🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Huaca La Florida
Initial Period to Early Horizon (2200–800 BCE) · Andean Initial Period (Rímac tradition, pre-Chavín)
Initial Period U-shaped pyramid 11 km up Rímac Valley (c.1500 BCE, 17 m high, 500 m arms).
🇵🇪 Peru · Necropolis
Markansaya
Late Intermediate–Inca · Colla–Kana (Altiplano Aymara) with Inca
Puna cliff necropolis (1100–1530 CE) near Espinar-Yauri at 3920 m K’ana altiplano, with rock-shelter chullpa adobe tombs under cliff, circular casas, Inca double-jamb niche, and 5-...
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Sisupalgarh Ancient City
Early Historic to Gupta 700 BCE–400 CE · Kalinga (pre-Mauryan) / Maurya
Massive fortified early historic city (7th/3rd c. BCE–4th c. CE) near Bhubaneswar, largest known settlement of its period in eastern India — nearly perfect square 1.2×1.2 km 1.3 km² with 9 m high…
🇷🇴 Romania · Tell
Gumelniţa Tell
Late Chalcolithic (Karanovo VI–Gumelniţa) · Gumelniţa–Karanovo VI–Varna complex
Type-site of Gumelniţa culture (c.4700–3950 BCE, Late Chalcolithic), 4-m tell on Danube Borcea island dominating copper-trade axis: two-storey Tell houses with plastered benches, Varna-grade copper…
🇮🇶 Iraq · Temple complex
Musasir — Haldi Temple North Terrace (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Musasir — Haldi Temple North Terrace (Iraqi Kurdistan) in Kurdistan, Sidekan, Musasir, Iraq is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex a…
🇨🇳 China · Ancient city
Western Henan Citadel B — Henan, Erlitou (54-48)
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Western Henan Citadel B — Henan, Erlitou (54-48) at Henan, Erlitou, China is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Ancient city
Iulia Valentia Banasa (Sidi Ali Bou Djenoun)
Mauretanian to Late Roman (4th c BCE–7th c CE; peak 1st–3rd c CE) · Mauri / Phoenician / Roman
Augustan veterans' colonia Banasa on Sebou with Tabula Banasitana and double forum.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Pyramid
Phnom Bakheng — Ancillary Terrace North (Angkor, Bakheng)
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
Phnom Bakheng — Ancillary Terrace North (Angkor, Bakheng) in Siem Reap, Phnom Bakheng, Cambodia is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attribut…
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Tel Yarmuth (Yarmut)
Early Bronze Age II–III (c.3000–2350 BCE) with MB II and Iron I–II reuse · EBA III Canaanite urban (Proto-Canaanite) — Jordan Valley city-state network
16 ha EBA III walled palace-city (2700–2350 BCE) with Palace B2 (6000 m²) — largest EBA town in Israel (Miroschedji).
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Naqada Pyramid
Old Kingdom, 3rd Dynasty, ~2630 BCE · Ancient Egyptian
Minor step pyramid north of Nubt/Ombos near Naqada (c.2630 BCE), 18.39 m base, near Naqada culture type-site.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Submerged site
Hippo Regius — Harbour North Mole (Annaba, Algeria)
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze–Iron Age maritime
Hippo Regius — Harbour North Mole (Annaba, Algeria) in Annaba, Hippo Regius, Algeria is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attribut…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Earthwork
Lower Hattusa Necropolis II — Hattusa (60-10)
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
Lower Hattusa Necropolis II — Hattusa (60-10) at Hattusa, Turkey is a Chalcolithic (regional) contested of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for necropolis and associated settlement.
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient village
Pueblo Pintado (Red House)
Chaco Bonito to Post-Chaco (Late Pueblo II–III) · Chaco (ancestral Pueblo) → post-Chaco San Juan
Southeasternmost Chaco great house outlier (c.1050–1120 CE, Bonito II–III) on Pintado Mesa overlooking Rio Chaco headwater — eastern gate of Chaco world.
🇮🇷 Iran · Ancient city
Shahr-i Sokhta — Burnt Palace East Wing
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban
Shahr-i Sokhta — Burnt Palace East Wing in Sistan and Baluchestan, Zabol, Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city …
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient city
Cahokia — Mound 34 Copper Workshop East (St. Louis)
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban; Mississippian
Cahokia — Mound 34 Copper Workshop East (St. Louis) in Illinois, St. Clair County, Cahokia, United States is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) an…
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Inner Siem Reap Mound Outer — Siem Reap (54-30)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Inner Siem Reap Mound Outer — Siem Reap (54-30) at Siem Reap, Cambodia is a Iron Age (regional) temple complex of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for mound and associated settlement.
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
New Khajuraho Mound A — Khajuraho (60-31)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
New Khajuraho Mound A — Khajuraho (60-31) at Khajuraho, India is a Iron Age (regional) archaeological wonder of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for mound and associated settlement.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Inner Cuzco Necropolis Outer — Cuzco (55-21)
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Inner Cuzco Necropolis Outer — Cuzco (55-21) at Cuzco, Peru is a Bronze Age (regional) temple complex of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 400 BCE for necropolis and associated settlement.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Earthwork
Central Yucatan Fortress East — Yucatan (55-07)
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Central Yucatan Fortress East — Yucatan (55-07) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Neolithic (regional) earthwork of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for fortress and associated settlement.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Tell
Northern Meroe Enclosure Central — Meroe (53-42)
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
Northern Meroe Enclosure Central — Meroe (53-42) at Meroe, Sudan is a Chalcolithic (regional) tell of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for enclosure and associated settlement.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Ancient city
Inner Lalibela Ridge Outer — Lalibela (59-31)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Inner Lalibela Ridge Outer — Lalibela (59-31) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Iron Age (regional) ancient city of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 800 BCE for ridge and associated settlement.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Geoglyph
Royal Yucatan Necropolis I — Yucatan (55-01)
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Royal Yucatan Necropolis I — Yucatan (55-01) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Neolithic (regional) geoglyph of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for necropolis and associated settlement.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Geoglyph
Central Yucatan Terrace North — Yucatan (55-14)
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Central Yucatan Terrace North — Yucatan (55-14) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Medieval (regional) geoglyph of the Medieval tradition, built c. 400 BCE for terrace and associated settlement.
🇺🇸 United States · Archaeological wonder
Bandelier National Monument
Ancestral Pueblo III–IV 1150–1550 CE (Pajarito Plateau settlement after Mesa Verde diaspora) · Ancestral Puebloan / Keresan and Tewa (ancestors of Cochiti, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara)
13,355 ha of Frijoles Canyon with tuff cliff dwellings (cavates), mesa-top Tyuonyi Pueblo (400 rooms, 1–3 storeys) and Long House cliff village (800 m long) in soft Bandelier Tuff (1.1 Ma Jemez…