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1600 BCE
Nuraghe Santu Antine
The second tallest of these megalithic edifices found in Sardinia and tallest still standing. Located in Italy.
Photo Credit: © Michel Royon / Wikimedia Commons
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1500 BCE
Su Nuraxi di Barumini
The palace of Barumini is formed by a huge quatrefoiled nuraghe, whose central tower is its oldest construction. Originally it was almost 20 metres high and divided into three floors. Located in Italy.
Photo Credit: @Ciamabue
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1400 BCE
Nuraghe La Prisciona - Used for religious rituals
Built for the Kassite King Kurigalzu. Located in Irac
Photo Credit: @Robert William Rogers Wikimedia Commons.
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1400 BCE
Nuraghe La Prisciona
The monument has a central tower and 2 side towers, the former with an entrance defined by a massive lintel of 3.20 m. The central chamber has a false dome, which is more than 6 meters high Photo Credit: @Heinz-Josef Lücking Wikimedia Commons
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1250 BCE
Chogha Zanbil - Temple
One of the few extant ziggurats outside of Mesopotamia. Located in Iran.
Photo Credit: @en:User:Zereshk.
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1250 BCE
Treasury of Atreus - Tomb
The tallest and widest dome in the world for over a thousand years. Located in Greece. The Treasure of Atreus (also "Treasury of Atreus" or "Tomb of Agamemnon") is the most impressive of the "tholos" tombs at Mycenae, Greece (Panagitsa Hill) constructed around 1250 B.C. Photo Credit: @Wikimedia Commons
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1200 BCE
Naveta d'Es Tudons - Ossuary
The most famous megalithic chamber tomb in Minorca. Located in spain
Photo Credit: @Wikimedia Commons.
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1100 BCE
Dún Aonghasa - Fort
Dún Aonghasa, also called Dun Aengus, has been described as one of the most spectacular prehistoric monuments in western Europe. The drystone walled hillfort is made up of 4 widely spaced concentric ramparts. Located in Ireland, Europe
Photo Credit: @Herbert Ortner Wikimedia Commons
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1000 BCE
The King's Grave - Tomb
Near Kivik is the remains of an unusually grand Nordic Bronze Age double burial. Located in Sweden, Europe
Photo Creidt: @Fantomen on sv.wikipedia
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800 BCE
Cuicuilco Circular Pyramid - Ceremonial center
One of the oldest standing structures of the Mesoamerican cultures. First steps in the creation of a sun based calendar. Located in Mexico Photo Credit: @Thelmadatter Wikimedia Commons
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Leading2PyramidCuicuilcoDF.JPG
