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Mounds made of layer upon layer of settlement.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Adrar Bous Pottery Hill in Western Desert, Egypt is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇱 Israel · Buried city
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Lechaion Harbour Extension South in Atlit Coast, Israel is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell
Chalcolithic to Iron Age (4000–600 BCE) · Early Bronze fortified Kikkar
Tall el-Hammam — Kikkar Debate in Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Chalcolithic to Iron Age (4000–600 BCE) tell attributed to Early Bronze fortified Kikkar.
🇸🇾 Syria · Pyramid
Late Chalcolithic to Bronze Age, c.3500–2300 BCE · Uruk / Nagar (Hurrian)
Northern high mound at Tell Brak — Eye Temple platform (Late Chalcolithic, c.3500–3300 BCE) and later Nagar palace high mound (c.2500 BCE).
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Pre-Pottery Neolithic–Halaf (8500–5500 BCE) · Balikh Halaf–Transitional
Tell Sabi Abyad — Balikh Neolithic Annex Pits in Raqqa Governorate, Syria is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic–Halaf (8500–5500 BCE) tell attributed to Balikh Halaf–Transitional.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Bronze to Iron Age (c.2500 BCE–800 BCE; peak 2000–1500 BCE) · Caspian Bronze → Iron I (Amlash–Hasanlu sphere)
Gohar Tepe near the Caspian is the largest Bronze–Iron mound in Mazandaran — 50 ha with stratigraphy ca.2500 BCE to Iron I, revealing Caspian–Central Asian bron...
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Pyramid of the Sun Annex in Cholula, Mexico is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Susa Acropole Temple Platform in Giza Plateau, Egypt is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Classical culture.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell
Early Bronze Age to Persian (3400–332 BCE) · Canaanite / Egyptian / Israelite
Tell es-Sa'idiyeh North Ridge Extension — Jordan Valley in Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Early Bronze Age to Persian (3400–332 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite / Egyptian / Israelite.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze (c.4300–1900 BCE) · Hissar I–IIIC
Damghan plain 40-ha complex with three mounds: Hissar IIIB–C painted/grey ware, lapis bead workshop, arsenical bronze workshop, “Burnt Building” massacre layer ~1900 BCE with 11 skeletons and Grey…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Classical
Angel Mounds Temple Mound North in Saqqara, Egypt is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient city attributed to Classical culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Chalcolithic-EBA (c.5000-2500 BCE) · Kura-Araxes / Early Transcaucasian (Karaz-Pulur)
Pulur Höyük (Erzincan) — buried chalcolithic-eba tell/village at Erzincan Province.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Tell
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Sea-Cliff Exposed Mound North in Dnieper, Ukraine is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) tell attributed to Classical culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval
Jebel Barkal Pyramid North in Giza Plateau, Egypt is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Buried city
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Kiln Workshop Complex North in Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Tell
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Iron Age
Plastered Floor House Cluster South in Dnieper, Ukraine is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) tell attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Rampart Buried Gate West in Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) tell attributed to Medieval culture.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Ancient city
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
El Kula Brick Pyramid in Southern Alluvium, Iraq is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Classical culture.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Buried city
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Classical
Hearths Layer North in Thracian Plain, Bulgaria is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) buried city attributed to Classical culture.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Tell
Kot Diji to Mature Harappan (3300–1800 BCE) · Kot Diji–Harappan planned city
Rahman Dheri — Kot Diji Planned Harappan Fortified City in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan is a Kot Diji to Mature Harappan (3300–1800 BCE) tell attributed to Kot Diji–Harappan planned city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Buried city
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Shrine Niche North in Coastal Peru, Peru is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇮🇱 Israel · Buried city
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Loess Buried Camp East in Coastal Plain, Israel is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Buried city
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Burr Stone Circles Extension in Tassili, Algeria is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Courtyard House Complex East in Delta, Egypt is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Medieval culture.
