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Event archaeological Europe

Akrotiri

3000 BCE

Bronze Age settlement preserved under volcanic ash on…

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Bronze age archeological site on Santorini

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Landmark · Europe

Akrotiri

3000 BCE – still standing

Bronze Age settlement preserved under volcanic ash on Santorini

Standing in 3000 BCE

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Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Dravidians Polity · South Asia 3000 BCE – 700 BCE Austronesians Polity · Oceania 3000 BCE – 400 BCE Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Giant's Causeway Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Danube Delta Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

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3000 BCE Göbekli Tepe 3000 BCE Stonehenge 3000 BCE Troy 3000 BCE Newgrange 3000 BCE Byblos 3000 BCE Caral
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