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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

Excavation

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

Kuwait · Archaeological wonder

Seif Palace

Historical palace located in Kuwait

🇴🇲 Oman · Temple complex

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

mosque in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

🇿🇦 South Africa · Archaeological wonder

Swartkrans

fossil-bearing cave in South Africa

🇻🇳 Vietnam · Temple complex

Vĩnh Nghiêm Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City

pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Ancient Rome · Archaeological wonder

Zuccabar

Roman Empire

Roman colony in present-day Algeria

🇦🇹 Austria · Temple complex

Garsten Abbey

building in Upper Austria, Austria

🇨🇭 Switzerland · Archaeological wonder

Lousonna

Archaeological site in Switzerland

🇷🇺 Russia · Temple complex

Nativity Convent (Moscow)

female monastery in Moscow, Russia

🇧🇪 Belgium · Archaeological wonder

Palace of Coudenberg

former palace in Brussels, Belgium

🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder

Palace of Duques de Pastrana

cultural property in Madrid, Spain

🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder

Palace of marqués de Miraflores

cultural property in Madrid, Spain

🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder

Palacio de la Marquesa de Sonora

cultural property in Madrid, Spain

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Archaeological wonder

Rabati Malik

caravanserai in Navoiy, Uzbekistan

🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder

Santa Cruz Palace, Madrid

cultural property in Madrid, Spain

🇮🇩 Indonesia · Archaeological wonder

Sari temple

Buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia

🇮🇳 India · Temple complex

Thanale Caves

Buddhist cave in India(Maharshtra)

🇰🇷 South Korea · Archaeological wonder

Wolseong

archaeological site in South Korea

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Necropolis

Glasgow Necropolis

cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

🇷🇺 Russia · Temple complex

Nikolo-Korelsky Monastery

monastery in Severodvinsk, Russia

🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder

Palace of los Condes de Gómara

cultural property in Soria, Spain

🇦🇹 Austria · Archaeological wonder

Palais Caprara-Geymüller

building in Innere Stadt, Austria

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Rehovot-in-the-Negev

ancient city in the Negev, Israel

🇧🇴 Bolivia · Archaeological wonder

Samaipata, Bolivia

city in Florida Province, Bolivia

🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder

Sari, Iran

city in Mazandaran Province, Iran

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