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🇵🇪 Peru · Earthwork
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Southern Cuzco Sanctuary II — Cuzco (55-46) at Cuzco, Peru is a Neolithic (regional) earthwork of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 800 BCE for sanctuary and associated settlement.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Tiwanaku — Kalasasaya North Balcony Platform (Bolivia) in La Paz, Tiwanaku, Kalasasaya, Bolivia is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple compl…
🇬🇱 Greenland · Archaeological wonder
Renaissance (1569 Mercator – 1660) · Mercator–Ortelius cartographic
Mercator's duplicate southern Greenland tip as separate island Grocland — tip doubled south of real Greenland.
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · Buried city
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Merv — Sultan Kala Buried Citadel North in Mary, Merv, Sultan Kala, Turkmenistan is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bro…
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Sarnath — Dhamek Stupa Ancillary Platform in Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi, Sarnath, India is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attribut…
🇮🇶 Iraq · Temple complex
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Upper Eridu Citadel North — Eridu (53-44) at Eridu, Iraq is a Iron Age (regional) temple complex of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 400 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Pre-Harappan to Mature Harappan (Harappan 3A–5) · Indus Valley (Harappan)
Harappan planned city (2600–1900 BCE) on the left bank of the dried Sarasvati in Fatehabad, Haryana, excavated by R.S. Bisht (1974–77).
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Shunga 187–78 BCE · Shunga (Maurya successors)
Great Shunga Buddhist stupa (c.150 BCE) whose 8 m-high gateway and 3.2 m limestone railing — longest early Indian stone railing (40 m diameter stupa) — was dismantled in 1873–76 by Cunningham and is…
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Rock art
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Palaeolithic to Iron Age
Engare Sero — Footprint Tuff Ancillary Trackway in Arusha, Engare Sero, Tanzania is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed…
🇮🇹 Italy · Submerged site
Classical (regional) · Classical
Inner Baiae Mound West — Baiae (58-40) at Baiae, Italy is a Classical (regional) submerged city of the Classical tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for mound and associated settlement.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Western Aleppo Necropolis A — Aleppo (53-22) at Aleppo, Syria is a Iron Age (regional) tell of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for necropolis and associated settlement.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient village
Epipalaeolithic to Early Ceramic Neolithic · Central Anatolian Epipalaeolithic → Neolithic
Spring-side rockshelter and village where Epipalaeolithic to PPN aDNA links to Boncuklu and Çatalhöyük.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban
Wiracochapampa — North Compound Wall (Huamachuco, Peru) in La Libertad, Wiracochapampa, Peru is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city at…
🇯🇴 Jordan · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Amman Citadel — Roman Temple Podium Niche in Amman, Citadel (Jabal al-Qal'a), Jordan is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attribut…
🇮🇶 Iraq · Temple complex
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Great Eridu Citadel B — Eridu (53-40) at Eridu, Iraq is a Medieval (regional) temple complex of the Medieval tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Geoglyph
Classical (regional) · Classical
Lower Yucatan Mound A — Yucatan (55-18) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Classical (regional) geoglyph of the Classical tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for mound and associated settlement.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Late to Final Jomon 2500–400 BCE · Late–Final Jomon (Tsugaru coastal)
Late to Final Jomon shell midden (c.2500–400 BCE) on the Japan Sea coastal dune at Tsugaru City, Aomori — 6.3 ha site with shell mound (Corbicula, Ezo surf clam) 2.5 m thick, 30+ pit dwellings, and…
🇨🇱 Chile · Geoglyph
Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE) · Andean Formative
Tiliviche — Geoglyph Field Ancillary Circle (Chile) in Tarapacá, Tiliviche, Chile is a Formative to Late Intermediate (800 BCE–1400 CE) geoglyph attributed…
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Late Intermediate (Sicán/Lambayeque 1100–1375 CE, Chimú 1375–1470 CE, Inca 1470–1532 CE) · Lambayeque (Sicán) / Chimú / Inca (La Leche Valley)
Largest adobe pyramid of Lambayeque–Chimú complex at Túcume (26 huacas, 220 ha): Huaca Larga 700 m long, 280 m wide, 30 m high truncated adobe mass with two joined platforms (Larga and central mound)…
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Upper Lima Reservoir Inner — Lima (56-39) at Lima, Peru is a Bronze Age (regional) pyramid of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for reservoir and associated settlement.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Zinciriye Madrasa — Ancillary Iwan Niche (Mardin) in Mardin, Zinciriye, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to …
🇴🇲 Oman · Hydraulic works
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) · Hydraulic culture
Aflaj Al Ain — Ancillary Falaj North (Oman/UAE Border) in Al Buraimi, Al Ain, Falaj, Oman is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attrib…
🇮🇶 Iraq · Ancient city
Early Dynastic to Neo-Assyrian to Parthian · Assyrian (Akkadian dialect)
First capital and holy city of Assyria (c.2600 BCE–614 BCE, 70 ha on Tigris bend) — temple of god Assur (Ashur) whose city and god name are one.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom; Moche
Huaca de la Luna — North Mural Facade (Moche) in La Libertad, Moche, Huaca de la Luna, Peru is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed t…
