Historical Places
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A3: Wiltshire’s Avebury Stone Circles (erected between 2850BC and 2200BC) are the largest Neolithic henge monument in Britain. So big, in fact, that Stonehenge could fit inside them 130 times over! #TRLT
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A3: Avebury, 5000+ years old. The largest stone circle, the largest prehistoric mound and one of the longest burial mounds in the British Isles; one of the largest settlements of the early Neolithic period; and one of the longest avenues of standing stones. @RTWBarefoot #TRLT
#trlt A3: at the end of May I was in the Orkney Islands and wandered close to some stone circles and sunken houses dating from the 3000s BC.
A3: The ‘sacred city’ of Choga Zanbil in Iran is an ancient Elamite complex dating from around 1340BC. Founded by the Elamite king as Elam’s religious centre and was home to several temples dedicated to the god Inshushinak. #TRLT
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A3: The oldest historical place I've visited is Jericho. There is evidence of the place being inhabited for 11,000 years. #TRLT
A2. Perhaps this place? Newlyn Tidal Observatory + the fundamental benchmark, used for the geodetic levelling of the UK in map making by @OrdnanceSurvey until 1983 #TRLT
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@HeidiSiefkas @RTWBarefoot A3. L'Anse aux Meadows - a Viking settlement at the northern tip of Newfoundland.
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @ShebsAlom @BradtGuides I lived in Malta for 3 years as a child in Birżebbuġa. When he returned to the UK we named our cat after the town...#TRLT This is the view from Birze of the container port (which wasn't there in the early 60's!)
A3: I honestly don't know. I'm sure I've seen much older than the Parthenon, but that is all I can think of right now. #TRLT https://t.co/XsN4iwM9rs
A3: How about Göbekli Tepe in Turkey? This is the world’s oldest religious sanctuary and has turned our idea of history upside down! While we once thought that agriculture led to civilisation, its intricately carved pillars suggest otherwise… #TRLT
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A3- I'm not sure, but I believe the #acropolis in #Athens is the oldest historical place I've visited
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replying to @TheTravelCamel @TheTravelCamel @RTWBarefoot A3) Not sure which is the oldest but in the Flagstaff/Sedona region of Arizona you can visit a number of prehistoric Native American ruins. #TRLT
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@TheTravelCamel A2: Not really a site; but this is the historical N.Y. Stock Exchange that was moved from Wallstreet, to U.T. at Austin, TX. In use from 1929-1932; but moved in 1981.
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#trlt A3: Hagar Qim, in Malta, is also one of the oldest buildings in the world, although quite a bit is reconstructed so YMMV!
A3: Maltas’s megalithic temples are some of the oldest stone buildings in the world and by far the most sophisticated. Erected during the 4th and 3rd millennium BC, each magnificent complex offers a unique insight into Malta’s prehistoric culture. #TRLT
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@TheTravelCamel @RTWBarefoot A3: Bushman paintings are found in #SouthernAfrica.
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