🇺🇸 United States · Temple complex
Temple of Row Seaton
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Temple of Row Seaton in Ohio, United States is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) temple complex attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock art
Baraka Circle Rock Shelter
Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Baraka Circle Rock Shelter in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) rock art attributed to Harappan culture.
🇨🇦 Canada · Pyramid
Pyramid of Wold-Ditch
Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) · Middle Bronze Age
Pyramid of Wold-Ditch in British Columbia, Canada is a Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) pyramid attributed to Middle Bronze Age culture.
🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex
Qanat Grove Temple Complex
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) · Early Bronze Age
Qanat Grove Temple Complex in Iwate Prefecture, Japan is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) temple complex attributed to Early Bronze Age culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Submerged site
Sunken City off Bal Esker
Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE) · Nazca
Sunken City off Bal Esker in Central Anatolia, Turkey is a Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE) submerged city attributed to Nazca culture.
🇦🇷 Argentina · Necropolis
Mound Canal Necropolis
Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) · Ancestral Pueblo
Mound Canal Necropolis in Catamarca, Argentina is a Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) necropolis attributed to Ancestral Pueblo culture.
🇨🇱 Chile · Submerged site
Sunken City off Jabal Kesh
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Sunken City off Jabal Kesh in Coquimbo, Chile is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Classical culture.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Tumulus
Tumulus of Moor Bal
Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) · Late Bronze Age
Tumulus of Moor Bal in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon is a Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) tumulus attributed to Late Bronze Age culture.
🇦🇺 Australia · Earthwork
Jabal Kesh Earthwork
Moche (100–800 CE) · Moche
Jabal Kesh Earthwork in New South Wales, Australia is a Moche (100–800 CE) earthwork attributed to Moche culture.
🇪🇸 Spain · Rock art
Rock Art of Hermitage
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Rock Art of Hermitage in Andalusia, Spain is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Classical culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Megalith
Dolmen de Howe Ras
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Dolmen de Howe Ras in Central Anatolia, Turkey is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) megalithic attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇮🇷 Iran · Ancient city
Ancient City of Kara Kistvaen
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Ancient City of Kara Kistvaen in Fars Province, Iran is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇮🇷 Iran · Hillfort
Nahal Well Hillfort
Mississippian (800–1600 CE) · Mississippian
Nahal Well Hillfort in Fars Province, Iran is a Mississippian (800–1600 CE) hillfort attributed to Mississippian culture.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Cave
Southfield Grove Grotto
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Southfield Grove Grotto in Northern Tigray, Ethiopia is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) cave attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇨🇱 Chile · Fortress
Citadel of Moor
Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) · Neolithic
Citadel of Moor in Coquimbo, Chile is a Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) fortress attributed to Neolithic culture.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Tell
Tell al-Hawa — Mosul Plain Mega-Tell
Ubaid to Neo-Assyrian (4500 BCE–600 BCE; peak LC 3700 BCE) · Ubaid → Late Chalcolithic → Ninevite 5 → Mitanni → Neo-Assyrian
LC mega-nucleation 3700 BCE — 15 ha then 80 ha hollow-way town.
🇨🇦 Canada · Hillfort
Rig Ach Camp
Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) · Neolithic
Rig Ach Camp in British Columbia, Canada is a Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) hillfort attributed to Neolithic culture.
🇦🇺 Australia · Megalith
Wurdi Youang Stone Arrangement
Wathaurong estimated pre-contact >11,000 years? Potentially 5,000–10,000 BP; verified historical · Wathaurong Aboriginal
50 m egg-shaped (~50×35 m) stone arrangement with 100 basalt boulders (20 kg–500 kg) with Aboriginal Wathaurong alignment to equinox and solstice sunsets over distinct outlier stones.
🇺🇸 United States · Necropolis
Necropolis of White
Moche (100–800 CE) · Moche
Necropolis of White in Ohio, United States is a Moche (100–800 CE) necropolis attributed to Moche culture.
🇱🇾 Libya · Fortress
Boreum (Al Burdi) – Desert Frontier Tower
Ptolemaic to Byzantine (3rd c BCE – 7th c CE) · Ptolemaic / Roman / Byzantine (Cyrenaica–Marmarica)
Desert–lagoon frontier tower at Marmarica's Cyrenaica edge, Boreum guarded the coastal road's last water before Egyptian desert and lagoon fishery.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works
Sadd el-Kafara South Embankment — Wadi Garawi Secondary Dam Wing
Old Kingdom Early Dynastic–3rd Dynasty (2700 – 2600 BCE) · Egyptian Old Kingdom (Sneferu–Djoser period)
South wing of oldest masonry dam 2650 BCE 113 m long unfinished collapse in Wadi Garawi.
🇾🇪 Yemen · Hydraulic works
Marib Wadi Dhana South Dam — Sabaean Southern Oasis Spillway
Sabaean to Himyarite (800 BCE – 575 CE) · Sabaean Kingdom (Saba) and Himyarite maintenance
South dam and spillway of Sabaean 763 m rock-fill marvel feeding southern oasis.
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Yungang Western Cliffs — Datong Grottoes West End Caves
Northern Wei to Liao (453 – 525 CE peak) · Buddhist Tanyao imperial under Emperor Wencheng
Western 5 caves 40–45 with Tanyao Buddhas 15 m of Northern Wei Pingcheng capital.
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan · Rock art
Saimaluu-Tash Araköl Lake — Mid-Mountain Boulder Field
Early Iron Age to Karakhanid (800 BCE – 1000 CE) · Saka to Kyrgyz–Karakhanid nomad
Mid-bench tarn with herder and Arabic blessing graffiti 600 m below plateau.