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1500 BCE
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Stone circles later known as The Hurlers erected in Cornwall
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1816
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British Museum acquires the Elgin Marbles
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1817
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Giovanni Belzoni is the first to enter Abu Simbel in over two millennia
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1928-37
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Excavations at Dura Europos
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1952
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Archaeologists began preliminary studies at Caracol.
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1961
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Archaeological excavations begin at Aphrodisias, which gradually reveal a theater, odeon, basilica, market, houses, baths, monumental gateway, and sanctuary for worship of the Roman emperor.
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1968
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Excavation of the Temple of Masonry Altars at Altun Ha reveals priestly tombs.
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1985
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Archaeological work begins at Caracol
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2000
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The ruins at Altun Ha are restored and stabilized.
