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Event archaeological Europe

Carnac Stones

3300 BCE

Thousands of prehistoric standing stones in Brittany…

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Set of megalithic sites in Brittany, France

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Landmark · Europe

Carnac Stones

3300 BCE – still standing

Thousands of prehistoric standing stones in Brittany, France

Standing in 3300 BCE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Ur Polity · Middle East 3799 BCE – 499 BCE Quebrada de Humahuaca Landmark · Americas 9000 BCE – still standing Kuk Early Agricultural Site Landmark · Oceania 8000 BCE – still standing Budj Bim Cultural Landscape Landmark · Oceania 6600 BCE – still standing Chinchorro culture Polity · Americas 7000 BCE – 1499 BCE

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3300 BCE Harappa
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