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Event archaeological Americas

Sacsayhuamán

1438 CE – 1533 CE

Massive Inca fortress above Cusco with interlocking stone walls made of boulders weighing over 100 tonnes…

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Archaeological site near Cusco, Peru

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Landmark · Americas

Sacsayhuamán

1438 CE – 1533 CE

Massive Inca fortress above Cusco with interlocking stone walls made of boulders weighing over 100 tonnes each

Standing in 1438 CE

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Holy Roman Empire Polity · Europe 962 CE – 1806 CE Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE Maya chiefdoms and states Polity · Americas 2000 BCE – 1521 CE Great Wall of China Landmark · East Asia 700 BCE – still standing Petra Landmark · Middle East 300 BCE – still standing Abu Simbel Landmark · Middle East 1264 BCE – still standing

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1428 CE Aztec Triple Alliance Expansion 1438 CE Inca Empire Expansion 1438 CE Qorikancha 1445 CE Russo–Kazan Wars 1450 CE Machu Picchu 1453 CE Fall of Constantinople
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