🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Euromos Zeus Lepsynos — Milas Plain Corinthian Sanctuary
Hellenistic to Roman Hadrianic (200 BCE – 200 CE) · Karian to Roman Asia Euromian
Best-preserved Corinthian Zeus temple 6×11 with 17 standing columns at Milas plain.
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Temple complex
Fayaz Tepe Buddhist Monastery
Kushan (1st–3rd century CE) · Kushan Buddhist
Kushan Buddhist monastery on Termez oasis — fresco hall with Alexander-processional mural (1st–3rd cent CE).
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Temple complex
Go Thap
Funan to Chenla (5th–12th century CE, Oc Eo phase 5th–7th, Chenla later) · Oc Eo → Chenla → Khmer
Plain of Reeds island temple (5th–12th cent) — 10 ha Funan–Chenla brick sanctuary in Dong Thap Muoi.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Ancient city
Iskanwaya
Late Intermediate Mollo 1145–1425 CE, pre-Inca before Inca annexation · Mollo (Andean Late Intermediate, west Cordillera Real)
Mollo hilltop city on east slope Cordillera Real at 1672 m with 90 rectangular houses of pirca (rough stone) on 13 terraces, streets and plazas on slope, dry-stone walls 2 m high, first reported by…
🇿🇦 South Africa · Ancient city
Musawwarat es-Sufra Temple Annex — Limpopo (Polokwane)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval
Musawwarat es-Sufra Temple Annex in Limpopo, South Africa is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Ollape
Late Intermediate Period 1000–1470 CE, Chachapoya culture before Inca conquest · Chachapoyas (Sachapuyos)
UNESCO tentative Chachapoyas 13-site serial nomination component 02 Ollape: hilltop citadel 5 ha at La Jalca with 100+ circular houses (diameter 4–7 m) with friezes of rhombic and zigzag stone inlay,…
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient city
Storage Jar Cache East — Ohio Valley (Columbus)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Storage Jar Cache East in Ohio Valley, United States is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chotuna-Chornancap — Legendary Naymlap Landing
Moche to Chimú (300–1375 CE) · Moche / Sicán / Chimú
Chotuna-Chornancap — Legendary Naymlap Landing in Lambayeque Region, Peru is a Moche to Chimú (300–1375 CE) ancient-city attributed to Moche / Sicán / Chimú.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient city
Numlulis (Henchir el-Maabda)
Roman (1st c. BCE–7th c. CE) · Numidian / Roman-Christian
Cliffside municipium with mausolea and nymphaeum over waterhole.
🇷🇴 Romania · Ancient city
Courtyard House Complex East — Danube Plain (Bucharest)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Courtyard House Complex East in Danube Plain, Romania is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Ancient city
Dalverzin Tepe
Hellenistic to Kushan (c.3rd cent BCE–4th cent CE, Kushan peak 1st–3rd cent CE) · Kushan (northern Bactria/Tokharistan)
Kushan city in Surkhan Darya valley — 25 ha walled town with Gandharan stucco Buddha workshop.
🇮🇳 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.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Charnel House Cemetery East — Basin of Mexico (Mexico City)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Charnel House Cemetery East in Basin of Mexico, Mexico is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city
Engaruka Terrace North
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Engaruka Terrace North in Bayuda Desert, Sudan is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Geoy Tepe (Goy Tepe)
Hajji Firuz to Iron I (c.5000–900 BCE) · Hajji Firuz → Early Transcaucasian → Iron
Burton-Brown 1948 type-site near Rezaiyeh (Urmia) giving K-stage Geoy sequence: Gurney’s Parallels to Pisdeli ware: Hajji Firuz burnished, Geoy M painted orange-over-buff, and Hasanlu Grey ware…
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Kiln Workshop Complex North — Ganga Plain (Patna)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Kiln Workshop Complex North in Ganga Plain, India is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Ancient city
Olduvai Gorge Bed IV Site — Atlas (Marrakech)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Olduvai Gorge Bed IV Site in Atlas, Morocco is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Tel Yoqne'am — Jokneam
Early Bronze Age to Crusader (3500 BCE–1260 CE) · Canaanite / Israelite / Crusader
Tel Yoqne'am — Jokneam in Carmel foothills, Israel is a Early Bronze Age to Crusader (3500 BCE–1260 CE) tell attributed to Canaanite / Israelite / Crusader.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient city
Avitta Bibba (Henchir Bou-Ftis)
Punic to Byzantine (3rd c. BCE–7th c. CE) · Punic / Roman
Corridor municipium between Zaghouan and Fahs with press row.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Great Serpent Mound South
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Great Serpent Mound South in Yucatán, Mexico is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Korykos — Cilician Harbour Castles
Hellenistic to Byzantine (200 BCE–1361 CE) then Armenian · Hellenistic / Armenian Cilicia
Korykos — Cilician Harbour Castles in Mersin Province, Turkey is a Hellenistic to Byzantine (200 BCE–1361 CE) then Armenian ancient-city attributed to Hellenistic / Armenian Cilicia.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Ancient city
Meroe Northern Cemetery Pyramid — Tigray (Axum)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Meroe Northern Cemetery Pyramid in Tigray, Ethiopia is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇷🇴 Romania · Ancient city
Roof Burn Layer East
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Roof Burn Layer East in Danube Plain, Romania is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Ancient city
Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure — Altiplano (La Paz)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Iron Age
Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure in Altiplano, Bolivia is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture.