🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Ephesus and Temple of Artemis
Archaeic Greek to Roman Imperial 10th c. BCE–3rd c. CE, Artemision 550 BCE · Greek Ionian then Roman
Roman Asian capital with Artemis Wonder remnant and Library of Celsus.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Temple complex
Fasil Ghebbi Castle Outlier
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Iron Age
Fasil Ghebbi Castle Outlier in Limpopo, South Africa is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Kurgan
Gokstad Boat House Outlier North — Lapland (Jokkmokk)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Gokstad Boat House Outlier North in Lapland, Sweden is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) kurgan attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Pyramid
Han Yangling Pyramid South — Mississippi Valley (Cahokia)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Han Yangling Pyramid South in Mississippi Valley, United States is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) pyramid attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇷🇴 Romania · Ancient village
Hăbășești Settlement — Cucuteni A Hilltop Fortified Village
Precucuteni III to Cucuteni A3 (5200–4300 BCE) · Precucuteni → Cucuteni–Tripolye A (Cucuteni A)
Cucuteni A ditch-fort 4700 BCE — 20 burnt houses palisaded (Dumitrescu).
🇳🇴 Norway · Earthwork
Inuit Permafrost Dwelling South — Finnmark (Alta)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Inuit Permafrost Dwelling South in Finnmark, Norway is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Medieval culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Rock art
Kuelap Fortress North — Mississippi Valley (St Louis)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Bronze Age
Kuelap Fortress North in Mississippi Valley, United States is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) rock art attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Manos Rojas
Late Classic Rio Bec 550–830 CE · Maya (Rio Bec)
Rio Bec Group R-16 forest palace east of Becán-Xpujil road: twin non-functional stair towers flanking tripartite temple, interior vaults bear ochre red handprints giving modern name.
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Ancient city
Dalverzin Tepe
Hellenistic to Kushan (c.3rd cent BCE–4th cent CE, Kushan peak 1st–3rd cent CE) · Kushan (northern Bactria/Tokharistan)
Kushan city in Surkhan Darya valley — 25 ha walled town with Gandharan stucco Buddha workshop.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle
Early Bronze Age (1800 BCE) · Aberdeenshire Bronze Age
Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Early Bronze Age (1800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Aberdeenshire Bronze Age.
🇪🇨 Ecuador · Buried city
Moundville Ceremonial Mound — Andean Ecuador (Quito)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Moundville Ceremonial Mound in Andean Ecuador, Ecuador is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Hydraulic works
Pushkarini Tank Steps North — Cappadocia (Nevşehir)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Pushkarini Tank Steps North in Cappadocia, Turkey is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Sanghol (Ucha Pind)
Harappan to Sultanate (c.2000 BCE–16th century CE, peak 1st–6th century CE) · Harappan → Kushan → Gupta → Huna
Kushan Buddhist capital on Grand Trunk Road — 171 Mathura sculptures and Huna royal seals.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Ancient village
Adrar Stone Circle — Limpopo (Polokwane)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Adrar Stone Circle in Limpopo, South Africa is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Medieval culture.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city
Engaruka Terrace North
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Engaruka Terrace North in Bayuda Desert, Sudan is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Ancient city
Olduvai Gorge Bed IV Site — Atlas (Marrakech)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Olduvai Gorge Bed IV Site in Atlas, Morocco is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇦🇺 Australia · Rock-cut
Pushkarini Tank Steps North — Kimberley (Broome)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Pushkarini Tank Steps North in Kimberley, Australia is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) rock_cut attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Tel Yoqne'am — Jokneam
Early Bronze Age to Crusader (3500 BCE–1260 CE) · Canaanite / Israelite / Crusader
Tel Yoqne'am — Jokneam in Carmel foothills, Israel is a Early Bronze Age to Crusader (3500 BCE–1260 CE) tell attributed to Canaanite / Israelite / Crusader.
🇱🇾 Libya · Ancient city
Augila (Awjila / Aujila Oasis) – Herodotean Palmgrove
Garamantian / Roman · Libyan / Roman
Date-forest island famed since Herodotus for Ammonite pilgrim routes Siwa→Augila→Garama. Garamantian–Greco–Roman caravanserai with foggara traces and late-antique church; mudbrick town overlies souq.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient city
Avitta Bibba (Henchir Bou-Ftis)
Punic to Byzantine (3rd c. BCE–7th c. CE) · Punic / Roman
Corridor municipium between Zaghouan and Fahs with press row.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Hydraulic works
Baray Hydraulic Reservoir North — Cederberg (Clanwilliam)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Baray Hydraulic Reservoir North in Cederberg, South Africa is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Earthwork
Borobudur Terrace Pyramid South — Nubia (Khartoum)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Borobudur Terrace Pyramid South in Nubia, Nigeria is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) earthwork attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat South — Teotihuacan Valley (Teotihuacan)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat South in Teotihuacan Valley, Mexico is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) pyramid attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇱🇾 Libya · Ancient village
Cinyps (Wadi Ka'am / Khoms Emporion)
Greek / Punic / Roman · Greek then Punic / Roman
Hill of the Graces where Greek Cinyps colony (520 BCE) briefly rivalled Cyrene before Libyan expulsion. Later Tripolitanian olive villa cluster feeding Leptis port; terraces and cisterns.