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Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
The stunning natural landscape of the Salzkammergut has been the site of human activity since prehistoric times, with salt being mined as early as 2000 BC. This resource formed the basis of the region's prosperity until the mid-20th century, and the town of Hallstatt's fine architecture reflects this prosperity.
Tsodilo
Tsodilo is known as the "Louvre of the Desert" for its one of the highest concentrations of rock art in the world. More than 4,500 rock paintings are preserved in just 10 square kilometres of the Kalahari Desert. The archaeological record in the area chronicles human activity and environmental change over at least 100,000 years. In this harsh environment, local communities consider Tsodilo a place of worship frequented by ancestral spirits.
Trang An Landscape Complex
Located on the southern edge of the Red River Delta, the Trang An Group of Landforms is a spectacular landscape of limestone karst peaks interspersed with valleys, many of which are partially flooded and surrounded by steep, near-vertical cliffs. Explorations of caves at different altitudes have revealed archaeological traces of continuous human activity for more than 30,000 years. They show the occupation of these mountains by seasonal hunter-gatherers and how they adapted to major climatic and environmental changes, especially the repeated inundation of the land by seawater after the last Ice Age. The history of human occupation extends from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages to historical times. The ancient Vietnamese capital of Hoa Lu was strategically established here in the 10th and 11th centuries AD. The site also includes temples, pagodas, rice fields and small villages.
Ancient Jericho/Sultan Trapezium
Located in the Jordan Valley, the site is an oval mound containing remains of prehistoric human activities, including the adjacent "Sultan Spring" (Ain es-Sultan), which never runs dry. Due to the fertile soil and convenient water sources of the oasis, permanent human settlements appeared here as early as 9-8 millennia BC. Skulls and statues found on the site show the religious worship customs of the Neolithic residents; archaeological data from the early Bronze Age show signs of urban planning; and remains from the Middle Bronze Age indicate that there was a large Canaanite city-state here, inhabited by a complex social group.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (Atomic Bomb Dome) is the only surviving building from the site of the first atomic bomb explosion on August 6, 1945. Through the efforts of many people, including the citizens of Hiroshima, the building has been preserved exactly as it was after the bomb went off. Not only is it a stark and powerful symbol of the most destructive force ever created by humankind, it also expresses hope for world peace and the eventual elimination of all nuclear weapons.