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Widely accepted archaeological wonders

1,758 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.

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Verified1,621 Widely accepted1,758 Contested18 Hypothetical17 Unverified0 Pseudoarchaeology20

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Archaeological wonders3,434 Ancient cities384 Temple complexes289 Earthworks253 Ancient villages234 Rock art sites

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🇵🇪Peru265 🇮🇳India188 🇪🇬Egypt161 🇱🇧Lebanon104 🇮🇱Israel96

Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage only

Excavation

Not applicable1,732 Partially excavated953 Excavated361 Excavation ongoing346 Unexcavated38

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archaeological wonder1,819 wikidata researched1,267 wikipedia sourced431 unesco214 peru186 regional120 lebanon

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Hydraulic works139

Rock-cut sites41

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95

🇯🇴Jordan81

🇹🇳Tunisia77

🇬🇧United Kingdom71

🇪🇸Spain63

🇨🇱Chile62

🇬🇷Greece62

🇫🇷France62

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Archaeological wonders Widely accepted Clear all

🇫🇮 Finland · Archaeological wonder

Virnamäki

Iron Age

Archaeological site in Turku, Finland

🇷🇴 Romania · Archaeological wonder

Topalu

commune in Constanța County, Romania

🇷🇺 Russia · Archaeological wonder

Kremlin

fortified complex in Moscow, Russia

🇰🇷 South Korea · Archaeological wonder

Poseokjeong

former ancient villa in South Korea

🇮🇩 Indonesia · Archaeological wonder

Pawon

Buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia

🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder

Pazo de Raxoi

building in Santiago de Compostela

🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Archaeological wonder

Shah-e Mashhad

archaeological site in Afghanistan

🇸🇮 Slovenia · Archaeological wonder

Souvan House

or Hohn House, Ljubljana, Slovenia

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Vilcabamba, Peru

Inca civilization

the capital of the Neo-Inca State

North Macedonia · Archaeological wonder

Prosek, North Macedonia

archaeological site in Macedonia

🇵🇸 Palestine · Archaeological wonder

Tell es-Sakan

Bronze Age Levant · Canaan

archaeological site in Palestine

🇳🇴 Norway · Archaeological wonder

Værne Kloster

old manor in Rygge, Moss, Norway

🇹🇷 Turkey · Archaeological wonder

Öküz Mehmed Pasha Caravanserai

Caravanserai in Kuşadası, Turkey

🇨🇭 Switzerland · Archaeological wonder

Rhône

river in Switzerland and France

🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder

Tall Zira'a

archaeological site in Jordan

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Tell es-Samak

archaeological site in Israel

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Yavne-Yam

ancient history

archaeological site in Israel

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Wayna Tawqaray

Peruvian archaeological site

🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder

Orange, Vaucluse

commune in Vaucluse, France

🇻🇳 Vietnam · Archaeological wonder

Presidential Palace Historical Site

ho Chi Minh's home in Hanoi

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Qulu Qulu

archaeological site in Peru

🇮🇶 Iraq · Archaeological wonder

Tarbiṣu

Mesopotamia

archaeological site in Iraq

🇮🇶 Iraq · Archaeological wonder

Tell Maghzaliyah

Pre-Pottery Neolithic B

archaeological site in Iraq

🇩🇿 Algeria · Archaeological wonder

Setifis

Roman Empire

Roman city of North Africa

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