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St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Punic Shaft Tomb

A rare rock-cut Punic burial shaft on Malta's Xemxija trail
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Mumbai, India

The Elephant Statue of Elephanta Caves

The stone statue that gave Elephanta Island its name now stands within the premises of a museum in Mumbai
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St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Punico-Roman Apiary

An ancient hillside apiary from Malta's Punic and Roman honey trade
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Pitlochry, Scotland

Sunnybrae Cottage

A rare example of traditional ‘common’ Highlands housing from the 18th century, with minimal changes and a potential murder scene
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Burgh Castle, England

Burgh Castle Roman Fort

Some of Britain's best-preserved Roman walls, above the Waveney marshes
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Cirencester, England

Cirencester Amphitheatre

Grassy earthworks of one of Roman Britain's largest amphitheatres
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Mumbai, India

Cannon Shrine

This ancient inverted cannon in a neighbourhood in the heart of Mumbai is worshipped by the local community
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Highland Council, Scotland

Aviemore Ring Cairn and Stone Circle

A 4000-year-old stone circle, comfortably surrounded by a modern Scottish neighbourhood and the local fire station
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St. Augustine, Florida

Remnants of Rodriguez Arsian House

A vestige from St. Augustine's First Spanish Period, built from native coquina rock
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St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Punic Cave Dwellings

Rock-cut homes carved into limestone cliffs in Malta's Punic era
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St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Raddet Ir-Roti Cart Ruts

Mysterious prehistoric grooves carved into the Maltese rock, purpose unknown
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Colchester, England

Roman Townhouses

A glimpse into ancient urban living amidst a modern park
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Coggeshall, England

Paycocke's House and Garden

An ornately carved Tudor cloth merchant's house and restored garden
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Faringdon, England

Uffington Castle

An Iron Age hillfort above Britain's oldest chalk figure
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Stratford Saint Mary, England

The Parish Church of Stratford Saint Mary

Situated on an ancient road to London, a medieval couple had a one-of-a-kind billboard made to pray for their souls in the afterlife
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Pune, India

Bhawani Peth Balaji Temple

An ancient Lord Balaji temple with a huge artistic spire has a unique idol of the deity
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Boxford, England

St Mary's Church, Boxford

From uncovered medieval saint paintings that survived the Reformation to a memorial to a 113-year-old woman, this church contains fascinating secrets
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Cirencester, England

Rodmarton Long Barrow

A well-preserved Neolithic burial mound in the Cotswold hills
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