Jordan · flourished c. 1st c. BCE – 1st c. CE
Petra
A Nabataean trading capital carved straight into rose-red sandstone cliffs.
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500 BCE – 500 CE
Classical sites in Asia
4 Classical sites in Asia: Petra, Sigiriya, Taxila and Terracotta Army. Empires that linked continents: Greece, Rome, Gandhara, Qin China and the Nabataeans.
Sri Lanka · 5th c. CE
Sigiriya
Gardens, frescoes and a lion-gate stairway leading to a palace in the sky.
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Pakistan · c. 6th c. BCE – 5th c. CE
Taxila
Three successive cities and dozens of Buddhist monasteries at a crossroads of empires.
Classical
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China · c. 210 BCE
Terracotta Army
Found by farmers digging a well in 1974 — each soldier with individual features.
Classical
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