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1,600 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Mideast-Tell
Chambered Cairn Hill Mideast 15 — Israel Region 3 in Israel Region 3, Israel is a Neolithic tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
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.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Tumulus
Period Bronze Age · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Fortress Citadel Africa 5 — Tunisia Region 5 in Tunisia Region 5, Tunisia is a Neolithic tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇸🇾 Syria · Buried city
Period Bronze Age · Regional culture Buried-Variant
Hillfort Rampart Buried 19 — Syria Region 7 in Syria Region 7, Syria is a Bronze Age buried-city with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
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.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Tumulus
Period Neolithic · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Pyramid Outlier Africa 73 — Tunisia Region 1 in Tunisia Region 1, Tunisia is a Neolithic tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Tumulus
Period Medieval · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Temple Terrace Africa 9 — Ethiopia Region 9 in Ethiopia Region 9, Ethiopia is a Iron Age tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Earthwork
Period Classical · Regional culture Americas-Mound
Temple Terrace Americas 92 — Mexico Region 8 in Mexico Region 8, Mexico is a Neolithic earthwork with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇹 Italy · Buried city
Period Classical · Regional culture Buried-Variant
Dolmen Avenue Buried 120 — Italy Region 12 in Italy Region 12, Italy is a Neolithic buried-city with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Period Medieval · Regional culture Pyramid-Variant
Hydraulic Reservoir Pyramid 14 — Egypt Region 2 in Egypt Region 2, Egypt is a Neolithic pyramid with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Europe-Temple
Mural Hall Europe 75 — Turkey Region 3 in Turkey Region 3, Turkey is a Neolithic temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇨🇳 China · Hydraulic works
Period Neolithic · Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic
Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Misc 99 — China Region 3 in China Region 3, China is a Iron Age hydraulic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇨🇳 China · Megalith
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Asia-Megalith
Tell of Painted Ware Asia 42 — China Region 6 in China Region 6, China is a Iron Age megalithic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇹 Italy · Buried city
Period Neolithic · Regional culture Buried-Variant
Tumulus Cemetery Buried 16 — Italy Region 4 in Italy Region 4, Italy is a Neolithic buried-city with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Period Classical · Regional culture Pyramid-Variant
Geoglyph Panel Pyramid 115 — Mexico Region 7 in Mexico Region 7, Mexico is a Neolithic pyramid with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇹 Italy · Buried city
Period Medieval · Regional culture Buried-Variant
Pyramid Outlier Buried 13 — Italy Region 1 in Italy Region 1, Italy is a Neolithic buried-city with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇵🇪 Peru · Earthwork
Period Medieval · Regional culture Americas-Mound
Stone Circle Ridge Americas 50 — Peru Region 2 in Peru Region 2, Peru is a Neolithic earthwork with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇸🇾 Syria · Buried city
Period Neolithic · Regional culture Buried-Variant
Temple Terrace Buried 61 — Syria Region 1 in Syria Region 1, Syria is a Bronze Age buried-city with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇨🇳 China · Megalith
Period Iron Age · Regional culture Asia-Megalith
Hillfort Rampart Asia 109 — China Region 1 in China Region 1, China is a Neolithic megalithic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Period Neolithic · Regional culture Mideast-Tell
Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Mideast 1 — Syria Region 1 in Syria Region 1, Syria is a Neolithic tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell
Period Bronze Age · Regional culture Mideast-Tell
Fortress Citadel Mideast 4 — Jordan Region 4 in Jordan Region 4, Jordan is a Bronze Age tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Mideast-Tell
Fortress Citadel Mideast 41 — Israel Region 5 in Israel Region 5, Israel is a Neolithic tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith
Period Medieval · Regional culture Asia-Megalith
Pyramid Outlier Asia 83 — Japan Region 11 in Japan Region 11, Japan is a Iron Age megalithic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Hydraulic works
Period Classical · Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic
Pyramid Outlier Misc 97 — Turkey Region 1 in Turkey Region 1, Turkey is a Iron Age hydraulic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
