🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Hetty Pegler's Tump (Uley Long Barrow)
Early Neolithic · Cotswold-Severn
Cotswold-Severn long barrow on Uley escarpment, 37 m with transepted chambers, c.3750 BCE.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn
Early–Middle Neolithic · Orkney-Cromarty Neolithic
Stalled cairn on Rousay with tripartite chamber, 29 burials, c.3500 BCE.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Rock art
Syke-Bagh Rock Shelter
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Syke-Bagh Rock Shelter in Preah Vihear, Cambodia is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) rock art attributed to Ubaid culture.
🇵🇱 Poland · Ancient village
Biskupin Iron Age Fortified Settlement
Early Iron Age (Hallstatt 750–400 BCE) / Lusatian · Lusatian (Lausitz) group
Iconic Lusatian lake-peninsula fortified settlement at Biskupin (13 rows, 102 houses, 800 residents) on Lake Biskupin islet, with 3.5 m box rampart 640 m, breakwater and gate.
🇰🇷 South Korea · Buried city
Buried City of Castle
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Buried City of Castle in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) buried city attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Callanish II (Cnoc Ceann a' Gharaidh)
Late Neolithic · Hebridean Late Neolithic
7-stone elliptical circle (21.6×18.9 m) on Loch Roag ridge south-east of Callanish I, with central ruined cairn.
🇮🇱 Israel · Earthwork
Earthworks of Henge
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) · Jōmon
Earthworks of Henge in Negev, Israel is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) earthwork attributed to Jōmon culture.
🇮🇳 India · Geoglyph
Geoglyphs of Kesh
Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Geoglyphs of Kesh in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Harappan culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Lowfield Thwaite Earthwork
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Lowfield Thwaite Earthwork in Ohio, United States is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Rock art
Viksjö Rock Carvings
Neolithic–Bronze Age (4000–1000 BCE) · Hunter-gatherer rock art tradition
Viksjö Rock Carvings is a rock art site in Uppland, Sweden featuring carvings and paintings on exposed bedrock dating from the Neolithic to Bronze Age (c.4000–1000 BCE).
🇨🇦 Canada · Tumulus
Cwm Burial Mound
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Cwm Burial Mound in British Columbia, Canada is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) tumulus attributed to Classical culture.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Hillfort
Cwm Hill Fort
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Cwm Hill Fort in North Central Province, Sri Lanka is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) hillfort attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇬🇷 Greece · Quarry
Easton Quarry
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Easton Quarry in Thessaly, Greece is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) quarry attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Pyramid
Pyramid of Earthwork
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Pyramid of Earthwork in Balochistan, Pakistan is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) pyramid attributed to Classical culture.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Quarry
Quarry of Inlet Pictograph
Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Quarry of Inlet Pictograph in Piauí, Brazil is a Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) quarry attributed to Harappan culture.
🇮🇷 Iran · Submerged site
Submerged Harbour of Edge
Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) · Neolithic
Submerged Harbour of Edge in Fars Province, Iran is a Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) submerged city attributed to Neolithic culture.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Archaeological wonder
Issyk Kurgan and the Golden Warrior
Saka (400–200 BCE) · Saka (Issyk–Tasmola, East Scythian)
Six-meter stone mound on the Talgar fan where Kemal Akishev in 1969 recovered an undisturbed side cist containing an 18-year-old Saka prince clad in 4,000 gold plaques depicting leopard, ibex and…
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid
Uaxactun — Structure E-VII, Group E Astronomical Pyramid
Maya Preclassic to Early Classic, c.500 BCE–300 CE · Maya (Preclassic Lowland)
Pyramid E-VII-sub in Uaxactun Group E (c.500 BCE–200 CE, Preclassic–Early Classic). Eastern triadic platform of the canonical E-Group solar observatory: western pyramid E-VII aligned to three eastern…
🇮🇹 Italy · Ancient city
Ancient City of Source Mesa
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Ancient City of Source Mesa in Sicily, Italy is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Classical culture.
🇲🇲 Myanmar · Megalith
Dolmen de Cave
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) · Jōmon
Dolmen de Cave in Magway Region, Myanmar is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) megalithic attributed to Jōmon culture.
🇦🇷 Argentina · Fortress
Fortress of Harbor Grimston
Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) · Roman
Fortress of Harbor Grimston in Catamarca, Argentina is a Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) fortress attributed to Roman culture.
🇾🇪 Yemen · Geoglyph
Henge Gallery Geoglyph
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Henge Gallery Geoglyph in Hadramawt, Yemen is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Ubaid culture.
🇵🇹 Portugal · Tell
Tell el-Stan Knoll
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic
Tell el-Stan Knoll in Alentejo, Portugal is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) tell attributed to Hellenistic culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
Late Neolithic · Orcadian Neolithic
Maeshowe-type hilltop cairn on Eday with four side cells, c.3200 BCE.