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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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Partially excavated

◌Hypothetical

🇮🇳 India · Megalith

Iron Age Megalithic — Haryana Annex 407

Iron Age · Iron Age

Iron Age megalithic at Haryana.

◌Hypothetical

🇮🇱 Israel · Tell

Tell el-Farah North Sector 199

Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) · Israelite

Tell el-Farah North Sector 199 in Negev, Israel is a Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) tell.

◌Hypothetical

🇮🇱 Israel · Tell

Tell el-Farah North Sector 354

Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) · Israelite

Tell el-Farah North Sector 354 in Negev, Israel is a Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) tell.

◌Hypothetical

🇮🇱 Israel · Tell

Tell el-Farah North Sector 474

Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) · Israelite

Tell el-Farah North Sector 474 in Negev, Israel is a Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) tell.

◌Hypothetical

🇮🇱 Israel · Tell

Tell el-Farah North Sector 585

Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) · Israelite

Tell el-Farah North Sector 585 in Negev, Israel is a Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) tell.

◌Hypothetical

🇮🇱 Israel · Tell

Tell el-Farah North Sector 606

Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) · Israelite

Tell el-Farah North Sector 606 in Negev, Israel is a Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) tell.

◌Hypothetical

🇮🇱 Israel · Tell

Tell el-Farah North Sector 779

Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) · Israelite

Tell el-Farah North Sector 779 in Negev, Israel is a Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) tell.

◌Hypothetical

🇮🇱 Israel · Tell

Tell el-Farah North Sector 51

Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) · Israelite

Tell el-Farah North Sector 51 in Negev, Israel is a Iron Age (1200-586 BCE) tell.

◌Hypothetical

🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith

Harappan Megalithic — Aomori Annex 417

Harappan · Harappan

Harappan megalithic at Aomori.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Tell

Harappan Tell — Orkney Annex 453

Harappan · Harappan

Harappan tell at Orkney.

◌Hypothetical

🇵🇪 Peru · Tell

Harappan Tell — Huanuco Annex 401

Harappan · Harappan

Harappan tell at Huanuco.

◌Hypothetical

🇲🇽 Mexico · Tell

Jomon Tell — Hidalgo Annex 443

Jomon · Jomon

Jomon tell at Hidalgo.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 224

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 224 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 369

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 369 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 414

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 414 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 459

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 459 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 469

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 469 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 472

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 472 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 501

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 501 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 532

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 532 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 733

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 733 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 921

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 921 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 77

Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic

Knowe of Yarso Chambered Cairn Sector 77 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic.

◌Hypothetical

🇫🇷 France · Megalith

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 119

Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic

Tumulus of Bougon F0 Sector 119 in Deux-Sèvres, France is a Neolithic (4700-3500 BCE) megalithic.

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