An atlas of Earth’s mysterious places — megaliths, pyramids, lost and sunken cities — with the evidence shown plainly: what is verified, what is contested, and what is still unknown.

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Russia

94 places in the atlas, 3 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

Kinds found here

Ancient cities37
Submerged sites36
Ancient ports34
Archaeological wonders33
Tumuli25
Kurgans21
Rock art sites16
Burial mounds12
Petroglyphs11
Cemeteries9
Earthworks9
Ancient villages8

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Verified87
Accepted2
Hypothetical2
Pseudo3

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Krasnodar Krai, Taman Peninsula, Chushka Spit north tip, Kerch Strait2
Krasnodar Krai, Taman Peninsula, Tuzla Spit western shore2
Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Anapa Bay northern basin, Gorgippia north harbour2
Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Gelendzhik Bay, Tonkiy Cape roadstead east2

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Verified87 Widely accepted2

Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Kuban Lagoon at Novomyshastovskaya, Bata harbour south

Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Taman Peninsula, Patrai western Strait anchorage, Taman Strait west shore2

Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Taman Peninsula, Taman Gulf mid-bay north of Phanagoria2

Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Tuzla Spit southern tip, Strait of Kerch2

Adygea Republic, Maykop District, Novosvobodnaya village, Belaya River1

Altai Republic, Kosh-Agachsky District, Ak-Alakha River valley, Ukok Plateau southern piedmont1

Altai Republic, Kosh-Agachsky District, Chuya Steppe near Tydtuyaryk confluence1

Altai Republic, Kosh-Agachsky District, Chuya Steppe, Sailugem foothills1

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Hypothetical2

Unverified0

Pseudoarchaeology3

Heritage

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Excavation

Submerged34 Partially excavated27 Excavated19 Excavation ongoing9 Not applicable3 Unexcavated2

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🇷🇺 Russia · Kurgan

Kyzyl-Uzuk Kurgan Field (Upper Yenisei, Tuva)

Early Iron Age (Scythian / Uyuk-Sagly) · Uyuk / Sagly Scythian (Arzhan-derived)

Mid-Uyuk-Seedling kurgan chain (850 m, 51°43′N 94°27′E) in Ulug-Khem (Upper Yenisei) floodplain north of Kyzyl, on terrace between Tuva's Uyuk Valley (Arzhan) and Sayan foothills.