🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are a World Heritage Site in the United States preserving eight monumental earthworks constructed by the Hopewell tradition.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Earthwork
Kingdom of Benin
The Kingdom of Benin or Empire of Benin, also known as Great Benin, is a traditional kingdom in southern Nigeria.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Earthwork
Bilsk Hillfort – Herodotus' Gelonus (Scythian)
Iron Age Scythian (6th–4th c. BCE, origins Bronze Age) · Scythian Budini/Geloni (Herodotus 4.102)
Bilsk Hillfort – Herodotus' Gelonus (Scythian) in Poltava Oblast, Kotelva Raion, Bilsk village, Vorskla river interfluve, Ukraine is a Iron Age Scythian (6th–4th c.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Poverty Point Mound B Summit
Formative to Mississippian (1500 BCE–1500 CE) · Woodland–Mississippian
Poverty Point Mound B Summit in Louisiana, West Carroll Parish, United States is a Formative to Mississippian (1500 BCE–1500 CE) earthwork attributed to Woodland–Mississippian.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Geoglyph
Ustyurt Karynzharyk Kite Field (Mangystau)
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze (Kelteminar-Bozashy) · Ustyurt steppe Kelteminar
Central Asian steppe-kite province on the Ustyurt chalk plateau (160 m, 44°12′N 54°12′E) in the 40 m deep Karynzharyk karst depression (Ustyurt Biosphere).
🇵🇪 Peru · Geoglyph
Pampa Colorada Geoglyphs (Caravelí — Ayla Bridge)
Early Intermediate to Middle Horizon (Nazca-Caravelí / Huari) · Nazca-Caravelí desert pampa tradition
Broad, crimson deflation plain (890 m, 15°52′11″S 74°05′23″W per Maplandia 15.8697S 74.0897W) north of the Atico drainage, bearing 30+ linear geoglyphs: 90-310 m cleared lines, 45 m trapezoid, and…
🇵🇪 Peru · Geoglyph
Moro-Casma Desert Pampa Geoglyphs (Áncash)
Initial Period to Early Horizon (Sechín-Casma) · Sechín / Casma
Arid pampa (210 m, 9°28′48″S 78°18′00″W) between Río Casma and Río Sechín, extension north of known Sechín Bajo pyramid (1800 BCE) pampa lines.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Earthwork
Earthworks of Pediment
Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) · Late Bronze Age
Earthworks of Pediment in Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria is a Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) earthwork attributed to Late Bronze Age culture.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Earthwork
Stavgard Ringfort (Gotland)
Migration Period to Vendel Period (c.400–800 CE) · Gotlandic Iron Age
Pre-Viking ringfort (fornborg) on Gotland's southeast, circular limestone wall 80–100 m diameter enclosing 0.5 ha, with inner house terraces and Iron Age ceramics.
🇮🇳 India · Earthwork
Earthworks of Sama Mound Khet
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Earthworks of Sama Mound Khet in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) earthwork attributed to Ubaid culture.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Earthwork
Glen Spur Earthwork
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Glen Spur Earthwork in North Central Province, Sri Lanka is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) earthwork attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇨🇾 Cyprus · Hillfort
Dun Great Hill Fort
Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) · Yayoi
Dun Great Hill Fort in Paphos District, Cyprus is a Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) hillfort attributed to Yayoi culture.
🇪🇨 Ecuador · Pyramid
Cochasquí Pyramids
Quitu-Cara / Integration Period · Caranqui / Quitu
15 earthen truncated pyramids with ramps, 10–20 m high, built by Quitu-Cara (Caranqui) people astride equatorial line, aligning to volcanoes Cayambe and Cotacachi with solar/astronomical purpose.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Geoglyph
Sajama Lines
Formative to Imperial, 900 BCE–1500 CE active; origins possibly 1500 BCE · Aymara and pre-Aymara Andean; later Tiwanaku-Inca incorporation
Largest line network on Earth - 16,000 km of sacred Aymara pilgrimage lines.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Earthwork
Götavirke
Götavirke (Geatish Dyke) are the remains of two parallel defensive walls going from north to south between the villages of Västra Husby (58°29′N 16°10′E) and Hylinge (58°28′N 16°10′E) in Söderköping…
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Center for American Archeology
The Center for American Archeology, or CAA, is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) research and education institution located in Kampsville, Illinois, USA, near the Illinois River.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Geoglyph
Upper Xingu Kayabi Geoglyph Complex (Pará)
Late Intermediate to Late Horizon (Xingu polyglot / Kayabi) · Upper Xingu archaeological tradition / Kayabi
Southern Amazon forest geoglyph province distinct from Acre-Urubamba: 14 circular and rectangular enclosures (120-320 m) on Xingu headwater interfluvia (260 m, 9°45′S 52°21′W), documented by Mendeley…
🇨🇿 Czech Republic · Earthwork
Devil's Furrow
According to an old Czech legend, the Devil's Furrow (Czech: Čertova brázda) was a distinct line in the landscape, allegedly connecting the place of St.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Geoglyph
Mount Aragats Plateau Kites Extension (Armenian Highlands)
Neolithic to Early Bronze (Aratashen-Shulaveri to Kura-Araxes) · Armenian Highland Neolithic
Highest (3,200 m, 40°30′N 44°20′E) kite field in the Palearctic on the alpine plateau of Mount Aragats (4,090 m volcano).
🇨🇦 Canada · Earthwork
Buried Street Grid Americas 2 — Canada Region 2
Period Bronze Age · Regional culture Americas-Mound
Buried Street Grid Americas 2 — Canada Region 2 in Canada Region 2, Canada is a Bronze Age earthwork with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.