⌂Ancient cities

🇿🇦 South Africa · Ancient city

Mapungubwe Hill Summit Grave 14

Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Mapungubwe Hill Summit Grave 14 in Limpopo, Mapungubwe, South Africa is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.

🇵🇰 Pakistan · Ancient city

Rehman Dheri (Rahman Dheri)

Kunal–Kot Diji–Early Harappan 4000–2900 BCE · Kot Diji / Kunal-related Early Harappan (Gomal culture)

Early Harappan planned city (c.4000–2900 BCE) on the Gomal Plain near Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — 22 ha rectangular walled town (550×350 m) with grid street plan, mudbrick fortification…

🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient city

Daphnus

Daphnus or Daphnous (Ancient Greek: Δαφνοῦς) was a city on the Euboean Sea, originally belonging to ancient Phocis, which thus extended from the Corinthian Gulf to the Euboean sea.

🇵🇰 Pakistan · Ancient city

Harappa Mound F Granary Annex

Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE) · Harappan

Harappa Mound F Granary Annex in Punjab, Sahiwal, Pakistan is a Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE) ancient city attributed to Harappan.

🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient city

Knossos Caravanserai South Annex

Neopalatial (1700-1450 BCE) · Minoan

Knossos Caravanserai South Annex in Crete, Heraklion, Greece is a Neopalatial (1700-1450 BCE) ancient city attributed to Minoan.

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Wari (Huari) Archaeological Complex

Middle Horizon 600–1000 CE (Huarpa antecedent 200 BCE–600 CE) · Wari (Huari, Middle Horizon Andean empire, Quechua predecessor, Ayacucho basin)

Capital of Wari Empire (600–1000 CE) – Andean first empire predating Inca by 400 years, 2,000 ha patchwork city with 7 m-high, 2 m-thick walled enclosures (Moraduchayuq, Vegachayuq Moqo),…

🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city

Zempoala

Teotihuacan to Aztec (300 – 1521 CE, aqueduct 1554) · Teotihuacano / Aztec / Spanish

Zempoala in Hidalgo, Mexico is a Teotihuacan to Aztec (300 – 1521 CE, aqueduct 1554) ancient city attributed to Teotihuacano / Aztec / Spanish culture.

🇮🇶 Iraq · Ancient city

Larsa Fresco House Wall Painting

Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Larsa Fresco House Wall Painting in Dhi Qar, Tell as-Senkereh, Iraq is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.

🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city

Cappadocia Göreme Dark Church Narthex

Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Cappadocia Göreme Dark Church Narthex in Nevşehir, Göreme, Turkey is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.

🇳🇬 Nigeria · Ancient city

Benin City Earthwork Emotan Sector Moat Iya

Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Benin City Earthwork Emotan Sector Moat Iya in Edo, Benin City, Nigeria is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.

🇬🇹 Guatemala · Ancient city

Waka

Early Classic to Late Classic (500 – 800 CE) · Maya (Wak Kab'nal)

Waka in Petén, Guatemala is a Early Classic to Late Classic (500 – 800 CE) ancient city attributed to Maya (Wak Kab'nal) culture.

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Chan Chan Tschudi Palace Audience Hall

Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Chan Chan Tschudi Palace Audience Hall in La Libertad, Peru is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.

🇱🇾 Libya · Ancient city

Leptis Magna Market North Portico

Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Leptis Magna Market North Portico in Murqub, Leptis Magna, Libya is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.

🇲🇱 Mali · Ancient village

Tongo Maaré Diabal

Iron Age to Medieval (350 BCE–1150 CE) · Soninke / Ghana sphere (Mema)

12-ha isolated 11-m tell 350 BCE–1150 CE in Mema with 2.5-m wall and copper jewellery horizon.

🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city

Bonampak Mural Room 1 South Wall

Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Bonampak Mural Room 1 South Wall in Chiapas, Bonampak, Mexico is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.

🇱🇧 Lebanon · Ancient city

Sidon College Site Middle Bronze Glacis

Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Sidon College Site Middle Bronze Glacis in South, Sidon, Lebanon is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.

🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city

Kerma Western Deffufa Brick Massif

Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Kerma Western Deffufa Brick Massif in Northern, Kerma, Sudan is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Kuelap South Citadel Wall Bastion

Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Kuelap South Citadel Wall Bastion in Amazonas, Kuelap, Peru is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.

🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city

Ugarit Royal Palace North Court

Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Ugarit Royal Palace North Court in Latakia, Ras Shamra, Syria is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.

🇮🇶 Iraq · Ancient city

Babylon Processional Street North Gate

Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Babylon Processional Street North Gate in Babil, Babylon, Iraq is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.

🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city

Dokki Gel Sacred City — Kerma South

Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom, c.2500-1500 BCE (Kerma–Egyptian) · Kerma (Kushite)

Dokki Gel sacred city 1 km south of Kerma (Ancient Dukki Gel): massive ceremonial city of Classic Kerma kingdom (2500-1500 BCE) with four successive cruciform palatial enclosures, each 100×100 m,…

🇧🇷 Brazil · Ancient city

Inga Stone Itacoatiara North Glyph

Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Inga Stone Itacoatiara North Glyph in Paraíba, Ingá, Brazil is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.

🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork

Spiro Mounds

Mississippian Spiro phases Harlan–Sprio 950–1450 CE (Craig Mortuary climax 1200–1400) · Caddoan Mississippian (Spiroan, ancestors of Wichita/Caddo)

Premier Mississippian and Caddoan necropolis and ceremonial center on Arkansas River: 12 mounds (Craig Mound – 10 m high, hollow burial chamber or ‘Spirit Lodge’ with shell-carved ‘Great Mortuary’…