🇺🇸 United States · Rock art
Jeffers Petroglyphs
Archaic to Protohistoric (7000 BP–1700 CE) · Paleoindian through Dakota
Midwest's largest petroglyph site: 4000 carvings 7000 BP–1700 CE on quartzite outcrop tracing 7000 years.
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🇺🇸 United States · Rock art
Archaic to Protohistoric (7000 BP–1700 CE) · Paleoindian through Dakota
Midwest's largest petroglyph site: 4000 carvings 7000 BP–1700 CE on quartzite outcrop tracing 7000 years.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Hatun Misapata or Misapata (Quechua hatun big, misa table, pata elevated place; above, at the top; edge, bank, shore, also spelled Qatun Mesapata or Mesapata) is an archaeological site in the…
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Archaeological wonder
The Shoroon Bumbagar tomb is an ancient tomb in Zaamar, Töv Province, 160 km (99 mi) west of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia about 2.5 km (1.6 mi) north-east from the banks of the Tuul River and close to the…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
The Inca complex at Pisac is a large Incan complex of agricultural terraces, residences, guard posts, watchtowers and a ceremonial/religious centre located along a mountain ridge above the modern…
🇧🇪 Belgium · Archaeological wonder
Spy Cave (French: Grotte de Spy) is located in Wallonia near Spy in the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Namur Province, Belgium above the left bank of the Orneau River.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Archaeological wonder
Björkö (Swedish for "Birch Island") is an island in Lake Mälaren in eastern-central Sweden. It is mostly famous for housing the excavation site Birka populated c.
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Archaeological wonder
Châu Can (Hà Tây) is an archaeological site in the Red River Delta in northern Vietnam. It was located in Hà Sơn Bình province when it was excavated in 1974, but in 1975 was reorganized into Hà Tây…
🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder
Jubb Yussef (Arabic: جُبّ يُوسُف, Hebrew: גוב יוסף), also known as "Joseph's Well" in English, is an archaeological site in Ramat Korazim in Galilee, Israel.
🇦🇷 Argentina · Archaeological wonder
Nombre de Jesús was a Spanish town in Patagonia, settled in 1584 by Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa in the Magellan Strait.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
El Matareya (Arabic: المطرية [el.mɑ.tˤɑ.ˈɾej.jɑ]) is a district in the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Avenue of Sphinxes or The King's Festivities Road, also known as Rams Road (Arabic: طريق الكباش), is a 2.7 km (1.7 mi) long avenue (dromos) which connects Karnak Temple with Luxor Temple having been…
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Claimed 30000 BCE (Sangam) vs Seychelles 65 Ma · Pseudo Sclater / Tamil nationalist
Sclater 1864 lemur continent south of Kanyakumari — drilling shows Seychelles microcontinent 65 Ma not 30000 Recorded context — Period: Claimed 30000 BCE (Sangam) vs Seychelles 65 Ma; Culture: Pseudo…
🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith
Geological: Early Miocene sandstone (20 Ma) formation; if artificial, claimed Jomon or earlier (10,000–2000 BCE) · Disputed – natural geology vs hypothetical Jomon / lost Pacific civilization
Submerged sandstone formation off Yonaguni Island discovered 1986 featuring stepped terraces up to 27 m high, flat surfaces and apparent right angles at 25–30 m depth, extending ~150×40 m.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Archaeological wonder
Dosariyah is an archeological site in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, dating to the late 6th and early 5th millennium BCE.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Archaeological wonder
Agarak (Armenian: Ագարակ) is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It is located on Amberd River.
🇦🇹 Austria · Archaeological wonder
Flavia Solva was a municipium in the ancient Roman province of Noricum. It was situated on the western banks of the Mur river, close to the modern cities of Wagna and Leibnitz in the southern parts…
🇲🇦 Morocco · Archaeological wonder
Ifri n'Amr Ou Moussa is an archaeological site discovered in 2005, located in the rural commune of Aït Siberne, Khémisset Province, in Western Morocco.
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan · Archaeological wonder
Alikomektepe (Azerbaijani: Əliköməktəpə) is an ancient settlement located in Jalilabad District (Azerbaijan), in the Mughan plain, belonging to the Chalcolithic period, dating to c. 5000 BC.
🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder
Abbeville (French: [abvil]; West Flemish: Abbekerke; Picard: Advile) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Archaeological wonder
Claimed 5600 BCE flood (gradual 9000–7000) · Neolithic / Oceanography
Ryan–Pitman 5600 BCE catastrophic Black Sea flood claimed Atlantis — cores show gradual 9000–7000 Recorded context — Period: Claimed 5600 BCE flood (gradual 9000–7000); Culture: Neolithic /…
🇨🇺 Cuba · Archaeological wonder
Claimed 50k BCE (seamount Eocene) · Pseudo Atlantean / Tectonic scarp
Claimed megacity at 600–700 m off Guanahacabibes — NOAA shows fault scarp Recorded context — Period: Claimed 50k BCE (seamount Eocene); Culture: Pseudo Atlantean / Tectonic scarp; Field status: not…
🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder
The Goya Museum (French: Musée Goya) is an art museum located in Castres, France. The museum was originally established in 1840 and was named after the Spanish painter Francisco Goya, because it has…
Atlantic Ocean · Archaeological wonder
Claimed 9600 BCE (gyre weed 1492) · Pseudo Donnelly / Oceanography
Sargasso gyre weed claimed Atlantis — DSDP Leg 41 shows 150 Ma crust Recorded context — Period: Claimed 9600 BCE (gyre weed 1492); Culture: Pseudo Donnelly / Oceanography; Field status: not…
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder
Batroumine (Arabic: بترومين, romanized: Batrūmīn), also spelled Beitroumine, is a small Greek Orthodox village located in north Lebanon.