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1077:Herculaneum
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678:2021-08-28
660:2021-08-28
514:References
238:Designated
233:i, iii, iv
178:Site notes
162:Bronze Age
132:Settlement
101:39°42′21″N
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962:Tarquinia
958:Cerveteri
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349:Structure
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283:Su Nuraxi
186:1950-1957
150:Abandoned
104:8°59′26″E
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324:list of
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291:Barumini
230:Criteria
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81:Barumini
77:Location
1376:Nuraghe
1326:Croatia
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318:nuraghe
287:Nuragic
245:session
158:Periods
142:Founded
137:History
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