🇯🇴 Jordan · Geoglyph
Wadi Arabilah Kite Cluster
PPN to Late Neolithic · PPNB / Yarmoukian
32 PPNB–Late Neolithic limestone kites (8000–4500 BCE) on Wadi Arabilah scarp.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
El Purgatorio (Huaca Fortaleza) — Max Andean Pyramid (Casma Valley, Peru)
Late Moche to Middle Horizon / Early Intermediate (600–900 CE dominant) · Casma (Sechín) culture, Moche substrate
Largest single adobe structure in Peru and largest pyramid by volume in the New World — 270 m long, 180 m wide, 30 m high truncated pyramid (4 platforms stepped) dominating Casma plain, debated Late…
🇯🇴 Jordan · Geoglyph
Azraq Oasis Kite Corridor
Late PPN to Late Neolithic · PPN / Azraq pastoralists
18 wetland-margin kites (7000–5000 BCE) around Azraq Qa salt flat.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Ancient village
Akjoujt (Agueijit)
Chalcolithic to Early Iron Age (1800–500 BCE) · Pre-Mauritanian / early Berber / unknown Saharan smiths
West Africa's earliest copper-mining landscape Akjoujt — 1,000 tons slag from 1500 BCE.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Sisupalgarh Ancient City
Early Historic to Gupta 700 BCE–400 CE · Kalinga (pre-Mauryan) / Maurya
Massive fortified early historic city (7th/3rd c. BCE–4th c. CE) near Bhubaneswar, largest known settlement of its period in eastern India — nearly perfect square 1.2×1.2 km 1.3 km² with 9 m high…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Earthwork
Lower Hattusa Necropolis II — Hattusa (60-10)
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
Lower Hattusa Necropolis II — Hattusa (60-10) at Hattusa, Turkey is a Chalcolithic (regional) contested of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for necropolis and associated settlement.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Earthwork
Central Yucatan Fortress East — Yucatan (55-07)
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Central Yucatan Fortress East — Yucatan (55-07) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Neolithic (regional) earthwork of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for fortress and associated settlement.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Geoglyph
Royal Yucatan Necropolis I — Yucatan (55-01)
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Royal Yucatan Necropolis I — Yucatan (55-01) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Neolithic (regional) geoglyph of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for necropolis and associated settlement.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Geoglyph
Central Yucatan Terrace North — Yucatan (55-14)
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Central Yucatan Terrace North — Yucatan (55-14) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Medieval (regional) geoglyph of the Medieval tradition, built c. 400 BCE for terrace and associated settlement.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Geoglyph
Lower Yucatan Mound A — Yucatan (55-18)
Classical (regional) · Classical
Lower Yucatan Mound A — Yucatan (55-18) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Classical (regional) geoglyph of the Classical tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for mound and associated settlement.
🇨🇱 Chile · Geoglyph
Azapa Km 12 La Tropilla South Geoglyphs (Tropilla Extension South)
Late Intermediate to Late Horizon (1000–1450 CE) · Arica / Cabuza–Maytas-Chiribaya
South-bank slope 0.9 km south of classic La Tropilla caravan (Azapa km 12), opposite San Miguel museum access.
🇨🇱 Chile · Geoglyph
Salar del Sur Southwest Bajada Geoglyphs (Bajada del Sur)
Formative (600 BCE–800 CE) · Tarapacá–Atacama
Southwest bajada descending from Salar del Sur margin toward Pampa del Tamarugal corridor (2,280 m).
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Marcahuasi Plateau
Late Intermediate to Inca 900–1470 CE for human chullpas; natural rocks Tertiary · Wari-Associates?/Yauyo to Inca; natural geology Tertiary volcanics
4000-m 'stone forest' of giant natural pareidolic rocks and chullpa tombs.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Earthwork
Earthworks of Lake
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Earthworks of Lake in Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) earthwork attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇨🇱 Chile · Geoglyph
Camarones Conanoxa North Ridge Geoglyphs (North Bluff Conanoxa)
Formative to Middle Period (400 BCE–1000 CE) · Camarones / Cabuza–Tiwanaku influenced
North ridge bluff (820 m) opposite documented Conanoxa south terrace, forming paired valley markers. Nine figures: 16-m pelican, 22-m ‘wavy man’ anthropomorph, and 38-m stepped avenue.
🇨🇳 China · Archaeological wonder
Badaling Great Wall
Ming Dynasty 1505 (Jiajing) rebuild over Northern Qi core · Ming Han Chinese
Best-preserved Ming Great Wall pass (1505) at 1,015 m Juyongguan defile north of Beijing, 7.8 m high crenellated brick-stone ramparts with 19 watchtowers, widened for five horses abreast and beacon…
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Monte Albán Terrace South
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Monte Albán Terrace South in Colorado Plateau, United States is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇨🇱 Chile · Hillfort
Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West — Atacama (Calama)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West in Atacama, Chile is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) hillfort attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure
Early Neolithic · Windmill Hill / Hembury Ware
Type-site causewayed enclosure 2 km from Avebury — three interrupted ditch circuits enclosing 8.5 ha.
🇨🇦 Canada · Geoglyph
Mesa Verde Cold Storage Pit South — British Columbia (Vancouver)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval
Mesa Verde Cold Storage Pit South in British Columbia, Canada is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) geoglyph attributed to Medieval culture.
🇳🇴 Norway · Hillfort
Mound of the Hostages Kurgan Annex East
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Bronze Age
Mound of the Hostages Kurgan Annex East in Finnmark, Norway is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) hillfort attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇨🇱 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.
🇨🇱 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.
🇳🇴 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.