Atlas Places Categories Resources Discuss

An atlas of Earth’s mysterious places — megaliths, pyramids, lost and sunken cities — with the evidence shown plainly: what is verified, what is contested, and what is still unknown.

Data CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photos per credit

Explore

Atlas map
All places
Categories
Countries
Contested & pseudo

Community

Theories & discussion
Lists
News & resources
Submit a resource

Mysteria

About the atlas
Data & verification
Licenses & credits
Create an account

© 2026 Mysteria. Exploring the ancient world.Map © OpenFreeMap · OpenMapTiles · OpenStreetMap contributors

Search Mysteria

Search places, or jump to a section

The catalogue

Enclosures tagged “enclosure”

3 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.

Filters

Verification

Pick several

Verified3 Widely accepted0 Contested0 Hypothetical0 Unverified0 Pseudoarchaeology0

Category

Earthworks3 Enclosures3 Circulars1 Hilltops1 Mounds1

All categories →

Country

🇺🇸United States3

All countries →

Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage only

Excavation

Partially excavated3

Tags

enclosure3 hopewell3 chillicothe2 appalachian1 circular1 gateway1 hilltop1 ross county

3 places

1

Enclosures

🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork

Fort Hill

Middle Woodland (Hopewell) · Hopewell (Ohio Hilltop)

Hopewell hilltop enclosure (100 BCE–400 CE) on Baker Fork gorge — 2.4-km wall with 33 gates.

🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork

Bournville Mound

Middle Woodland (Hopewell) · Hopewell (Ohio Scioto)

Hopewell circular enclosure (100 BCE–400 CE) near Bourneville — 120-m ring and 5-m log-tomb mound at Chillicothe.

🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork

Liberty Earthworks

Middle Woodland Hopewell 100–350 CE · Hopewell tradition

Hopewell square 320 m with corner circles and Liberty Mound, Chillicothe cluster component.