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🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient village
PPNB to Early Neolithic · Faynan PPN
Wadi Faynan Early Farming Ghwayr at Wadi Faynan, Ghwayr I, Jordan is a PPNB to Early Neolithic ancient village of the Faynan PPN tradition, built c. 8300 BCE for long early neolithic early copper awl.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) · Hydraulic culture
Qasr el-Sagha — Ancillary Temple Basin North (Fayum, Egypt) in Fayum, Qasr el-Sagha, Egypt is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attri…
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BCE (Thutmose III–Ramesses II) · Ancient Egyptian
Sai Island northern town (Upper Nubia) on island mid-Nile between 2nd and 3rd Cataracts: Egyptian walled town 238×120 m with Amun temple (Thutmose III–Amenhotep II), governor's residence and…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
Teuchitlán — Guachimontón Circle 2 Ancillary Patio (Jalisco) in Jalisco, Teuchitlán, Guachimontón, Mexico is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyrami…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Assyrian to Ottoman (12th c. BCE–1920); peak Artukid–Ayyubid 12th–13th century · Assyrian → Roman → Byzantine → Artukid Kurdish → Ayyubid → Ottoman
Cliff-cut Tigris citadel with 10,000 caves, Artukid bridge and salvage-relocated Timurid tomb now under reservoir.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Initial Period to Early Horizon (2200–800 BCE) · Andean Initial Period (Rímac tradition, pre-Chavín)
Initial Period U-shaped pyramid 11 km up Rímac Valley (c.1500 BCE, 17 m high, 500 m arms).
🇵🇪 Peru · Necropolis
Late Intermediate–Inca · Colla–Kana (Altiplano Aymara) with Inca
Puna cliff necropolis (1100–1530 CE) near Espinar-Yauri at 3920 m K’ana altiplano, with rock-shelter chullpa adobe tombs under cliff, circular casas, Inca double-jamb niche, and 5-...
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Temple complex
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
Outer Potosí Reservoir Outer — Potosí (55-08) at Potosí, Bolivia is a Chalcolithic (regional) temple complex of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for reservoir and associated settlement.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
First Intermediate Period (8th Dynasty, c.2160–2130 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian (Herakleopolitan / 8th Dynasty)
Provincial First Intermediate Period pyramid at Dara (midway Asyut–Manfalut) attributed to ephemeral king Khui (8th Dynasty c.2160 BCE).
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Royal Yucatan Platform West — Yucatan (55-49) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Early Historic (regional) ancient city of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 800 BCE for platform and associated settlement.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Early Historic to Gupta 700 BCE–400 CE · Kalinga (pre-Mauryan) / Maurya
Massive fortified early historic city (7th/3rd c. BCE–4th c. CE) near Bhubaneswar, largest known settlement of its period in eastern India — nearly perfect square 1.2×1.2 km 1.3 km² with 9 m high…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Middle Kingdom · 12th Dynasty Egyptian
Hawara Pyramid Amenemhat III Fayum at Fayum, Hawara, Egypt is a Middle Kingdom pyramid of the 12th Dynasty Egyptian tradition, built c. 1850 BCE for mudbrick pyramid with labyrinth mortuary temple.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Early Intermediate to Middle Horizon (200 BCE–600 CE) · Lima culture (Maranga complex)
Pyramidal mound within UNMSM Ciudad Universitaria fenced archaeological park belonging to Maranga complex alongside Huaca Aramburu and Huaca la Palma.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city
Middle Kingdom · 12th Dynasty Egyptian
Mirgissa Fortress Nubia Harbour at Nubia, Mirgissa, Sudan is a Middle Kingdom ancient city of the 12th Dynasty Egyptian tradition, built c. 1850 BCE for huge fortress 100×80 m with harbour slipway.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Musasir — Haldi Temple North Terrace (Iraqi Kurdistan) in Kurdistan, Sidekan, Musasir, Iraq is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex a…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Greco-Roman to Byzantine · Ptolemaic to Islamic
Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai at Sinai, Pelusium, Egypt is a Greco-Roman to Byzantine ancient city of the Ptolemaic to Islamic tradition, built c. 300 BCE for delta port capital frontier theatre.
🇨🇳 China · Ancient city
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Western Henan Citadel B — Henan, Erlitou (54-48) at Henan, Erlitou, China is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Earthwork
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Western Yucatan Citadel South — Yucatan (55-24) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Early Historic (regional) earthwork of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze–Iron Age maritime
Yonaguni Monument — North Terrace Stage (Yonaguni, Japan) in Okinawa, Yonaguni Monument, Japan is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged cit…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Central Hattusa Temple B — Hattusa (60-24) at Hattusa, Turkey is a Early Historic (regional) temple complex of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for temple and associated settlement.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Ancient city
Mauretanian to Late Roman (4th c BCE–7th c CE; peak 1st–3rd c CE) · Mauri / Phoenician / Roman
Augustan veterans' colonia Banasa on Sebou with Tabula Banasitana and double forum.
🇮🇷 Iran · Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
Naqsh-e Jahan? Actually Dashkasan Pyramid Tomb North (Iran) in Zanjan, Dashkasan Pyramid Tomb North, Iran is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyrami…
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Early Bronze Age II–III (c.3000–2350 BCE) with MB II and Iron I–II reuse · EBA III Canaanite urban (Proto-Canaanite) — Jordan Valley city-state network
16 ha EBA III walled palace-city (2700–2350 BCE) with Palace B2 (6000 m²) — largest EBA town in Israel (Miroschedji).
🇹🇷 Turkey · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze–Iron Age maritime
Uluburun Wreck — Ancillary Scatter West Ridge (Kaş, Turkey) in Antalya, Kaş, Uluburun Wreck, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerge…
