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🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Sacred Angkor Platform Central — Angkor (60-18) at Angkor, Cambodia is a Medieval (regional) temple complex of the Medieval tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for platform and associated settlement.
🇮🇳 India · Earthwork
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Upper Khajuraho Platform Central — Khajuraho (60-33) at Khajuraho, India is a Iron Age (regional) contested of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for platform and associated settlement.
🇮🇳 India · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze–Iron Age maritime
Bet Dwarka — North Bastion (Saurashtra, Gujarat) in Gujarat, Bet Dwarka, India is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to …
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient city
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…
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) · Late Neolithic Atlantic
Carnac — Le Ménec-Kerlescan Kerb Row Link Loop in Brittany, Morbihan, Carnac, France is a Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) megalithic att…
🇭🇳 Honduras · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture; Maya
Copán — Hieroglyphic Stairway North Balustrade (Honduras) in Copán, Copán Ruinas, Honduras is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex at…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Late Classic (Chenés–Río Bec) · Maya (Chenés south)
Chenés-south hybrid center (c.600–900 CE) 22 km east of Xpujil, with Structure II Chenés monster-mouth façade 30 m long on pyramid base, Structure V palace and ballcourt. Looting 1...
🇮🇳 India · Submerged site
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
New Dwarka Enclosure II — Dwarka (58-21) at Dwarka, India is a Chalcolithic (regional) submerged city of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for enclosure and associated settlement.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Sanchi — Gateway North Torana Eastern Face in Madhya Pradesh, Raisen, Sanchi, India is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attribute…
🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Bronze Age (regional) submerged city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for terrace and associated settlement.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
New Kingdom antecedent to Napatan (Taharqo 690 BCE) to Meroitic 350 CE · Kushite (Napatan-Meroitic, Taharqo)
Kushite temple (Argo Island, largest Nile island c.30 km long) founded Taharqo 25th Dynasty (688 BCE) over New Kingdom levels, 35×25 m sandstone temple with pylon, pronaos and sanctuary on granite…
🇯🇵 Japan · Tumulus
Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) · Hallstatt / Early Iron Age
Takamatsuzuka Tumulus — Buried Chamber North (Asuka, Japan) in Nara, Asuka, Takamatsuzuka, Japan is a Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) tumulus a…
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Thanjavur — Brihadisvara North Gopura Ancillary in Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur, Brihadisvara, India is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old–New Kingdom Egyptian
Abu Rawash — Lepsius 1 Ancillary Quarry North (Djedefre) in Giza, Abu Rawash, Lepsius 1, Egypt is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attribute…
🇺🇸 United States · Tumulus
Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) · Hallstatt / Early Iron Age; Mississippian
Etowah — Mound C West Face Ancillary (Bartow) in Georgia, Bartow County, Etowah, United States is a Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) tumulus att…
🇨🇳 China · Ancient village
Hemudu culture 5500–3300 BCE · Hemudu (Hangzhou Bay maritime rice farmers)
Waterlogged neolithic pile-dwelling settlement (5500–3300 BCE) on Yao River coastal plain, type-site of Hemudu culture famous for earliest Chinese rice cultivation (paddy with wooden plough),…
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
Inner Delphi Ridge Central — Delphi (60-21) at Delphi, Greece is a Chalcolithic (regional) temple complex of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 400 BCE for ridge and associated settlement.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
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.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Tumulus
Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) · Hallstatt / Early Iron Age
Jebel Moya — Tumulus Field Ancillary Mound Superstructure in Sennar, Jebel Moya, Sudan is a Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) tumulus attributed …
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
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.
🇬🇷 Greece · Archaeological wonder
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Outer Delphi Ridge Central — Delphi (60-37) at Delphi, Greece is a Medieval (regional) archaeological wonder of the Medieval tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for ridge and associated settlement.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Initial Period, c.1800-1000 BCE (Sechín–Casma) · Andean (Casma–Sechín)
Sechín Alto in Casma Valley (Ancash): huge U-shaped platform compound 300×250 m, 44 m high, with atrium and sunken courts. Excavated by Julio C.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
Sechín Bajo — Ancillary Plaza North (Casma, Norte Chico) in Ancash, Casma, Sechín Bajo, Peru is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed …
🇿🇦 South Africa · Ancient city
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban
Thulamela — Citadel Ancillary Enclosure (Kruger) in Limpopo, Kruger, Thulamela, South Africa is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city at…
