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Yana RHS (Siberia, Russia)
The Yana Rhinoceros Horn Site (Yana RHS) is the oldest known archaeological site north of the Arctic Circle, and very close to the "jumping off point" for the original Americans.

Yanghai Tombs (China)
The Yanghai Tombs are some 54,000 square meters of burials in the Turfan basin of western China, where near perfect preservation has left us gobs of information about the lifestyles of the steppe peoples in this part of the world.

Yaxchilán, Mexico
Yaxchilan is an important Maya site, located on the bank of the river Usumacinta, at the Mexican border with Guatemala.

Yanshi (China)
Yanshi is an early Shang dynasty capital city, located in the modern town of Yanshi, Henan Province, China

Yaxchilan Lintel 24
Lintel 24 from the Mayan site of Yaxchilan, is one of the best example of Maya stone carving with an illustration of the Maya bloodletting ritual

Yinxu (China)
Yinxu is the last Shang dynasty capital city, located northwest of Anyang in Henan province, China.

Yudinovo (Russia)
Yudinovo is an Upper Paleolithic base camp site located on a promontory above the right bank of the Sudost' River in Pogar District, Briansk region of Russia.

Yeha (Ethiopia)
The archaeological site of Yeha, once thought to be pre-Aksumite, is believed to have had little contact with South Arabia.

Yuchanyan Cave (Hunan Province, China)
Yuchanyan cave in China has evidence of the incipient invention of pottery, during the Upper Paleolithic period in the Yangtze river valley of Hunan province