Let us take a brief look at thenine sites.
There are many dolmen sites scattered across the world.
The dolmens at Antequera are one of the largest known ancient megalithic structures in Europe.
It was an important crossroads for merchant caravans plying the Silk Road.
Nalanda was ransacked and destroyed by the invading Muslim dynasties and it was eventually abandoned and forgotten.
Nalanda is now a notable tourist destination.
Photo credit: Rajneesh Raj/UNESCO
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The campus of the Nalanda University.
It was founded in 356 BC by the Macedonian King Philip II, the father of the Great Alexander.
Gorham’s cave is one of the last sites that we know were occupied by Neanderthals.
After that, anatomically modern humans were the only hominid walking the earth.
These ruins represent the ceremonial centre of the Saudeleur dynasty, a vibrant period in Pacific Island culture.
They represents cemeteries and regionally distinctive medieval tombstones, or stecci.
The eleven qanats representing this system include rest areas for workers, water reservoirs and watermills.
The traditional communal management system still in place allows equitable and sustainable water sharing and distribution.
Photo credit: S.H.
They date from the period around the 5th century BCE to the 2nd century CE.
This cultural landscape is the only remains of this culture today.
Photo credit: Zhu Qiuping/UNESCO
