🇦🇺 Australia · Hydraulic works
Persepolis Apadana Terrace South
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Persepolis Apadana Terrace South in Kimberley, Australia is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) hydraulic attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇲🇱 Mali · Hydraulic works
Volubilis Olive Press Complex West — Djenné (Mopti)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Volubilis Olive Press Complex West in Djenné, Mali is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Hydraulic works
Monolithic Stela Circle South — Tamil Nadu (Madurai)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Medieval
Monolithic Stela Circle South in Tamil Nadu, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Medieval culture.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Hydraulic works
Nimrud Canal and Dam System
Neo-Assyrian 9th–7th c. BCE (Ashurnasirpal II to Sennacherib) · Assyrian
Nimrud (Kalhu) – Neo-Assyrian capital canalization by Ashurnasirpal II (883–859 BCE): Upper Zab canal (7m wide) cutting conglomerate ridge with 10m tunnel (Negub Tunnel) and Khinu/Mejira dam…
🇦🇺 Australia · Hydraulic works
Moray Concentric Terrace South
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Moray Concentric Terrace South in Kimberley, Australia is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇮🇷 Iran · Hydraulic works
Shushtar Extension - Band-e Mizan
Achaemenid to Sassanian (5th c. BCE core; 260 CE Band-e Mizan by Valerian captives) · Sassanian with Roman engineering
Band-e Mizan – upstream regulator weir of Shushtar Hydraulic System (Khuzestan): 390m limestone weir across Karun splitting into Gargar canal (40 mills) vs Shatit, built 260 CE by Roman captives of…
🇲🇱 Mali · Hydraulic works
Thimlich Ohinga Enclosure North — Djenné (Mopti)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Thimlich Ohinga Enclosure North in Djenné, Mali is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Hydraulic works
Baray Hydraulic Reservoir North — Angkor (Siem Reap)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Baray Hydraulic Reservoir North in Angkor, Cambodia is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) hydraulic attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Hydraulic works
Jawa Early Bronze Age Dam Jordan
Early Bronze Age c.3200–3000 BCE (Late Chalcolithic-EBA) · Levantine EBA / Ghassulian network
Jawa (c.3200–3000 BCE) – Black Desert basalt town with 4m-high gravity masonry dam impounding Wadi Rajil (Jawa Reservoir), 8 km canal network and 3-pool system capturing 31,000 m³.
🇵🇪 Peru · Hydraulic works
Harmika Dome Revetment West
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Harmika Dome Revetment West in Cusco, Peru is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Hydraulic works
Mapungubwe Hill Annex — Bayuda Desert (Meroe)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Mapungubwe Hill Annex in Bayuda Desert, Sudan is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Medieval culture.
🇮🇳 India · Hydraulic works
Chavín Lanzón Gallery East
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Chavín Lanzón Gallery East in Tamil Nadu, India is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Classical culture.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Hydraulic works
Neak Pean — Northern Hospital Baray Annex
Jayavarman VII (1191 CE) · Khmer Buddhist
Neak Pean — Northern Hospital Baray Annex in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia is a Jayavarman VII (1191 CE) hydraulic attributed to Khmer Buddhist.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works
Wadi Saqqia — Onomastics Quarry and Gold Mine
Pharaonic–Roman gold (3000 BCE–300 CE) · Pharaonic then Ptolemaic gold
Wadi Saqqia — Onomastics Quarry and Gold Mine in Eastern Desert, Egypt is a Pharaonic–Roman gold (3000 BCE–300 CE) hydraulic attributed to Pharaonic then Ptolemaic gold.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works
Deul Rekha Tower North — Luxor (Luxor)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Classical
Deul Rekha Tower North in Luxor, Egypt is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇱 Israel · Hydraulic works
Timna Valley — Copper Mines & Temple
Chalcolithic to Iron Age (4500 BCE–1000 BCE) · Timna / Egyptian New Kingdom
Timna Valley — Copper Mines & Temple in Southern Negev, Arabah, Israel is a Chalcolithic to Iron Age (4500 BCE–1000 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Timna / Egyptian New Kingdom culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Hydraulic works
Beothuk Wigwam Post North — Nazca (Nazca)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Beothuk Wigwam Post North in Nazca, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) hydraulic attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Hydraulic works
Kampong Kdei Bridge — Spean Kaek
Jayavarman VII (1181–1218 CE) · Khmer (Jayavarman VII)
Kampong Kdei Bridge — Spean Kaek in Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia is a Jayavarman VII (1181–1218 CE) hydraulic attributed to Khmer (Jayavarman VII).
🇮🇱 Israel · Hydraulic works
Ein Avdat — Nabataean Canyon Dam and Monastery
Nabataean to Byzantine (100 BCE–600 CE) · Nabataean–Christian monks
Ein Avdat — Nabataean Canyon Dam and Monastery in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean to Byzantine (100 BCE–600 CE) hydraulic attributed to Nabataean–Christian monks.
🇮🇱 Israel · Hydraulic works
Ein Ziq — Nabataean Cistern Desert Farm
Nabataean–Byzantine (100 BCE–600 CE) highland farm · Nabataean desert agriculture
Ein Ziq — Nabataean Cistern Desert Farm in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean–Byzantine (100 BCE–600 CE) highland farm hydraulic attributed to Nabataean desert agriculture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Edzná
Maya Classic (Puuc) · Maya (Puuc/ Petén)
Edzná — hydraulic capital with Five Stories Pyramid.
🇮🇱 Israel · Hydraulic works
Shivta — Pools and Cistern Extension
Nabataean to Byzantine (100 BCE–600 CE) · Nabataean–Byzantine desert agriculture
Shivta — Pools and Cistern Extension in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean to Byzantine (100 BCE–600 CE) hydraulic attributed to Nabataean–Byzantine desert agriculture.
🇮🇳 India · Hydraulic works
Dholavira Eastern Reservoir Extension
Mature Harappan (2650–1450 BCE) · Harappan
Dholavira Eastern Reservoir Extension in Gujarat, India is a Mature Harappan (2650–1450 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Harappan.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Hydraulic works
Patara Lighthouse — Coastal Dune Pharos
Neronian Roman (64 CE) · Roman Patara (Nero)
Patara Lighthouse — Coastal Dune Pharos in Antalya Province, Turkey is a Neronian Roman (64 CE) hydraulic attributed to Roman Patara (Nero).