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Widely accepted places

3,677 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

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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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UNESCO World Heritage only

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Partially excavated5,248 Not applicable3,370 Excavated2,432 Excavation ongoing1,453 Unexcavated324

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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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Ancient villages

1,325

Buried cities730

Rock art sites596

Submerged sites559

Hydraulic works517

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🇺🇸United States

484

🇮🇱Israel399

🇫🇷France381

🇲🇽Mexico373

🇸🇾Syria353

🇮🇷Iran346

🇪🇸Spain309

🇬🇷Greece305

🇮🇶Iraq281

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Submerged

216

926

ancient village554

submerged city253

Widely accepted

🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder

Wadi Maghareh

Old Kingdom of Egypt

archaeological site in Egypt

🇯🇴 Jordan · Fortress

Kerak Castle

historical castle in Jordan

🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder

Labweh

human settlement in Lebanon

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex

Lindores Abbey

abbey in Fife, Scotland, UK

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Llaqtapata

Inca Empire

archaeological site in Peru

🇳🇴 Norway · Temple complex

Lyse Abbey

ruined Cistercian monastery

🇮🇶 Iraq · Archaeological wonder

Mashkan-shapir

Mesopotamia

archaeological site in Iraq

🇩🇿 Algeria · Archaeological wonder

Mila (city)

commune and town in Algeria

🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder

Moukhtara

human settlement in Lebanon

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Narihualá

archaeological site in Peru

🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder

Niha, Zahlé

human settlement in Lebanon

🇩🇪 Germany · Megalith

Nobbin

human settlement in Germany

🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Archaeological wonder

Omo Kibish Formation

East African rock formation

🇦🇹 Austria · Archaeological wonder

Palais Eskeles

building in Vienna, Austria

🇦🇹 Austria · Archaeological wonder

Palais Gutmann

building in Vienna, Austria

🇦🇹 Austria · Archaeological wonder

Palais Königswarter

building in Vienna, Austria

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Patallacta

Archaeological site in Peru

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Purunllacta, Soloco

archaeological site in Peru

🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder

Qaraoun

human settlement in Lebanon

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Quispiguanca

archaeological site in Peru

🇸🇴 Somaliland · Archaeological wonder

Quljeed

human settlement in Somalia

🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder

Qustul

Ancient Egypt

archeological site in Egypt

🇵🇹 Portugal · Archaeological wonder

Royal Palace of Salvaterra de Magos

Royal residence in Portugal

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Rumicolca

archaeological site in Peru

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