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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

Heritage

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

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🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder

Naryn Castle, Meybod

castle in Meybod, Iranian national heritage site

🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Archaeological wonder

Novae (fortress)

ancient fortress archaeological site in Bulgaria

🇺🇸 United States · Hydraulic works

Oroville Dam

earthfill embankment dam in Oroville, California

🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder

Palacio del Marqués de Montana

cultural property in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

🇩🇿 Algeria · Archaeological wonder

Boumedfaâ

commune and town in Aïn Defla Province, Algeria

🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex

Jameh Mosque of Urmia

mosque in Urmia, Iranian national heritage site

🇮🇪 Ireland · Fortress

Knockdrum Stone Fort

circular stone ringfort in County Cork, Ireland

🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Archaeological wonder

National Palace, Addis Ababa

official residence of the President of Ethiopia

🇨🇭 Switzerland · Archaeological wonder

Neuchâtel

capital of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Archaeological wonder

Pershore Abbey

church in Pershore, Worcestershire, England, UK

🇦🇱 Albania · Archaeological wonder

Phoenice

ancient city and archaeological site in Albania

🇮🇹 Italy · Archaeological wonder

Poggio Reale (villa)

15th-century Renaissance villa in Naples, Italy

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex

Talley Abbey

grade II listed ruins in Carmarthenshire, Wales

🇺🇸 United States · Temple complex

Walter E. Hoffman United States Courthouse

courthouse in Norfolk, United States of America

🇨🇱 Chile · Archaeological wonder

La Moneda Palace

seat of the president of the Republic of Chile

🇺🇸 United States · Hydraulic works

Mystic Dam

dam in Massachusetts, United States of America

🇲🇽 Mexico · Rock shelter

Oxtotitlán

rock shelter and archaeological site in Mexico

🇩🇪 Germany · Temple complex

Saint Maximin's Abbey, Trier

former Benedictine monastery in Trier, Germany

🇵🇹 Portugal · Fortress

Tomar Castle

building in Tomar, Santarém District, Portugal

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex

University of East Anglia

university in Norwich, England, United Kingdom

🇺🇸 United States · Ancient village

White Canyon (San Juan County, Utah)

canyon in San Juan County, Utah, United States

🇹🇷 Turkey · Rock-cut

Çanakçı Rock Tombs

rock carved figures in Mersin Province, Turkey

Tsardom of Russia · Temple complex

Krypetsky Monastery

Russian Orthodox monastery near Pskov, Russia

🇺🇸 United States · Hydraulic works

McNary Dam

dam structure built across the Columbia River

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