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Artwork Types > Historic City
Cities or settlements that were historically populated, or whose architecture has historic origins.
1st century–6th century C.E.
c. 3180–2500 B.C.E.
1370–1405
c. 8th century
c. 700–900
early 5th–9th century
6th century B.C.E.–10th century C.E.
c. 1st century C.E.
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