Taxonomy guide
Sacred site types
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Temple
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Shrine
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Church
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Monastery
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Basilica
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Hindu Temple
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Stone Circle
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Archaeological Site
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Cathedral
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Religious
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Mausoleum
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Mosque
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Sanctuary
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Mountain
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Dolmen
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Broch
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Buddhist Temple
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Chambered Cairn
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City
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Geoglyph
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Lake
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Sacred Mountain
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Dargah
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Shinto Shrine
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Pilgrimage Site
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archaeological_site
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Megalithic site
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Mound
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Cave
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Chapel
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Natural
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Unknown
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Ancient City
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Rock Art Site
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Abbey
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Cairn
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Giants' Tomb
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Standing Stone
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Pagoda
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Town
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Gurdwara
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Marian Shrine
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Natural Sacred Site
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Nuragic Complex
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Pyramid
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Gurudwara
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Megalithic
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Necropolis
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Pyramid/Tomb
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Burial Mound
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Grotto
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Hill
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Island
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Megalithic monument
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Rock Art
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Standing Stones
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Stupa
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Tekke
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Tomb
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Archaeological
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Burial Site
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Giants' Grave
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Petroglyph Site
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Sacred Hill
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Sacred Island
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Sacred Tree
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Spring
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Statue
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Stone ring
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Tumulus
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Vortex Site
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Ashram
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Black Madonna Statue
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Buddhist pagoda
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Burial Cairn
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Castle
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Cave Temple
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Fortified Church
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Heiau
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Henge
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Hill & Temple
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Hill Fort
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Historical
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Holy Well
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Khanqah
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Maya site
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Megalith
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Megalithic ruins
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Menhir
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Monastery and Round Tower
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Mounds
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National Park
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Neolithic Temple
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Pilgrimage Route
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Relic
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Rock Formation
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Sacred Cave
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Sacred Natural Site
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Sacred Stone
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Sacred Well
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Stalled Cairn
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Stone Monument
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Stone Row
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Synagogue
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Temple Complex
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Well
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Abbey/Ruins
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Aboriginal sacred site
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Acropolis
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Ancient Healing Temple
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Ancient Sacred Precinct
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Ancient Temple
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Ancient Tree/Church
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Ancient Village
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Apparition Site
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Archaeoastronomical Site
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Archaeological Museum
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Archaeology site
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Astronomic Observatory and ceremonial center
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Astronomical observation device
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Basilica and Monastery
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Basilica Shrine
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Birth Site
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Birthplace
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Broch and Village
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Broch/Fort
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burial and ceremonial site
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Burial Ground
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Burial Mounds
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Calvary
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Canyon
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Catacombs
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Cathedral Basilica
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Cave Art Site
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Cave Chapel
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Cave Paintings
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Cemetery
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Ceremonial Center
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Ceremonial Complex
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Ceremonial County
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Ceremonial Earthworks
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Ceremonial Hill
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Chambered Tomb
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Chapel and Holy Well
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Chapel/Holy Well
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Christian Church
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Christian Shrine
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Church & Pyramid
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Church & Temple
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Church and Archaeological Site
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Church and Cave City
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Church and Mosque
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Church and round tower
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Church Ruins
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City and Municipality
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Conservation Area
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Conservation Reserve
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Cross Display
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Dolmen-Chapel
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Dzong
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Forest
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Forest and Basilica
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fortified city
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Fortified Village
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Fortress
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Gånggrift
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Geoglyph Site
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Geoglyphs
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Grave
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Heritage Center
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Hermitage
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High Cross
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Hill figure
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Hill/Mountain
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Hindu Pilgrimage Site
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Historic Town
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Historical Park
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Historical Region
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Holy Cave
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Holy Island
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Holy Site
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Holy Wells
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Hot Springs
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Hypogeum
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Inca Citadel
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Inca Ruins
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Indian Mounds
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Iron Age Site
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Kurgan
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Lake and Temple
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Long Barrow
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Long Cairn
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Marian apparition site
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Marian Statue
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Maya settlement
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Maya site and Franciscan monastery
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Medicine Wheel
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Megalithic circle
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Megalithic Complex
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Megalithic Observatory
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Megalithic stone ring
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Megalithic tomb
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Mesoamerican archaeological site
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Monastery and Church
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Monastery Complex
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Monastic Settlement
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Monolith
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Monoliths
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Monument
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Mountain and Temple
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Mountain and Temples
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Multi-period Settlement
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Mythological and Archaeological
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National Monument
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Natural Formation
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Neolithic archaeological site
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Neolithic Farmstead
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Neolithic passage tomb
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Neolithic site
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Nuragic Temple
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Open-air museum
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oracle
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Pagan and Christian
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Pagan holy island
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Palace
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Passage Grave
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Passage Tomb
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Pathway
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Pilgrimage
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Pilgrimage Church
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Pilgrimage Shrine
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Plateau
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Pond
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Pre-Columbian City
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Pre-Columbian site
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Prehistoric burial site
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Prehistoric Village
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Pueblo/Village
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Rock Altar
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Rock Paintings
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Rock-Cut Tomb
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Round tower
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Ruins
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Sacred Altar
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Sacred Beach
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Sacred Chamber
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Sacred Gorge
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Sacred Grove
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Sacred Lake
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Sacred Mound
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Sacred Object
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Sacred Rock
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Sacred Sculpture
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Sacred Spring
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Sacred Tomb
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Saint Statue
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Sanctuary/Monastery
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Sarovar (Pond)
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Sea Cave
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Spiritual Community
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Statue/Monument
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Statues
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Stone ring and holy well
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Stone Rows
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Temple and Tree
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Temple/Church
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Temple/Monument
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Temple/Mortuary
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Thermae
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Thracian rock sanctuary
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town municipality
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Village
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Waterfall
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Zawiya
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