🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Tumulus
Tumulus of Canal Enclosure
Moche (100–800 CE) · Moche
Tumulus of Canal Enclosure in North Central Province, Sri Lanka is a Moche (100–800 CE) tumulus attributed to Moche culture.
🇷🇺 Russia · Megalith
Great Salbyk Kurgan
Tagar culture, Scythian (~800–200 BCE; Salbyk 500 BCE) · Tagar (Scythian-Siberian, Khakass steppe)
So-called Siberian Stonehenge: a 71-m square enclosure of standing Devonian sandstone slabs weighing up to 50 tonnes enclosing a truncated pyramid kurgan 12 m high.
🇵🇪 Peru · Tumulus
Kistvaen Heacham Burial Mound
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Kistvaen Heacham Burial Mound in Ancash, Peru is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) tumulus attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Tumulus
Fortress Citadel Africa 5 — Tunisia Region 5
Period Bronze Age · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Fortress Citadel Africa 5 — Tunisia Region 5 in Tunisia Region 5, Tunisia is a Neolithic tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Megalith
Mound 72 Beaded Burial Extension — Southern Alluvium (Nasiriyah)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Mound 72 Beaded Burial Extension in Southern Alluvium, Iraq is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) megalithic attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Tumulus
Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Africa 63 — Ethiopia Region 3
Period Medieval · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Africa 63 — Ethiopia Region 3 in Ethiopia Region 3, Ethiopia is a Iron Age tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Kurgan
Norway Reindeer Pitfall South
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Norway Reindeer Pitfall South in Harrat al-Sham, Jordan is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) kurgan attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Tumulus
Pyramid of the Sun Annex — Mississippi Valley (Cahokia)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Pyramid of the Sun Annex in Mississippi Valley, United States is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) tumulus attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Tumulus
Moundville Pyramid B Annex
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Moundville Pyramid B Annex in Mississippi Valley, United States is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) tumulus attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Tumulus
Temple Terrace Africa 3 — Egypt Region 3
Period Classical · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Temple Terrace Africa 3 — Egypt Region 3 in Egypt Region 3, Egypt is a Bronze Age tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Tumulus
Anundshög Burial Mounds
Iron Age–Viking (500 BCE–1050 CE) · South Scandinavian Iron Age
Sweden's greatest burial field (14 ha) at Anundshög–Badelunda 9 km NE of Västerås: 14 m high 60 m diameter Anund mound (c.550 CE), 12 smaller mounds, 9 stone ships (largest 53×16 m), 12 stone circles…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Tumulus
Meroe Northern Pyramid Field Extension — Saqqara (Saqqara)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Meroe Northern Pyramid Field Extension in Saqqara, Egypt is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) tumulus attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇨🇳 China · Megalith
Borobudur Terrace Pyramid South — Xi'an Plain (Xi'an)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Borobudur Terrace Pyramid South in Xi'an Plain, China is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Kurgan
Gokstad Boat House Outlier North — Lapland (Jokkmokk)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Gokstad Boat House Outlier North in Lapland, Sweden is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) kurgan attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tumulus
Han Yangling Pyramid South — Cholula (Puebla)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Han Yangling Pyramid South in Cholula, Mexico is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) tumulus attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Megalith
Spiro Craig Mound South
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Classical
Spiro Craig Mound South in Moche Valley, Peru is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Classical culture.
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Kurgan
Saka Kurgan Chain East — Gobi (Ulaanbaatar)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Saka Kurgan Chain East in Gobi, Mongolia is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) kurgan attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tumulus
Mizpe Zohar Tumulus — Cholula (Puebla)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Mizpe Zohar Tumulus in Cholula, Mexico is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) tumulus attributed to Medieval culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Tumulus
Kerma Eastern Cemetery Tumulus K.III
Kerma Classic (1750–1550 BCE) · Kerma culture (Upper Nubia)
Kerma Eastern Cemetery Tumulus K.III in Northern State, Sudan is a Kerma Classic (1750–1550 BCE) tumulus attributed to Kerma culture (Upper Nubia).
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Tumulus
Saryarka Khirigsuur Field
Late Bronze Age, Saryarka khirigsuur 1400-800 BCE · Andronovo to Deer Stone-Khirigsuur transitional
35 Bronze Age khirigsuurs (1400-800 BCE) on Saryarka steppe, westernmost Deer Stone-Khirigsuur province 1500 km west of Mongolia.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Tumulus
Kyzyl-Bulak South Kurgan (Aktobe Kyzyl-Bulak Red Spring Mound)
Early Sarmatian Iron Age (450–350 BCE) with Hun reuse 410 CE · Sarmatian Aktobe–Uil (eastern Sarmatian) with Hun secondary
Kyzyl-Bulak Sarmatian mound 68 m diam 8.2 m with torc 340 g and ditch 22 m on Uil divide 142 km south of Aktobe.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Tumulus
Zhetytobe Kurgan Necropolis (Turkestan Ridge – Ancient Asativ)
Early to Middle Saka · Saka of the eastern Aral–Karatau
Seven-hills ridge with 7 giant kurgans 42-72 m plus 14 satellites: Saka necropolis above Sozak oasis.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Tumulus
Kumsay Ridge Kurgans (Aktobe Kumsay Steppe Crests)
Early to Middle Sarmatian (550–350 BCE) · Sauromatian to Sarmatian Kobda ridge (Uil–Khobda interfluve)
7 Sarmatian ridge kurgans 22–48 m linear 12 km crest: mirror bronze and gold child burial — winter pasture beacon.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Tumulus
Korgantas South Ridge Satellite Kurgan (Korgantas South Ridge Cluster)
Korgantas transition (420–340 BCE) Saka to Hun · Korgantas (post-Tasmola) Karkaraly south ridge
4 Korgantas satellites 16–28 m south ridge 890 m with antenna 18 m and side-niche catacomb — Nura watershed sentinels.