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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

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ancient village554

submerged city253

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🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex

New Friday Mosque

mosque in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey

Guinea-Bissau · Archaeological wonder

Presidential Palace, Bissau

seat of the president of Guinea-Bissau

🇨🇱 Chile · Archaeological wonder

Punta Delgada, Chile

Capital of San Gregorio Commune, Chile

🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder

Rang Mahal (Red Fort)

building in the Red Fort, Delhi, India

🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder

Royal Palace of Valladolid

cultural property in Valladolid, Spain

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Necropolis

Southern Necropolis

cemetery in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK

🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works

Suez Canal

artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt

🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder

Tall al-Umayri

archaeological site near Amman, Jordan

🇱🇦 Laos · Temple complex

Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham

Buddhist temple in Luang Prabang, Laos

🇦🇲 Armenia · Temple complex

Khor Virap

cultural heritage monument of Armenia

🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder

Nataruk

site of possible prehistoric massacre

🇦🇲 Armenia · Archaeological wonder

Nor Geghi

village in Kotayk Province of Armenia

🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder

Palau del Marquès de Lió

building in Barcelona Province, Spain

🇦🇱 Albania · Archaeological wonder

Prezë Castle

cultural heritage monument of Albania

🇦🇱 Albania · Archaeological wonder

Rozafa Castle

cultural heritage monument of Albania

🇬🇹 Guatemala · Archaeological wonder

San Bartolo (Maya site)

Maya civilization

Mayan arqueological site in Guatemala

🇦🇲 Armenia · Archaeological wonder

Tegher Monastery

cultural heritage monument of Armenia

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex

Tewkesbury Abbey

abbey in Gloucestershire, England, UK

🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder

Tower-palace of Guevara

cultural property in Barrundia, Spain

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Twelve-angled stone

incan archaeological artifact in Peru

🇦🇲 Armenia · Archaeological wonder

Ushiberd

cultural heritage monument of Armenia

🇦🇲 Armenia · Archaeological wonder

Yererouk

cultural heritage monument of Armenia

🇮🇱 Israel · Fortress

Khirbet Minya

8th-century Islamic palace in Israel

🇩🇿 Algeria · Archaeological wonder

Negrine

commune and town in Tébessa, Algeria

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