🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Earthwork
Hambledon Hill Causewayed Enclosure Dorset
Early Neolithic (3700–3400 BCE) · Early Neolithic
Dorset's flagship causewayed enclosure excavated by Mercer 1974–86, with human skull deposits and later Stepleton enclosure.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Earthwork
Silbury Hill
Late Neolithic 2400–2300 BCE · Late Neolithic Britons (Grooved Ware)
Europe's tallest prehistoric mound – 39-m artificial hill with unknown purpose.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Earthwork
Mural Hall Americas 62 — Brazil Region 2
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Americas-Mound
Mural Hall Americas 62 — Brazil Region 2 in Brazil Region 2, Brazil is a Bronze Age earthwork with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Earthwork
Southern Giza Citadel A — Giza (56-02)
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Southern Giza Citadel A — Giza (56-02) at Giza, Egypt is a Early Historic (regional) earthwork of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇵🇪 Peru · Earthwork
Southern Cuzco Sanctuary II — Cuzco (55-46)
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Southern Cuzco Sanctuary II — Cuzco (55-46) at Cuzco, Peru is a Neolithic (regional) earthwork of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 800 BCE for sanctuary and associated settlement.
🇵🇪 Peru · Earthwork
Upper Lima Ridge East — Lima (56-08)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Upper Lima Ridge East — Lima (56-08) at Lima, Peru is a Iron Age (regional) earthwork of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for ridge and associated settlement.
🇮🇱 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.
🇩🇪 Germany · Earthwork
Heuneburg Hillfort Upper Danube
Hallstatt (600–400 BCE) · Hallstatt Celtic princely seat
Danube's Heuneburg excavated by Kimmig 1950–, mudbrick Mediterranean-style wall unique north of Alps, rich tumuli like Hohmichele nearby.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Watson Brake Mound E
Formative to Mississippian (1500 BCE–1500 CE) · Woodland–Mississippian
Watson Brake Mound E in Louisiana, Ouachita Parish, United States is a Formative to Mississippian (1500 BCE–1500 CE) earthwork attributed to Woodland–Mississippian.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Outer Chaco Canyon Reservoir A — Chaco Canyon (55-02)
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Outer Chaco Canyon Reservoir A — Chaco Canyon (55-02) at Chaco Canyon, United States is a Neolithic (regional) earthwork of the Neolithic tradition, built c.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Earthwork
Western Yucatan Citadel South — Yucatan (55-24)
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Western Yucatan Citadel South — Yucatan (55-24) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Early Historic (regional) earthwork of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
High Bank Works — Octagon Northeast Corner
Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE) · Neolithic / Woodland; Hopewell
High Bank Works — Octagon Northeast Corner in Ohio, Ross County, High Bank, United States is a Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE) earthwork attr…
🇨🇳 China · Earthwork
Liangzhu — Mojiaoshan Platform North Terrace
Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE) · Neolithic / Woodland
Liangzhu — Mojiaoshan Platform North Terrace in Zhejiang, Hangzhou, Liangzhu, China is a Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE) earthwork attributed…
🇰🇷 South Korea · Earthwork
Stone Pur Mound Complex
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) · Jōmon
Stone Pur Mound Complex in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) earthwork attributed to Jōmon culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Earthwork
Ditch Stone Mound Complex
Moche (100–800 CE) · Moche
Ditch Stone Mound Complex in Central Anatolia, Turkey is a Moche (100–800 CE) earthwork attributed to Moche culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site
Mississippian 1000–1350 CE · Mississippian (Wickliffe phase)
Eight-mound Mississippian town 1000–1350 CE.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Fort Ancient Earthworks
Hopewell 1–450 CE · Hopewell tradition
Largest hilltop enclosure: 40 ha with 67 gateways, Hopewell 1–450 CE, UNESCO 2023.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Cahokia Monks Mound South Terrace
Formative to Mississippian (1500 BCE–1500 CE) · Woodland–Mississippian
Cahokia Monks Mound South Terrace in Illinois, Collinsville, United States is a Formative to Mississippian (1500 BCE–1500 CE) earthwork attributed to Woodland–Mississippian.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Earthwork
Dun Aonghasa Aran Fort
Bronze Age to Iron Age · Irish Atlantic Bronze Age
Dun Aonghasa Aran Fort at Galway, Aran Islands, Ireland is a Bronze Age to Iron Age earthwork of the Irish Atlantic Bronze Age tradition, built c.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Earthwork
Eastern Potosí Citadel Inner — Potosí (55-15)
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Eastern Potosí Citadel Inner — Potosí (55-15) at Potosí, Bolivia is a Neolithic (regional) earthwork of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Earthwork
Western Yucatan Citadel North — Yucatan (55-48)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Western Yucatan Citadel North — Yucatan (55-48) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Iron Age (regional) earthwork of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇨🇳 China · Earthwork
Northern Xi an Enclosure A — Xi an (56-40)
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.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Earthwork
Hembury Hillfort Devon
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.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Earthwork
Little Meroe Village Outer — Meroe (56-20)
Classical (regional) · Classical
Little Meroe Village Outer — Meroe (56-20) at Meroe, Sudan is a Classical (regional) earthwork of the Classical tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for village and associated settlement.