Tajikistan · Zone
Pendjikent
On a plateau above the Zerafshan River in present-day Tajikistan, the ruins of this Sogdian city preserve the…
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Archaeological site
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Turkey · Zone
Pergamon
The cultural capital of the Hellenistic world and the city that gave the world parchment — Pergamon (Bergama,…
Bulgaria · Zone
Perperikon
A megalithic city carved entirely from living volcanic rock on a Rhodope Mountain peak, continuously occupied for 8,000…
Iran · Monument
Persepolis
The most magnificent royal palace complex of the ancient world and the supreme expression of Achaemenid Persian imperial…
Jordan · Archaeological site
Petra
The lost city of the Nabataeans and one of the ancient world's most spectacular urban achievements — Petra…
Jordan · City
Petra in Jordan
Petra is an ancient city and UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Jordan, carved into rose-red sandstone cliffs…
Sweden · Zone
Petroglyphs in Tanum — Bronze Age Rock Art of Bohuslän
On the west coast of Sweden, 1,500 granite outcrops carry 50,000 Bronze Age figures -- ships, warriors, animals…
Greece · Zone
Phaistos
The second-greatest Minoan palace — unrestored, atmospheric, and birthplace of the most famous undeciphered text in the world.
Egypt · Building
Philae Temple
The last place in the ancient world where hieroglyphics were still written — and then the centrepiece of…
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