Author: NASA: JPL, License: Public domain
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kuk_New_Guinea_2002....
The Kuk Early Agricultural Site consists of 116 ha of swamps in the western highlands of New Guinea 1,500 meters above sea-level. Archaeological excavation has revealed the landscape to be one of wetland reclamation worked almost continuously for 7,000, and possibly for 10,000 years. The area was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008. The image was acquired May 7, 2002, covers an area of 31.6 x 40 km, and is located at 5.8° S, 144.3° E.

License: CC0 - Source and License: Q1165562

Kuk Swamp

archaeological site

archaeological site Papua New Guinea

Comments

🔎

Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Kuk Early Agricultural Site consists of 116 ha of swamps...

World Heritage

🔎

Mount Hagen

capital town of Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea...

Papua New Guinea

🔎

Colosseum

ancient Roman amphitheatre, a landmark of Rome, Italy...

Italy archaeological site tourist attraction +6

🔎

Goa Gajah

hindu temple in Indonesia...

Indonesia archaeological site tourist attraction

🔎

Edinburgh Castle

castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK...

United Kingdom castle archaeological site +2

🔎

Alalakh

archaeological site in Reyhanlı, Hatay, Turkey...

Turkey human settlement tell +4

🔎

Rambutyo Island

island in Papua New Guinea...

Papua New Guinea

🔎

Circus Maximus

Ancient Roman circus in Rome...

Italy circus archaeological site +1

🔎

Taq-i Kisra

Sassanid-era Persian monument in modern Iraq...

Iraq royal palace archaeological site +3

🔎

Stonehenge

Neolithic henge monument in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK...

United Kingdom tourist attraction cromlech +4

🔎

Angkor Wat

Hindu/Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia...

Cambodia Buddhist temple archaeological site +2

🔎

Cueva de Sietepalacios

cave in Spain...

Spain residential building archaeological site +1