Recently discovered

Sites or significant parts thereof that were discovered after 1970.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Recently discovered':

  • Archaeological Site of Aigai The Macedonian Tombs were discovered in 1977
  • Coa Valley Late 1980s (only known to scientists from early 1990s)
  • Cueva de las Manos 1973
  • Land of Frankincense Archaeological site of Shisr (ca. 1992, using satellite photos)
  • Mausoleum of the First Qin Emporer Discovered by some peasants working in a field in 1974
  • Rock Art of Alta 1972
  • Thracian tomb of Sveshtari In 1982, according to the Unesco documentation