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🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban
Maron? Actually Marsa Gawasis — Pharaonic Port North Quay (Red Sea, Egypt) in Red Sea, Marsa Gawasis, Egypt is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) …
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Musawwarat es-Sufra — Great Enclosure North Terrace (Nubia) in River Nile, Musawwarat es-Sufra, Sudan is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple…
🇨🇳 China · Earthwork
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Northern Xi an Enclosure A — Xi an (56-40) at Xi an, China is a Bronze Age (regional) earthwork of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for enclosure and associated settlement.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Early Neolithic · Irish Neolithic
Poulnabrone Dolmen Burren at The Burren, County Clare, Ireland is a Early Neolithic megalithic of the Irish Neolithic tradition, built c. 4200 BCE for portal dolmen collective burial.
🇸🇾 Syria · Temple complex
PPNA · PPNA North Levant
Qaramel Tower North Hama at Hama, Qaramel North, Syria is a PPNA temple complex of the PPNA North Levant tradition, built c. 11000 BCE for earliest tower on site permanent settlement.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Sacred Cuzco Citadel West — Cuzco (55-43) at Cuzco, Peru is a Bronze Age (regional) temple complex of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Rock art
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Palaeolithic to Iron Age
Tassili n'Ajjer — Tin Merine North Gallery in Illizi, Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed t…
🇳🇦 Namibia · Rock art
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Palaeolithic to Iron Age
Twyfelfontein — Ancillary Engraving North Panel (Namibia) in Kunene, Twyfelfontein, Namibia is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art…
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Middle Neolithic · Morbihan Neolithic
Gavrinis Passage Tomb Morbihan at Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Middle Neolithic megalithic of the Morbihan Neolithic tradition, built c. 3500 BCE for fully engraved passage grave.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
New Kingdom to Late Period (1479–600 BCE; peak Amenhotep III–Tut 1390–1320) · Ancient Egyptian (New Kingdom palace)
Gurob (Medinet Ghurab, ancient Mi-Wer 'Great Lake') is New Kingdom harem palace founded Thutmose III (1479 BCE) on Faiyum entrance, inhabited Amenhotep III–Ramesses II as women's palace with…
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Earthwork
Neolithic to Iron Age · Devon Neolithic
Hembury Hillfort Devon at Devon, United Kingdom is a Neolithic to Iron Age earthwork of the Devon Neolithic tradition, built c. 4000 BCE for causewayed enclosure + iron age hillfort.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Neolithic · Channel Neolithic
La Hougue Bie Jersey Passage Grave at Jersey, United Kingdom is a Neolithic megalithic of the Channel Neolithic tradition, built c. 4000 BCE for 18 m passage grave 12 m mound chapel.
🇵🇪 Peru · Geoglyph
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Northern Cuzco Settlement II — Cuzco (55-38) at Cuzco, Peru is a Neolithic (regional) geoglyph of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for settlement and associated settlement.
🇬🇷 Greece · Earthwork
Classical (regional) · Classical
Northern Delphi Platform II — Delphi (60-16) at Delphi, Greece is a Classical (regional) contested of the Classical tradition, built c. 200 CE for platform and associated settlement.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Ancient village
Iron Age to Medieval (c.400 BCE–1400 CE) · Atlantic Iron Age / Pictish / Norse
Iron Age broch village opposite Jarlshof with Pictish and Viking layers; one of Scotland's largest modern excavations.
🇬🇷 Greece · Earthwork
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Sacred Delphi Fortress Inner — Delphi (60-15) at Delphi, Greece is a Medieval (regional) contested of the Medieval tradition, built c. 800 BCE for fortress and associated settlement.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Late Classic, Chenes (600–950 CE) · Maya — Chenes
Largest Chenes region city atop meseta between Puuc and Rio Bec, 60 km north-east of Hopelchén, famed for Palace of the Chac adorned with stacked Chenes masks and serpent mouth doorway leading to…
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE) · Chalcolithic–Early Bronze
Tepe Sialk — South Mound Burial Terrace (Kashan) in Isfahan, Kashan, Tepe Sialk, Iran is a Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE) tell attributed to Ch…
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Megalith
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) · Late Neolithic Atlantic
Tiya — North Stele Field Sector 3 (Gurage) in SNNPR, Tiya, Gurage, Ethiopia is a Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) megalithic attributed t…
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Earthwork
Bronze Age to Medieval · Votadini
Traprain Law Hillfort at East Lothian, United Kingdom is a Bronze Age to Medieval earthwork of the Votadini tradition, built c. 1000 BCE for phonolite plug hillfort with roman hoard.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid
Middle Preclassic to Terminal Classic (900 BCE–950 CE), apogee 650–890 CE · Maya — Ceibal-Petexbatun kingdom, Mexican influenced late
Bluff-top city 27 km east of Dos Pilas, excavated 1964–68 then by Inomata, famous for Structure A-3 atop A-II substructure (Late Preclassic cruciform E-Group) with four stairways each with stela…
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Eastern Meroe Reservoir A — Meroe (53-24) at Meroe, Sudan is a Medieval (regional) temple complex of the Medieval tradition, built c. 200 CE for reservoir and associated settlement.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid
Late Preclassic Miraflores (400 BCE–100 CE) peak · Maya–Highland — Kaminaljuyu
Once greatest New World city (Michael Coe) with 200 mounds mapped by E. M. Shook (1930s–60s) across Guatemala Valley, Mound A is flagship Miraflores platform pyramid facing Lake Miraflores (now dry)…
🇮🇱 Israel · Temple complex
PPNB · PPNB cult
Kfar HaHoresh Cult Enclosure Galilee at Galilee, Nazareth, Israel is a PPNB temple complex of the PPNB cult tradition, built c. 8800 BCE for ppnb mortuary cult enclosure 30 pillars.
