🇨🇱 Chile · Earthwork
Cerro Sechín Relief Wall — Atacama (Copiapo)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Cerro Sechín Relief Wall in Atacama, Chile is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site
Mississippian 1050–1400 CE (Kincaid phase) · Mississippian (Caborn-Welborn)
19-mound Mississippian town on Ohio River, 1050–1400 CE.
🇵🇪 Peru · Earthwork
Maranhao Hydraulic Fish Trap West — Nazca (Nazca)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Classical
Maranhao Hydraulic Fish Trap West in Nazca, Peru is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork attributed to Classical culture.
🇨🇱 Chile · Geoglyph
Ollantaytambo Quarry Extension
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Medieval
Ollantaytambo Quarry Extension in Atacama, Chile is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Medieval culture.
🇷🇺 Russia · Geoglyph
Steppe Kite Desert Gate East — South Siberia (Krasnoyarsk)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Steppe Kite Desert Gate East in South Siberia, Russia is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) geoglyph attributed to Classical culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Story Mound
Early Woodland Adena · Adena
Adena conical mound (19.5 ft/6 m high, 95 ft/29 m diameter) preserved as Story Mound State Memorial, encircled by suburban Chillicothe but intact with original ditch.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Earthwork
Yamna Kurgan Circle South
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Medieval
Yamna Kurgan Circle South in Steppe, Kazakhstan is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) earthwork attributed to Medieval culture.
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Geoglyph
Beothuk Wigwam Post North — Gobi (Ulaanbaatar)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Beothuk Wigwam Post North in Gobi, Mongolia is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) geoglyph attributed to Medieval culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Earthwork
Chan Chan Citadel West — Andean Highlands (Cusco)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Chan Chan Citadel West in Andean Highlands, Peru is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork attributed to Medieval culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Mann Site
Middle Woodland Hopewell 100 BCE–500 CE · Hopewell tradition
Hopewell ceremonial village on Ohio/Wabash, 100 BCE–400 CE.
🇦🇺 Australia · Geoglyph
Nazca Trapezoid Extension East
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Nazca Trapezoid Extension East in Pilbara, Australia is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) geoglyph attributed to Classical culture.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Hillfort
Geoglyph Hill Figure North — Lapland (Jokkmokk)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Iron Age
Geoglyph Hill Figure North in Lapland, Sweden is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) hillfort attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇾🇪 Yemen · Geoglyph
Harrah Kite Chain South — Hadramaut (Seiyun)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Harrah Kite Chain South in Hadramaut, Yemen is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Geoglyph
Moundville Ceremonial Mound — Veracruz (Veracruz)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Moundville Ceremonial Mound in Veracruz, Mexico is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Medieval culture.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Earthwork
Naqa Lion Temple Outlier
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Iron Age
Naqa Lion Temple Outlier in Rift Valley, Kenya is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇷🇺 Russia · Geoglyph
Alta Trail Carving East
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval
Alta Trail Carving East in South Siberia, Russia is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) geoglyph attributed to Medieval culture.
🇳🇴 Norway · Geoglyph
Beothuk Wigwam Post North — Finnmark (Alta)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Classical
Beothuk Wigwam Post North in Finnmark, Norway is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Classical culture.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Earthwork
Small Step Pyramid East — Meroe (Meroe)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Small Step Pyramid East in Meroe, Sudan is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Medieval culture.
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Geoglyph
Steppe Kite Desert Gate East — Gobi (Ulaanbaatar)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Iron Age
Steppe Kite Desert Gate East in Gobi, Mongolia is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇨🇳 China · Earthwork
Jebel Barkal Pyramid North — Xi'an Plain (Xi'an)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Jebel Barkal Pyramid North in Xi'an Plain, China is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Medieval culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Earthwork
Small Step Pyramid East — Moche Valley (Trujillo)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Small Step Pyramid East in Moche Valley, Peru is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Earthwork
Sukuh Pyramid Temple
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Sukuh Pyramid Temple in Giza Plateau, Egypt is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork attributed to Medieval culture.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Earthwork
Paramonga Fortress Pyramid
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Paramonga Fortress Pyramid in Nubia, Nigeria is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Geoglyph
Cerne Abbas Giant
Early Medieval 700–1100 CE per 2020 OSL; earlier prehistoric speculation revised · Late Saxon / Early Medieval Wessex (?)
55-m chalk giant with club on Dorset hill - maybe Saxon Hercules.