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29 June 2025

A visitor observes Kalamba, or giant stone containers, at the Pokekea megalithic site in Hanggira Village, Central Lore, Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on June 27, 2025. After going through various processes since 2019, the Lore Lindu megalithic cultural heritage, which is scattered across various sites and is estimated to be between 3,000-4,000 years old BC, finally enters the UNESCO Tentative List before it is designated as a world heritage site.

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8 February 2025

Different layers of soil from various eras are displayed for visitors at the Archaeological Park and Megamuseum in Aosta, Italy, on February 7, 2025. The museum is built over the megalithic site to protect it and allow scholars to continue their research. The Megalithic Area of Saint-Martin-de-Corleans, situated on the outskirts of Aosta, reflects the progression of human history. Its unplanned discovery in 1969, prompted by the city's urban expansion, reveals an archaeological site containing evidence dating from the Neolithic period to the Roman Age, including the Copper, Bronze, and Iron Ages.

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8 February 2025

For educational purposes, the signs of ritual plowing found at the archaeological site are displayed on the screen at the Megamuseo Archaeological Park and Museum in Aosta, Italy, on February 7, 2025. The Megalithic Area of Saint-Martin-de-Corleans, situated on the outskirts of Aosta, reflects the progression of human history. Its unplanned discovery in 1969, prompted by the city's urban expansion, reveals an archaeological site containing evidence dating from the Neolithic period to the Roman Age, including the Copper, Bronze, and Iron Ages.

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18 October 2024

A paraglider flies over the Baltic Sea in Kaseberga, near Ystad, Scane, Sweden, on August 3, 2024. Ales Stenar, also called Swedish Stonehenge, is a complex on a hill on the Baltic Sea coast. Ales Stenar is a megalithic monument in the shape of an oval stone ship, with the stones at each end markedly larger than the rest. It is 67 meters long and formed by 59 large boulders, each weighing up to 1.8 tonnes. Ales Stenar is probably built in the 6th or 7th century by the ancestors of the Vikings.

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18 October 2024

A paraglider flies over the Baltic Sea in Kaseberga, near Ystad, Scane, Sweden, on August 3, 2024. Ales Stenar, also called Swedish Stonehenge, is a complex on a hill on the Baltic Sea coast. Ales Stenar is a megalithic monument in the shape of an oval stone ship, with the stones at each end markedly larger than the rest. It is 67 meters long and formed by 59 large boulders, each weighing up to 1.8 tonnes. Ales Stenar is probably built in the 6th or 7th century by the ancestors of the Vikings.

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