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🇲🇹 Malta · Temple complex
Late Neolithic (3600-3200 BCE) · Temple Period
Ggantija North Temple Forecourt — Western Terrace in Malta, Gozo, Malta is a Late Neolithic (3600-3200 BCE) temple complex attributed to Temple Period.
🇲🇹 Malta · Rock-cut
Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) · Temple Period
Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Northern Annex in Malta, Paola, Malta is a Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Temple Period.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Ancient city
Zimbabwe Culture Late Torwa/Rozvi (1600–1750 CE) · Kalanga (Torwa/Rozvi)
1.2 ha mini-site with Zimbabwe's most densely decorated coursed walls – herringbone and chevron on every face, 17th c Torwa.
🇪🇨 Ecuador · Ancient city
Late Formative – Classic (c.600 BCE–400 CE) Tumaco–La Tolita · Tumaco–La Tolita (Tumaco-La Tolita I-II)
Tumaco–La Tolita is the classic Late Formative Pacific lowland tradition spanning the Colombia–Ecuador border from Nariño (Tumaco) to Esmeraldas (Isla La Tolita / Pampa de Oro) at 5 m in…
🇷🇺 Russia · Submerged site
Archaic to Late Antiquity · Milesian / Bosporan
Eastern drowned grave terrace of Kepoi — limestone mortuary landing at 3–5 m with sarcophagi in situ.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Archaic (800-500 BCE) · Archaic Greek
Perachora Heraion Cistern Ridge Terrace in Corinthia, Perachora, Greece is a Archaic (800-500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Archaic Greek.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Submerged site
Archaic to Byzantine (690 BCE – 700 CE) · Rhodian Greek / Lycian / Roman / Byzantine
Rhodian 690 BCE triple-harbour isthmus city — north mole 90 m at −1 m and south naval basin 100x75 m at −3 m.
🇹🇭 Thailand · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Prang Sam Yot Central Tower Lopburi in Lopburi, Thailand is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Chalcolithic-Early Bronze (4000-2800 BCE) · Proto-Elamite
Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South in Isfahan, Kashan, Iran is a Chalcolithic-Early Bronze (4000-2800 BCE) tell attributed to Proto-Elamite.
🇨🇴 Colombia · Archaeological wonder
Regional Classic 600–900 CE (Tierradentro phase; pre-Tierradentro contexts 300 BCE–600 CE in shafts) · Tierradentro (Nasa Páez region, distinct from San Agustín, Cauca Andes)
World-unique Andean hypogea mountain cemetery: 162 known rock-cut underground chamber tombs (5–8 m deep via vertical winding stair duct, oval 12 m chambers with radial pillars, domed ceilings…
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Ancient village
Late Bronze Go Mun 1100–500 BCE (bridge Dong Dau → Dong Son) · Go Mun (Red River Late Bronze)
Red River Go Mun foundry-burial hamlet (1100–700 BCE) — 300 moulds at Xóm Rên, Phú Thọ.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)
Zawiyet el-Meitin Small Step Pyramid in Minya, Zawiyet el-Meitin, Egypt is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) pyramid attributed to Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom).
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · Ancient city
Namazga II–IV 3200–2000 BCE (Late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze) · Namazga oasis (Pre-BMAC) → BMAC (Bactria-Margiana)
Middle–Late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze oasis town (c.3200–2000 BCE, Namazga II–IV) between Namazga and the Karakum — 26 ha walled town famous for its Ziggurat-like mudbrick 'altar' complex (massive…
🇨🇳 China · Temple complex
Sixteen Kingdoms to Early Tang · Western Qin, Northern Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang
8-km-upstream Western Qin cliff with 420 CE earliest murals above reservoir.
🇧🇿 Belize · Ancient city
Middle Preclassic – Terminal Classic (c.800 BCE–900 CE) Lowland Maya · Maya (Lowland)
Chan Chich is a rainforest hilltop Maya city hidden in the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area near the Guatemala border, Orange Walk, at 120 m.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Ancient village
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) · Neolithic
Chysauster North Court in Cornwall, Penzance, United Kingdom is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic.
🇪🇸 Spain · Megalith
Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE) · Iberian Neolithic
Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East in Andalusia, Huelva, Spain is a Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE) megalithic attributed to Iberian Neolithic.
🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient city
Neopalatial (1700-1450 BCE) · Minoan
Knossos Caravanserai South Annex — Northern Annex in Crete, Heraklion, Greece is a Neopalatial (1700-1450 BCE) ancient city attributed to Minoan.
🇪🇸 Spain · Ancient city
Chalcolithic (3200-2300 BCE) · Los Millares Culture
Los Millares Bastion South Gate in Andalusia, Almeria, Spain is a Chalcolithic (3200-2300 BCE) ancient city attributed to Los Millares Culture.
🇱🇾 Libya · Ancient city
Archaic Greek to Early Islamic (7th c BCE–7th c CE; Hellenistic–Roman peak) · Greek / Ptolemaic / Roman / Byzantine
Hellenistic Pentapolis capital with 45×38 m grid, Villa of Columns 55 m peristyle and Diocletian circuit wall.
🇪🇷 Eritrea · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Qohaito Plateau Temple A Podium in Debub, Qohaito, Eritrea is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Sipan Royal Tomb Pyramid Platform in Lambayeque, Sipán, Peru is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Ancient village
Southern Vietnam Neolithic 2300–1200 BCE (An Son phase) · Southern Neolithic (Mekong) → Bronze transitional
Mekong Neolithic rice mound (2300–1200 BCE) north of delta — An Sơn with raised-floor village.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Ancient city
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Jericho Kenyon Trench Spiral Stair in Jericho Governorate, Palestine is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
