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3,212 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 Submerged

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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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ancient village554

submerged city253

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🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Archaeological wonder

Novae (fortress)

ancient fortress archaeological site in Bulgaria

🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder

Palace of Bertemati, Jerez de la Frontera

cultural property in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex

Roche Abbey

abbey in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, UK

🇨🇭 Switzerland · Archaeological wonder

Sechseläutenplatz

public square in the city of Zürich, Switzerland

🇨🇱 Chile · Archaeological wonder

Tulor

archaeological site in Antofagasta Region, Chile

🇮🇳 India · Rock art

Usgalimal rock engravings

archaeological site in South Goa District, India

🇺🇸 United States · Temple complex

Wat Mongkolratanaram

Thai Buddhist temple in Berkeley, California, US

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Mount Pleasant henge

Neolithic henge monument in Dorset, England, UK

🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder

Mughal Serai, Doraha

Mughal fortress and rest house in Doraha, India

🇮🇩 Indonesia · Archaeological wonder

Plumpungan Inscription

stone monolith carving near Salatiga, Indonesia

🇮🇩 Indonesia · Archaeological wonder

Red Mosque of Panjunan

mosque in Cirebon Regency, West Java, Indonesia

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex

Rievaulx Abbey

ruined medieval abbey in Yorkshire, England, UK

🇹🇭 Thailand · Archaeological wonder

Si Satchanalai Historical Park

historical park in Sukhothai Province, Thailand

People's Republic of China · Temple complex

Jinan Great Southern Mosque

building in Jinan Great Southern Mosque, China

🇵🇪 Peru · Mound

La Galgada (archaeological site)

archaeological site in Ancash department, Peru

🇵🇸 Palestine · Temple complex

Temple Mount

religious hilltop in the Old City of Jerusalem

🇹🇷 Turkey · Rock-cut

Termessos

ancient city of Pamphylia in modern-day Turkey

🇺🇸 United States · Ancient village

White Canyon (San Juan County, Utah)

canyon in San Juan County, Utah, United States

🇺🇦 Ukraine · Temple complex

Kyiv Pechersk Lavra

historic Orthodox Christian monastery in Kyiv

🇮🇩 Indonesia · Archaeological wonder

Maros Regency

regency in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

🇮🇪 Ireland · Temple complex

Mellifont Abbey

first Cistercian abbey to be built in Ireland

🇿🇦 South Africa · Archaeological wonder

Nelson Bay Cave

stone Age archaeological site in South Africa

🇷🇺 Russia · Temple complex

Stolobny Island

Island on Lake Seliger in Tver Oblast, Russia

🇱🇦 Laos · Temple complex

Wat Sen

Buddhist temple (wat) in Luang Phrabang, Laos

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