🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
El-Lisht (Itj-tawy necropolis)
Middle Kingdom (12th Dyn) · Ancient Egyptian
Mit Rahina–Itj-tawy necropolis El-Lisht with pyramids of Amenemhat I and Senwosret I.
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🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Middle Kingdom (12th Dyn) · Ancient Egyptian
Mit Rahina–Itj-tawy necropolis El-Lisht with pyramids of Amenemhat I and Senwosret I.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid
Maya Classic (Late Classic palace) · Maya (Highland-Pasión portage traders)
Maya water-palace city Cancuén (400–800 CE): 230×150 m largest Maya palace (170 rooms) with attached shrine-pyramids on Pasión River, sacked c.800 CE with elite massacre in cistern.
🇺🇸 United States · Temple complex
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Eastern Chaco Canyon Platform Inner — Chaco Canyon (55-36) at Chaco Canyon, United States is a Medieval (regional) temple complex of the Medieval tradition, built c.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Great Teotihuacan Necropolis Central — Teotihuacan (56-19) at Teotihuacan, Mexico is a Iron Age (regional) pyramid of the Iron Age tradition, built c.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid
Maya Classic to Postclassic · Maya Nakum polity
Holmul River city Nakum (250–1200 CE): 15 m Acropolis Building 99 palace-pyramid and triadic Group East, Postclassic stela plaza — rare Terminal Classic continuity.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Great Yucatan Reservoir Outer — Yucatan (55-29) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Medieval (regional) temple complex of the Medieval tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for reservoir and associated settlement.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid
Maya Late Classic · Maya Sak Nikte' under Calakmul Kanul
Former looters' Site Q identified as Sak Nikte' (La Corona) 658–835 CE: 14 m Main Plaza pyramid and returned Hieroglyphic Stairway panels of Calakmul dynastic wars.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid
Maya Classic · Maya Waka' kingdom (Calakmul ally)
Maya royal city Waka' (El Perú) above San Juan River: 18 m Stela Plaza north pyramid, tomb of Lady K'abel (Stela 34) Kalakmul queen, 250–900 CE.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Late Preceramic–Initial Period 3000–2500 BCE · Marañón Amazon-Andes (Jaén pre-Carral)
5300-year spiral temple in Amazonian Jaén with world's oldest cacao 5300 BP and Maltese cross hearth.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Middle Sicán to Chimú 700–1375 CE · Sicán (Lambayeque) then Chimú
Golden Priestess tomb within twin truncated pyramids, 700–1375 CE.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Unfinished pyramid of ephemeral King Neferefre: mastaba-like stump with an intact cult temple, royal statues and papyri found by Czech excavators.
🇫🇷 France · Pyramid
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Pyramid of Motte Marsh Varna in Occitanie, France is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) pyramid attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Pyramid of Ridge-Scar in Ancash, Peru is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) pyramid attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Temple complex
Middle–Late Preclassic 400 BCE–200 CE · Maya (Preclassic Uaxactún)
Second E-Group observatory 800 m south of classic Group E with twin stela-altars and mural palace.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Pyramid
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) · Jōmon
Step Pyramid of Farm in Asir Province, Saudi Arabia is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) pyramid attributed to Jōmon culture.
🇨🇳 China · Pyramid
Period Neolithic · Regional culture Pyramid-Variant
Cave Sanctuary Pyramid 11 — China Region 11 in China Region 11, China is a Neolithic pyramid with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty mid · Ancient Egyptian
Tallest 5th Dynasty pyramid at Abusir (Neferirkare Kakai): left in stepped form, source of the main Abusir Papyri archive.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Late Archaic Preceramic 3000–1800 BCE, Norte Chico Caral-Supe tradition · Norte Chico (Caral-Supe, Late Preceramic)
North Platform 600 m north of main Shicras pyramid at Chancay Valley: 10 m high stepped platform 35×30 m built with shicra woven bags filled with river cobbles (ancient construction textile…
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Late Archaic–Initial 3500–1500 BCE · Casma-Sechín tradition
First Plaza 3500 BCE, Third Platform 16 m × 300 m.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Late Napatan to Early Meroitic, c.350–300 BCE · Kushite
South Cemetery pyramid Beg. S.10 (c.350–300 BCE) for Queen (?) Amanislo fragment? 12 m base, heavily eroded sandstone pyramid with mudbrick chapel forecourt.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Initial–Early Horizon 1000–250 BCE · Kuntur Wasi tradition
Gold-temple four platforms, gold burials 800 BCE.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)
Giza Queen's Pyramid G IIIa Substructure in Giza, Egypt is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) pyramid attributed to Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom).
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Tumulus
Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE) · Bronze Age
Igbo-Ukwu Bronzemound Workshop Floor in Anambra, Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria is a Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE) tumulus attributed to Bronze Age.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Meroitic (but Napatan tradition), c.700 BCE–300 CE · Kushite / Napatan
Sedeinga 2 km west of Soleb on desert ridge: ~80 small pyramids (6-8 m base, 7-10 m high) with chapels for Kushite Napatan queens, princesses and children.