🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Pattadakal Temple Complex
Early Chalukya 7th–8th century CE, peak 740–760 CE · Hindu (Shaiva, Vaishnava) under Chalukya Vikramaditya II
Chalukya structural temples laboratory fusing Nagara and Dravida shikhara styles.
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🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Pushkarini Tank Steps North — Rajasthan (Jaipur)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Pushkarini Tank Steps North in Rajasthan, India is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Somnath Temple Gujarat
Chaulukya 11th c. reconstruction; current 1951 · Gujarati Hindu (Chaulukya/Solanki)
Somnath Jyotirlinga – 12 shrines legend first jyotirlinga, at Prabhas Patan Triveni sangam. Chalukya 11th c.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Karanpura
Early to Mature Harappan (c.3300–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Drishadvati Harappan town 60 km west of Hisar — fortified Early Harappan to planned Mature grid.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Brahmagiri — Chitradurga Ash Mound and Megalith
Neolithic to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) · South Indian Neolithic–Megalithic transition
Brahmagiri — Chitradurga Ash Mound and Megalith in Karnataka, India is a Neolithic to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) megalithic attributed to South Indian Neolithic–Megalithic transition.
🇮🇳 India · Buried city
Pavlopetri Outlier House South — Gulf of Khambhat — pavlopetri-o
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Pavlopetri Outlier House South in Gulf of Khambhat, India is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) buried city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Port Royal Submerged Street North — Dwarka Coast (Dwarka)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Medieval
Port Royal Submerged Street North in Dwarka Coast, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Medieval culture.
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Ajanta Caves 9–10 — Early Hinayana Group
Satavahana (100 BCE) Hinayana; repainted 5th c. · Buddhist Hinayana then Mahayana
Ajanta Caves 9–10 — Early Hinayana Group in Maharashtra, India is a Satavahana (100 BCE) Hinayana; repainted 5th c. rock_cut attributed to Buddhist Hinayana then Mahayana.
🇮🇳 India · Buried city
Foshan Submerged Platform East
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Foshan Submerged Platform East in Dwarka Coast, India is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇳 India · Buried city
Pavlopetri Outlier House South — Gulf of Khambhat (Khambhat)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Pavlopetri Outlier House South in Gulf of Khambhat, India is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Dolmen Avenue Temple 59 — India Region 11
Period Neolithic · Regional culture Temple-Universal
Dolmen Avenue Temple 59 — India Region 11 in India Region 11, India is a Iron Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Kalyani Stepped Well East
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Kalyani Stepped Well East in Rajasthan, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Chaitya Arch Facade South
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Chaitya Arch Facade South in Tamil Nadu, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Rock art
Edakkal Hill Petroglyph Caves Wayanad
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000–1000 BCE) · South Indian Neolithic-Iron Age
Edakkal Cleft – natural rock fissure 96×22 ft at 1,200m on Edakkal Hill (Ambukuthi mala) with dense pecked petroglyphs: human stick, dog, wheel, bow, star, script-like symbols and 5,000+ figures.
🇮🇳 India · Buried city
Menouthis Church Extension South
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Classical
Menouthis Church Extension South in Dwarka Coast, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried city attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
News Paper Rock Panel East — Rajasthan (Jaipur)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Medieval
News Paper Rock Panel East in Rajasthan, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Medieval culture.
🇮🇳 India · Buried city
Volcanic Ash Sealed Village West — Ganga Plain (Patna)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Classical
Volcanic Ash Sealed Village West in Ganga Plain, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried city attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Elephanta Caves
Late Gupta to Early Chalukya 5th–8th century CE · Hindu (Shaiva) and Buddhist under Kalachuri/Chalukya patronage
Rock-cut Shaiva cave complex on Elephanta Island with colossal Trimurti sculpture, 5th–8th c. CE.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Hydraulic Reservoir Asia 27 — India Region 3
Period Bronze Age · Regional culture Asia-Megalith
Hydraulic Reservoir Asia 27 — India Region 3 in India Region 3, India is a Bronze Age megalithic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇳 India · Tell
Kayatha — Ujjain Chalcolithic Type Site
Chalcolithic (2450–700 BCE) Kayatha culture · Kayatha–Ahar–Malwa sequence
Kayatha — Ujjain Chalcolithic Type Site in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Chalcolithic (2450–700 BCE) Kayatha culture tell attributed to Kayatha–Ahar–Malwa sequence.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Kenchreai Harbour Mole East — Gulf of Khambhat (Khambhat)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Kenchreai Harbour Mole East in Gulf of Khambhat, India is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Apollonia Submerged Quay North
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Apollonia Submerged Quay North in Dwarka Coast, India is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Mahabalipuram Group of Monuments
Pallava dynasty 630–700 CE · Hindu (Shaiva) under Pallava
Pallava seaside rock-cut trials: Shore Temple surviving tsunami and 27-m bas relief.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Sanghol (Ucha Pind)
Harappan to Sultanate (c.2000 BCE–16th century CE, peak 1st–6th century CE) · Harappan → Kushan → Gupta → Huna
Kushan Buddhist capital on Grand Trunk Road — 171 Mathura sculptures and Huna royal seals.