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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

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ancient village554

submerged city253

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🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Usnu, Huánuco

archaeological site in the Huánuco Region, Peru

🇩🇰 Denmark · Archaeological wonder

Randlev and Hesselbjerg

2 archaeological sites near Randlev in Denmark

🇩🇿 Algeria · Archaeological wonder

Souk El Khemis

commune and town in Bouïra Province, Algeria

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Archaeological wonder

Shahrukhiya

Tentative World Heritage Site in Uzbekistan

🇬🇹 Guatemala · Archaeological wonder

Punta de Chimino

Maya civilization

archaeological site in Sayaxché, Guatemala

🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder

Tell Aalaq

Bronze Age archaeological site in Lebanon

🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder

Paraw Kukherd

archaeological site in Hormozgan, Iran

🇦🇱 Albania · Archaeological wonder

Vokopolë Castle

cultural heritage monument of Albania

🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder

Tell Neba'a Litani

tell in kilometres, west of Baalbek

🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder

Siba Castle

castle in Hormozgan Province, Iran

🇹🇷 Turkey · Archaeological wonder

Taşhan caravanserai

caravanserai in Hekimhan District

🇮🇶 Iraq · Archaeological wonder

Sidekan

archaeological site in Kurdistan

🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder

Tell Mekhada

tell in southwest of Nebaa Faour

🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder

Nadwasarai

village in Uttar Pradesh, India

🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder

Ourrouar

archaeological sites in Lebanon

🇸🇬 Singapore · Temple complex

Palelai Buddhist Temple

Buddhist monastery in Singapore

🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · Archaeological wonder

Togolok

bronze age site in Turkmenistan

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Muyu Muyu

cultural heritage site in Peru

🇰🇷 South Korea · Temple complex

Naewonsa

Silla

Buddhist temple in South Korea

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan · Archaeological wonder

Qalagah

human settlement in Azerbaijan

🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder

Shir Ashian Tepe

Iranian national heritage site

🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder

Tell Ain Ghessali

Archaeological site in Lebanon

🇱🇧 Lebanon · Archaeological wonder

Tell Ain Nfaikh

Archaeological site in Lebanon

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan · Archaeological wonder

Ərəbyengicə

human settlement in Azerbaijan

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