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  2. List of archaeological sites in Peru - Wikipedia

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    Archaeological sites in Peru are numerous and diverse, representing different aspects including temples and fortresses of the various cultures of ancient Peru, such as the Moche and Nazca. The sites vary in importance from small local sites to UNESCO World Heritage sites of global importance. [ 1 ]

  3. List of mythological places - Wikipedia

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    Located in the mountains, south of the city Sibiu, near an unnamed lake. Siniawis: A region in the World of Darkness or underworld. [16] Yardna: A body of flowing fresh water that is suitable for ritual use as baptismal water in Mandaeism. [17] Zarahemla: A civilization which was constructed in the ancient Americas, according to Mormon belief ...

  4. Greek mythology - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Greek myths took inspiration from folkloric portrayals of the Olympian gods, as well as Dorian and Ionian deities and their associated folk tales. [70] In Ancient Roman times, a new Roman mythology was born through syncretization of numerous Greek and other foreign gods.

  5. Pre-Columbian Peru - Wikipedia

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    Peruvian territory was inhabited 14,000 years ago by hunters and gatherers.Subsequent developments include the appearance of sedentary communities that developed agriculture and irrigation, and the emergence of complex socio-political hierarchies that created sophisticated civilizations, technology and monumental construction.

  6. Early world maps - Wikipedia

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    'A Map of the Myriad Countries of the World'; Italian: Carta Geografica Completa di tutti i Regni del Mondo, "Complete Geographical Map of all the Kingdoms of the World"), printed by Italian Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci at the request by Wanli Emperor in 1602, is the first known European-styled Chinese world map (and the first Chinese map to ...

  7. History of Peru - Wikipedia

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    The history of Peru spans 15 millennia, [1] extending back through several stages of cultural development along the country's desert coastline and in the Andes mountains. Peru's coast was home to the Norte Chico civilization, the oldest civilization in the Americas and one of the six cradles of civilization in the world.

  8. Omphalos - Wikipedia

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    In Ted Chiang's short story "Omphalos" (2019), the protagonist is forced to question her belief about where the center of the world is located. In “The Toome Road”, a Seamus Heaney poem from the 1979 anthology Field Work, Heaney writes about an encounter with a convoy of armoured cars in Northern Ireland, “… O charioteers, above your ...

  9. Category:Locations in Greek mythology - Wikipedia

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    Characters in Greek mythology by location (39 C) A. Africa in Greek mythology (3 C, 6 P) Asia in Greek mythology (3 C, 17 P) C. Colchis in mythology (3 C, 2 P) E.