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3,370 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

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Verified8,259 Widely accepted3,677 Contested74 Hypothetical1,151 Pseudoarchaeology66

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Archaeological wonders3,434 Ancient cities2,549 Temple complexes2,059 Megaliths1,646 Tells1,441

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🇵🇪Peru938 🇪🇬Egypt739 🇹🇷Turkey716 🇬🇧United Kingdom675 🇮🇳India581

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Partially excavated5,248 Not applicable3,370 Excavated2,432 Excavation ongoing1,453 Unexcavated324 Submerged216

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wikidata researched2,171 archaeological wonder1,819 temple complex1,315 megalithic1,151 wikipedia sourced1,078 ancient city1,077 tell

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Ancient villages

1,325

Buried cities730

Rock art sites596

Submerged sites559

Hydraulic works517

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🇺🇸United States

484

🇮🇱Israel399

🇫🇷France381

🇲🇽Mexico373

🇸🇾Syria353

🇮🇷Iran346

🇪🇸Spain309

🇬🇷Greece305

🇮🇶Iraq281

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Buried

184

926

ancient village554

submerged city253

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North Macedonia · Necropolis

Trebeništa

Iron Age

archaeological site in Macedonia

🇷🇺 Russia · Temple complex

Ugresha Monastery

monastery in Dzerzhinsky, Russia

✓VerifiedUNESCO

🇨🇿 Czech Republic · Archaeological wonder

Litomyšl Castle

Renaissance chateau in Litomyšl

🇹🇷 Turkey · Rock-cut

Lycia

geopolitical region in Anatolia

🇦🇹 Austria · Archaeological wonder

Platt, Austria

locality in Hollabrunn District

🇹🇷 Turkey · Archaeological wonder

Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai (Erzurum)

caravanserai in Erzurum, Turkey

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex

St Albans Cathedral

cathedral in St Albans, England

🇳🇴 Norway · Archaeological wonder

St. Clement's Church, Oslo

church building in Oslo, Norway

🇳🇴 Norway · Archaeological wonder

St. Margaret's Church, Oslo

church building in Oslo, Norway

🇳🇴 Norway · Archaeological wonder

St. Mary's Church, Oslo

church building in Oslo, Norway

🇷🇴 Romania · Archaeological wonder

Săvădisla

commune in Cluj County, Romania

Taiwan · Temple complex

Taipei Grand Mosque

mosque in Da'an, Taipei, Taiwan

🇺🇸 United States · Hydraulic works

Texas Irrigation Canals

U.S. state water canal networks

🇱🇦 Laos · Temple complex

Wat Si Muang

Wat Si Muang in Vientiane, Laos

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan · Archaeological wonder

Kültəpə

human settlement in Azerbaijan

🇩🇪 Germany · Rock shelter

Ofnet Caves

cave group in Bavaria, Germany

🇳🇴 Norway · Rock art

Rock carvings at Tennes

prehistoric rock art in Norway

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Archaeological wonder

Rumailah, UAE

archaeological site in the UAE

🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Submerged site

Seuthopolis

Thracians

archeological site in Bulgaria

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Archaeological wonder

Sir Bani Yas

island in United Arab Emirates

🇳🇴 Norway · Archaeological wonder

St. Hallvard's Cathedral

cathedral ruin in Oslo, Norway

🇹🇳 Tunisia · Archaeological wonder

Sululos

archaeological site in Tunisia

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Archaeological wonder

Tell Abraq

archaeological site in the UAE

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Timna Valley

Ancient Egypt

archaeological sites in Israel

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