🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Coatetelco
Late Postclassic (Aztec) · Aztec (Tlahuica)
Lakeside Aztec temple center (1200–1521 CE) on Lake Coatetelco — 8-m pyramid on island causeway.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works
Fayum — Shaduf North Field Canal Ancillary (Fayum, Egypt)
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) · Hydraulic culture
Fayum — Shaduf North Field Canal Ancillary (Fayum, Egypt) in Fayum, Fayum Depression, Egypt is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attr…
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Mahabalipuram — Shore Temple Ancillary Lion Mandapa
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Mahabalipuram — Shore Temple Ancillary Lion Mandapa in Tamil Nadu, Chengalpattu, Mahabalipuram, India is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Old Hattusa Temple II — Hattusa (60-43)
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
Old Hattusa Temple II — Hattusa (60-43) at Hattusa, Turkey is a Chalcolithic (regional) temple complex of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 800 CE for temple and associated settlement.
🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Temple complex
Vikrampura — Bull Temple Ancillary Mandapa (Munshiganj)
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Vikrampura — Bull Temple Ancillary Mandapa (Munshiganj) in Dhaka, Munshiganj, Vikrampura, Bangladesh is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple …
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Ancient city
Dzhanbas-Kala
Kelteminar Neolithic (4000–3000) → Kangju–Khorezmian 4 c. BCE–1 c. CE · Kelteminar → Khorezmian (Chorasmian)
Khorezmian desert fortress (c.4 c. BCE–1 c. CE) in the Uyaz valley of Karakalpakstan — small rectangular fort 200×170 m with 10 bastions and Neolithic Dzhanbas-4 settlement 2 km away (Kelteminar…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Nemrut Dağı — West Terrace Eagle Statue Base
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Nemrut Dağı — West Terrace Eagle Statue Base in Adıyaman, Kahta, Nemrut Dağı, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attribut…
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke — Pyramid North (Casma)
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
Pampa de las Llamas-Moxeke — Pyramid North (Casma) in Ancash, Casma, Moxeke, Peru is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old King…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Aké Archaeological Site
Late Preclassic–Postclassic (300 BCE–1520 CE, column hall 600–800 CE) · Maya (North-central Yucatán – Izamal sphere)
Maya city (300 BCE–1520 CE) walled by two concentric walls: inner 4 km sq core with 15 structures includingStructure 1— 30×30 m megalithic column hall 40+ stone columns 5 m high weighing 8 tons atop…
🇰🇷 Korea · Temple complex
Gameunsa — Twin Pagoda North (Gyeongju)
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Gameunsa — Twin Pagoda North (Gyeongju) in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongju, Gameunsa, Korea is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attrib…
🇮🇷 Iran · Hydraulic works
Shushtar — Ancient Bridge-Weir North (Khuzestan, Iran)
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) · Hydraulic culture
Shushtar — Ancient Bridge-Weir North (Khuzestan, Iran) in Khuzestan, Shushtar, Iran is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attributed t…
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Kurgan
Syntas West Kurgan Field (Aktobe Sarmatian Ridge West)
Early Sarmatian (Sauromatian) · Sauromatian–Early Sarmatian
Syntas west: 9 Sarmatian kurgans on Aktobe ridge crest with deer-stone stelae.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Megalith
Namoratunga II — North Pillar Alignment (Turkana)
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) · Late Neolithic Atlantic
Namoratunga II — North Pillar Alignment (Turkana) in Rift Valley, Turkana, Namoratunga, Kenya is a Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) megal…
🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city
Southern Bayuda Reservoir B — Bayuda (57-05)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Southern Bayuda Reservoir B — Bayuda (57-05) at Bayuda, Sudan is a Iron Age (regional) ancient city of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 800 BCE for reservoir and associated settlement.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Jabal Ithnayn Kites (Twin Peaks Kite Pass)
PPNB to Late Neolithic · Badia Neolithic peak-pass hunters
Jabal Ithnayn twin-peak gap: 5 kites using two 35-m basalt peaks as natural funnel walls.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Karahöyük-Elbistan Plains Satellite
Early Bronze to Iron (3000 BCE–600 BCE) · EBA Syrian → Hittite → Neo-Hittite Melid → Phrygian
Karahöyük-Elbistan Plains Satellite is a 1.6-ha mound 6 km southwest of Karahöyük-Elbistan citadel on the upper Ceyhan plain (1130 m).
🇮🇹 Italy · Megalith
Nuraghe Santu Antine — Ancillary Village N1
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) · Late Neolithic Atlantic
Nuraghe Santu Antine — Ancillary Village N1 in Sardinia, Sassari, Torralba, Italy is a Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) megalithic attrib…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Kurban Höyük — North Domestic Quarter (Adıyaman)
Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE) · Chalcolithic–Early Bronze
Kurban Höyük — North Domestic Quarter (Adıyaman) in Adıyaman, Kurban Höyük, Turkey is a Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE) tell attributed to Chalc…
🇾🇪 Yemen · Hydraulic works
Ma'rib — Ancient Dam North (Yemen, Sabaean)
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) · Hydraulic culture
Ma'rib — Ancient Dam North (Yemen, Sabaean) in Ma'rib, Ma'rib Dam North, Yemen is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attributed to Hyd…
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Pampa Grande Huaca Fortaleza — Lambayeque Variant
Middle Horizon, c.600-750 CE (Mochica V / Sicán early) · Andean (Mochica / Sicán)
Pampa Grande Huaca Fortaleza in Chongoyape (Lambayeque): massive stepped pyramid 56 m high, 270×180 m base, with plaza, palace and reservoir.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Temple complex
Upper Eridu Hilltop North — Eridu (53-47)
Classical (regional) · Classical
Upper Eridu Hilltop North — Eridu (53-47) at Eridu, Iraq is a Classical (regional) temple complex of the Classical tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for hilltop and associated settlement.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Amaravati Mahastupa
Mauryan to Ikshvaku 300 BCE–400 CE · Satavahana / Ikshvaku
Largest Buddhist stupa in Deccan (c.300 BCE–300 CE), 50 m diameter drum plus 15 m high dome and 42 m high railing, capital of Satavahana (Andhra) empire's Buddhist centre Dhanyakataka.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Temple complex
Babylon — Ishtar Gate North Processional Way
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Babylon — Ishtar Gate North Processional Way in Babil, Babylon, Ishtar Gate, Iraq is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed …
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Begrawiya South — Beg. S10 Ancillary Chapel (Meroë)
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
Begrawiya South — Beg. S10 Ancillary Chapel (Meroë) in River Nile, Begrawiya South, Sudan is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to …