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Connected Sites: 36

Sites or significant parts thereof that were discovered from 1970.

Connected Sites

  • Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.03
    299
    8
    Discovered By Some Peasants Working In A Field In 1974
  • Land of Frankincense
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.81
    78
    10
    Archaeological Site Of Shisr (Ca. 1992, Using Satellite Photos)
  • Archaeological Site of Aigai
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.51
    145
    11
    The Macedonian Tombs Were Discovered In 1977
  • Thracian tomb of Sveshtari
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.85
    98
    6
    In 1982, According To The Unesco Documentation
  • Coa Valley and Siega Verde
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.96
    125
    9
    Late 1980s (Only Known To Scientists From Early 1990s)
  • Rock Art of Alta
    Inscribed: 1985
    3.14
    90
    6
    1972
  • Lopé-Okanda
    Inscribed: 2007
    1.95
    11
    1
    Excavations Started At 1987.
  • Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.89
    93
    8
    "When Dr. Fred A. Urquhart Began His Studies Of Monarchs In 1935, One Of The Biggest Puzzles Was, Where Do All Butterflies Go? It Took Forty Years Of Painstaking Research To Find The Answer". "In 1975 When The Stunning Discovery Of The First Winter Roost Gave The Answers" (Nom File) The First Discovery By Scientists Tok Place On Jan 2 1975
  • Sarazm
    Sarazm
    Tajikistan
    Inscribed: 2010
    1.95
    51
    6
    "The Town Was Discovered By A Local Farmer Named Ashurali Tailonov In 1976 Who Found A Copper Dagger Protruding From A Nearby Construction Site" (Wiki)
  • Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa Dolmen
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.23
    105
    13
    "The Hwasun Group Was Not Discovered Until 1996." - Ab Document
  • Jeju
    Jeju
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.53
    152
    10
    Yongcheondonggul Is One Of Five Lava Tubes Included In The Nomination. "Discovered On May 11, 2005, Yongcheondonggul Lava Tube, Was Registered, No. 466. In 2006, As A Natural Monument." - Nomination File
  • Joya de Ceren
    Joya de Ceren
    El Salvador
    Inscribed: 1993
    2.77
    70
    6
    The Site Was Discovered During The Construction Of Government Grain-Storage Silos In 1976, When A Clay-Built Structure Was Exposed By A Bulldozer. Excavation Were Carried Out Under The Direction Of Dr Payson D. Sheets (University Of Colorado) In 1978 And 1980, But Were Interrupted By Civil War. They Were Resumed In 1988 And Have Been Continuing Since That Time." - Ab Document
  • Tequila
    Tequila
    Mexico
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.67
    119
    5
    Guachimontes "The Site Was Discovered In 1970 And The Important Research Only Began In 1996." (Wiki)
  • Lower Valley of the Awash
    Inscribed: 1980
    2.78
    16
    3
    "The First Geological Explorations Of The Hadar Area Had Been Done By Maurice Taieb. He Apparently Found Hadar In December 1970, By Following One Of The Tributaries Of The Ledi River, Which Originates In The Highlands North Of Bati To Empty Into The Awash River. Taeib Recovered A Number Of Fossils In The Area, And Led A Party Back To Hadar May 1972. In October 1973 The International Afar Research Expedition With 16 People Arrived At Hadar And Stayed There For Two Months, During Which Time The First Hominid Fossil Was Found" (Wiki). "Lucy" Was Discovered On 24 Nov 1974
  • Decorated cave of Pont d'Arc
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.44
    130
    8
    Rediscovery On December 18, 1994
  • Baekje Historic Areas
    Baekje Historic Areas
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.42
    84
    8
    Tomb Of King Muyeong (1971) “The Tomb Was Accidentally Discovered During Water Drainage Work On The No.5 And 6 Tombs In 1971. It Had Been Untouched By Grave Robbers And Thieves For Over A Millennium, And When It Was Excavated It Was The First Time The Tomb Had Been Opened Since The Bodies Of The King And Queen Were Interred There Fifteen Hundred Years Earlier.” - Wiki
  • Rock Art in the Hail Region
    Inscribed: 2015
    3.25
    42
    4
    The Shuwaymis Sites, Although Always Known To The Local Bedouin, Were Officially Rediscovered Only In 2001 (Ab Ev)
  • Valongo Wharf
    Inscribed: 2017
    1.15
    75
    5
    In 2011, During The Excavations Carried Out As Part Of The Revitalization Works In The Rio De Janeiro Port Area, The Two Wharfs - Valongo And Imperatriz - Were Discovered (Wiki)
  • Purnululu National Park
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.84
    21
    4
    "Clear Is That The Range, Though Only 100 Km From The Main Highway, Was Only "Discovered" By A Film Team In 1983." Locals Knew About It Of Course.
    See Www.Kimberleyaustralia.Com
  • Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.36
    127
    8
    The Nam Giao Altar Was Rediscovered In 1980 And Unearthed From 2004 On.
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site
    Inscribed: 2012
    1.71
    40
    7
    Discovery Of The Chengjiang Lagerstatte In 1984
  • Chinchorro Culture
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.47
    25
    3
    The Colón 10 Site Is A Cemetery That Was Discovered In 2004 During An Excavation To Salvage The Interior Of The House Located At N° 10 Colónstreet. It Was Decided To Leave The Bodies In Situ And Design A Site Museum Around Them. (Chinchorro Culture Nomination Text, P. 126)
  • Danube Limes
    Danube Limes
    Austria, Germany, Slovakia
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.06
    264
    6
    Several Components Were Discovered After 1970, E.G. Weltenburg‐Am Galget – Kleinkastell (Id No 3) In 1979 And The Amphitheater In Künzing (Id No 8) In 2003-4. (Nomination File, P. 105, 108)
  • Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
    Inscribed: 2013
    2.58
    48
    6
    The First Discoveries On The Role Of Red Bay As A 16th Century Whaling Station Date From The 1970s. (Ab Ev)
  • Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.10
    114
    13
    "Art Rupestre Del Pla De Petracos" (Castell De Castells, Alicante) Was Discovered In 1980.
    See Blog.Cumbredelsol.Com
  • Mammoth Cave
    Mammoth Cave
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.25
    165
    5
    "The Integrity Of Mammoth Cave Has Been Strengthened As A Result Of Five Significant Measures That Have Been Taken Since Mammoth Cave National Park Was Inscribed In 1981: (Including) The Discovery And Mapping Of 140 Additional Miles (225 Km) Of Cave Passageways Over The Past 31 Years." - Unesco Description
  • Serra da Capivara
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.11
    11
    6
    Several Important Archaeological Sites, Including Toca Da Tira Peia (2008)
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Lower German Limes
    Lower German Limes
    Germany, Netherlands
    Inscribed: 2021
    1.83
    214
    8
    Kleve-Keeken (20): "The Camp Was First Discovered In 2016 By Aerial Photography." (Nomination File, P. 68)
  • Inscribed: 2021
    3.01
    10
    2
    "In 1972-1979, The Research Team Of U.A. Savvateev Performed Purposeful And Continuous Field Work In The Lake Onega And Surrounding Prehistoric Dwellings. (...) 11 New Clusters Were Discovered In The Course Of The Field (...)." "In The Late 1980-S And Early 1990-S, Estonian Researchers (...) Discovered Three Previously Unknown Groups Of Images (Lebediny Nos A, B, C)". Component Part "Petroglyphs On The Peninsula Kochkovnavok (Group "D")" Was Discovered "Under The Guidance Of V. Poikalainen In 1989." Component Part "Petroglyph On Mihajlovec Island" "Was Discovered By N.V. Lobanova In 2009". "The Petroglyph In The Cape Chjornyj Was Discovered In 2016". For The White Sea Components As Well, "[D]Uring The Field Works Of 2005-2012, New Groups Of Petroglyphs Were Discovered In Zalavruga In Erpin Pudas Island, At The Threshold Of Zolotec And In Nameless Islands." (Nomination File, P. 40-41, 48, 53)
  • Quanzhou
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.40
    66
    4
    "The Site Of The Deji Gate Was Discovered During An Urban Renewal Project In 2001." (Nomination File, P. 400)
  • The Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South Africa
    Inscribed: 2024
    1.38
    7
    3
    Sibudu Cave (1983)
  • Tell Umm Amer
    Palestine
    Inscribed: 2024
    0
    0
    "Uncovered By Local Archaeologists In 1999" (Wmf 2012)
  • Gaya Tumuli
    Gaya Tumuli
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.51
    46
    4
    "Following Its Discovery In 1990, Subsequent Excavations At The Daeseong-Dong Tumuli Brought To Light Its Historical Importance. The Cemetery Was Designated A Historic Site In 1991 And Its Surrounding Areas Were Developed As A Public Park." - Nomination File
  • Talayotic Menorca
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.93
    50
    4
    Es Pas Cave (Component C3): "This Cave, Used For Collective Burial, Was Discovered Virtually Intact In 2005. (...) The Excellent State Of Conservation Of The Vestiges Of The Es Pas Has Helped Reveal Bronze Age Burial Rites Through The Remains Of Approximately 70 Individuals, A Highly Relevant Contribution To The Understanding Of The Community's Post-Mortem Treatments (Shrouding, Positioning Of The Corpse, Associated Vegetal Elements Like Oils, Dyes Or Floral Offerings), Paleopathologies And Other Aspects Of The Community That Existed Between The 12th And 9th Centuries Bc." (Nomination File, P. 429-430) - Biniedrís Cave (Component C6): "A Quite Well-Conserved Funerary Cave That Was Discovered In 2015, Revealing Approximately 100 Bodies That Had Been Interred With Funerary Rites Like The Dying Of Hair Of The Deceased." (Nomination File, P. 445)
  • Nominated: 2025
    76%
    20
    5
    "These Rock Panels Were Discovered In 1970 And 1971." - Ab Evaluation
  • Jewish-Medieval heritage of Erfurt
    Inscribed: 2023
    1.76
    122
    9