🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Dazu Beishan Rock Carvings — Chongqing Northern Mountain Gallery
Late Tang to Southern Song (892 – 1178 CE) · Chinese Buddhist with Song gentry patron
Beishan 264 caves with 10k slender Song statues 892–1178 at Dazu north hill.
🇬🇷 Greece · Rock-cut
Pura Cairn Rock-Cut Complex
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Pura Cairn Rock-Cut Complex in Thessaly, Greece is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Rock-cut
Avenue-Tel Kistvaen Rock-Cut Complex
Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) · Yayoi
Avenue-Tel Kistvaen Rock-Cut Complex in Petén, Guatemala is a Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Yayoi culture.
🇮🇷 Iran · Rock-cut
Naqsh-e Rostam — North Tomb Facade (Pars, Achaemenid)
Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Rock-cut tradition
Naqsh-e Rostam — North Tomb Facade (Pars, Achaemenid) in Fars, Marvdasht, Naqsh-e Rostam, Iran is a Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attribute…
🇸🇾 Syria · Rock-cut
Emesa — South Rock-Cut Tomb Niche (Homs)
Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Rock-cut tradition
Emesa — South Rock-Cut Tomb Niche (Homs) in Homs, Homs Old City, Emesa, Syria is a Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Rock-cut tra…
🇮🇹 Italy · Rock-cut
Burgh Rock-Cut Complex
Moche (100–800 CE) · Moche
Burgh Rock-Cut Complex in Sicily, Italy is a Moche (100–800 CE) rock_cut attributed to Moche culture.
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Bingling Temple Lower Grottoes — Liujia Gorge Yellow River Cliffs
Western Jin to Yuan (300 – 1300 CE) · Buddhist Hexi nomad to Tang imperial
Lower cliffs with 420 CE earliest inscribed cave 169 of 169 caves at Liujia Reservoir.
🇹🇭 Thailand · Rock-cut
Chashma Dara Rock-Cut Complex
Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) · Ancestral Pueblo
Chashma Dara Rock-Cut Complex in Buriram Province, Thailand is a Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) rock_cut attributed to Ancestral Pueblo culture.
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Yungang Western Cliffs — Datong Grottoes West End Caves
Northern Wei to Liao (453 – 525 CE peak) · Buddhist Tanyao imperial under Emperor Wencheng
Western 5 caves 40–45 with Tanyao Buddhas 15 m of Northern Wei Pingcheng capital.