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🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder
Roman (2nd–3rd c. CE Eleutheropolis) · Roman/Byzantine Eleutheropolis
Beit Guvrin amphitheatre excavated by Kloner 1980s, only fully underground Roman arena in Israel.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Tell
MB II (c.2000–1600 BCE) · Canaanite MB II coastal → Phoenician
Small Middle Bronze II fortified town (1.6 ha) on a coastal hill south of Sidon, Lebanese-German excavations by Uwe Fink...
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Submerged site
Middle Bronze Age (2000–1600 BCE) · Canaanite Byblos
Byblos Submerged Necropolis Reef in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon is a Middle Bronze Age (2000–1600 BCE) submerged-city attributed to Canaanite Byblos.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Neolithic (2500 BCE) · Penwith
Zennor Quoit — Penwith Moor in Cornwall, West Penwith, United Kingdom is a Neolithic (2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Penwith culture. Detailed survey and excavation document architectural phasing.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Iron Age megalithic (1000 BCE–300 CE) · Vidarbha megalithic
Junapani — Nagpur Stone Circle Field in Maharashtra, India is a Iron Age megalithic (1000 BCE–300 CE) megalithic attributed to Vidarbha megalithic.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
PPNB (8700–7500 BCE) · PPNB (Aswadian)
Damascus oasis village excavated by de Contenson 1960s–2008, oldest plastered skulls with wheat/barley and domestication evidence.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Early Bronze Age (3000–2200 BCE) · Early Syrian (Kranzhügel)
Chuera excavated by Moortgat 1958–76 and Meyer, rare stone temple on tell, double wall with gates, early palace.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Fortress
Roman to Byzantine (104 CE–7th c. CE) · Roman
Trajanic desert camp 130×80 m anchoring Fossatum Negrine segment.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Pyramid
Kamouh el Hermel, the Pyramid of Hermel (Arabic: قاموع الهرمل, romanized: Qāmūʿ al-Harmal) (also known as God's Pyramid, House of El, the Funnel of Hermel or Needle of Hermel) is an ancient pyramid…
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
PPNB–Halaf Transitional (6300–5500 BCE) · Balikh Halaf
Tell Assouad — Balikh Neolithic Settlement in Raqqa Governorate, Syria is a PPNB–Halaf Transitional (6300–5500 BCE) tell attributed to Balikh Halaf.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Neolithic (4200–2900 BCE) · Irish Neolithic
Burren's icon excavated by Lynch & Otway 1986–88, radiocarbon 3800–3200 BCE, with 33 individuals and grave goods.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Early Bronze to Iron Age (c.2800–500 BCE) · EB coastal → Middle Bronze Canaanite → Late Bronze Ugaritic → Iron
Secondary coastal tell (2800–500 BCE) on Jableh-Baniyas corridor south of Sianu.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Late Classic Puuc (700–900 CE) + cave use 200 CE · Maya Puuc (Uxmal sphere) and cave paint Chac cult
Chacmultún excavated by Thompson and Andrews, cave rain cult.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock-cut
Old to Middle Kingdom (2600–1650 BCE) · Egyptian (Hare Nome)
Nomarch tombs and quarry road with colossus-on-sledge painting (1900 BCE).
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Epiclassic (600–900 CE) late Classic Bajío · Bajío (Tarascan ancestor) with Teotihuacan theme brazier
Plazuelas excavated by INAH 1998–, 1200 pecked spirals.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Temple complex
Aaqbe (Levantine Arabic: العقبه, romanized: al-ʿAqbeh), also spelled Akbeh, Aqbe, Akbe, Aaqabet, el-Aaqbe, Akraba, Aaqabet Rashaya or Akabe, is a village and municipality situated 3 kilometres (1.9…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Classical (500 BCE) · Karian–Lycian border
Calynda — Karia-Lycia Border City in Muğla Province, Turkey is a Classical (500 BCE) ancient-city attributed to Karian–Lycian border.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Tell
Kot Diji (3300–2600 BCE) · Kot Diji–Harappan
Kot Diji Mound — Khairpur Type Outlier East in Sindh, Pakistan is a Kot Diji (3300–2600 BCE) tell attributed to Kot Diji–Harappan.
🇺🇸 United States · Archaeological wonder
Claimed Hopewell? 3000 BCE (natural post-glacial 10000 BCE) · Pseudo Hopewell / Glacial
Claimed 40 ft stone circle at 12 m in Traverse Bay — Michigan DEQ shows glacial lag Recorded context — Period: Claimed Hopewell?
🇦🇱 Albania · Fortress
Ali Pasha Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Ali Pashës) is a castle in Albania. It is named after Ali Pasha of Tepelenë who resided there until 1820.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Roman (Claudian 41–54 CE) · Roman Cilician
Claudiopolis — Mut Plateau Temple in Mersin Province, Turkey is a Roman (Claudian 41–54 CE) temple-complex attributed to Roman Cilician.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Tell
Hassuna to Ubaid (c.5900–4300 BCE; Yarim multi-period) · Hassuna → Halaf → Ubaid (Yarim I–III)
Three-mound Hassuna-Halaf-Ubaid reference sequence (5900–4300 BCE) on Sinjar plain.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age (2000–600 BCE) · Canaanite / Sea Peoples
Tel Zeror — Sharon Plain in Sharon Plain, Israel is a Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age (2000–600 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite / Sea Peoples.
🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder
Abbeville (French: [abvil]; West Flemish: Abbekerke; Picard: Advile) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
