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Ground set apart for a god or a spirit — walled, or simply marked and understood.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Rock-cut
Commagene (80–50 BCE Antiochus I) · Commagene Greek-Persian syncretism
Arsameia excavated by Dörner & Young 1935–64, inscription records founding by Arsames c.230 BCE and Antiochus reshaping.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Archaic (800-500 BCE) · Archaic Greek
Perachora Heraion Cistern Ridge Terrace — Northern Annex in Corinthia, Perachora, Greece is a Archaic (800-500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Archaic Greek.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Archaic (800-500 BCE) · Archaic Greek
Perachora Heraion Cistern Ridge Terrace — Western Terrace in Corinthia, Perachora, Greece is a Archaic (800-500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Archaic Greek.
🇷🇺 Russia · Submerged site
Archaic to Roman (c.580 BCE – 300 CE) · Milesian Greek
Taman 'Gardens' Aphrodite polis — eastern necropolis and lower quarter 1–3 m submerged 3 km east of Phanagoria.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
Outer Rajasthan Village North — Rajasthan, Jaipur (54-49) at Rajasthan, Jaipur, India is a Chalcolithic (regional) temple complex of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c.
🇸🇾 Syria · Temple complex
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
Royal Aleppo Sanctuary I — Aleppo (53-28) at Aleppo, Syria is a Chalcolithic (regional) temple complex of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 800 BCE for sanctuary and associated settlement.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Classical (regional) · Classical
Great Angkor Mound Outer — Angkor (60-35) at Angkor, Cambodia is a Classical (regional) temple complex of the Classical tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for mound and associated settlement.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Temple complex
Classical (regional) · Classical
Upper Eridu Hilltop North — Eridu (53-47) at Eridu, Iraq is a Classical (regional) temple complex of the Classical tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for hilltop and associated settlement.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Rock art
Late Bronze to Dzungar · Wusun, Turkic, Mongol-Oirat, Tibetan Buddhist
Upper limestone cliff 35 m above the Ili left bank at Tamgaly-Tas (Kapchagai), 800 m upstream from the famous 17th-century Tibetan Buddhist panels.
🇺🇸 United States · Temple complex
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) · Early Bronze Age
Sanctuary of Wold-Ditch in Ohio, United States is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) temple complex attributed to Early Bronze Age culture.
🇩🇪 Germany · Megalith
Natural Cretaceous (85 Ma); human modification medieval, hypothesized pre-Christian · Natural geology; medieval Christian hermitage; contested Germanic cult
Teutoburg Forest sandstone pillars with carved grottoes and medieval relief, debated as Germanic solar sanctuary.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
North-Hamlet Temple Complex in County Kerry, Ireland is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Classical culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Temple complex
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Paquimé Casas Grandes Compound in Mississippi Valley, United States is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Temple complex
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Dakhleh Oasis Roman Farm North in Nok Valley, Nigeria is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Temple complex
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Rhapta Submerged Harbour in Rift Valley, Kenya is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Megalith
Pre-Pottery Neolithic · Taş Tepeler PPN
Major Taş Tepeler sister site to Göbekli Tepe, ~15 ha with quarries, 266 T-pillars and special building with 11 pillars and phallic/human-head statuary. Reveals 12-site hilltop sanctuary network.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Late Bronze Age to Persian (1500–332 BCE) · Canaanite / Phoenician / Persian
Tel Mevorakh — Coastal Plain in Sharon Plain, Israel is a Late Bronze Age to Persian (1500–332 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite / Phoenician / Persian.
🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient city
Cycladic to Hellenistic · Cycladic/Greek
Delos (Island of the Gods) in Cyclades, Greece is a Cycladic to Hellenistic ancient city attributed to Cycladic/Greek culture. Inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 530).
🇷🇺 Russia · Rock art
Bronze Age to Early Medieval · Andronovo, Saka, Turkic
South-facing Yaloman cliff 5 km west of Kalbak-Tash main, with Andronovo two-spoked chariots and 12 Turkic tamga slabs overlaying earlier elk.
🇳🇪 Niger · Temple complex
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Kilwa Husuni Kubwa Extension in Ténéré, Niger is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) temple complex attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇦🇺 Australia · Temple complex
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Classical
Vihara Cell Group West in Kimberley, Australia is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Classical culture.
