and intangible. Malacca’s government buildings, churches, squares and fortifications showcase the early stages of this history, originating from the Malay Sultanate in the 15th century and the Portuguese and Dutch periods beginning in the early 16th century. Georgetown features residential and commercial buildings that represent the British era in the late 18th century. The two towns form a unique architectural and cultural townscape unmatched anywhere in East and Southeast Asia.
Joggins Fossil Cliffs
Joggins Fossil Cliffs is a 689-hectare paleontological site located on the coast of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada, described as the "Galapagos of the Coal Age" for the abundance of fossils found during the Carboniferous Period (354 million to 290 million years ago). The rocks at the site are considered the landmarks of this period in Earth history, the world's thickest and most comprehensive record of Pennsylvanian stratigraphy (dating back to 318 million to 303 million years ago), and contain the most complete record of terrestrial fossils of the time. These include remains and footprints of early animals and the rainforests in which they lived, all left in situ and undisturbed. The site, with 14.7 km of sea cliffs, low cliffs, rock platforms, and beaches, consists of remains of three ecosystems: estuarine bays, floodplain rainforests, and fire-prone forested floodplains with freshwater pools. The site contains the richest known fossil assemblage of each of these three ecosystems, including 148 species of fossils from 96 genera and 20 footprint assemblages. The site is listed as an outstanding representation of the major stages of Earth history.
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.