Places tagged “archaeological wonder”

🇸🇪 Sweden · Archaeological wonder

Adelsö

Adelsö is an island in the middle of Lake Mälaren in Sweden, near Björkfjärden. The island is part of Ekerö Municipality and Stockholm County.

🇺🇸 United States · Archaeological wonder

Kiln-Anchorage Gateway Archaeological Complex

Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age

Kiln-Anchorage Gateway Archaeological Complex in Ohio, United States is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Iron Age culture.

🇭🇳 Honduras · Archaeological wonder

Los Naranjos, Honduras

Los Naranjos is the name for an archaeological region in western Honduras which belongs to the Lenca culture. It lies on the north border of Lake Yojoa.

🇮🇩 Indonesia · Archaeological wonder

Kalasan

Kalasan (Indonesian: Candi Kalasan, Javanese: ꦕꦟ꧀ꦝꦶꦏꦭꦱꦤ꧀, Candhi Kalasan), also known as Candi Kalibening, is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia.

🇵🇱 Poland · Archaeological wonder

Bolesławiec

Bolesławiec (pronounced [bɔlɛˈswavʲɛt͡s]; German: Bunzlau) is a historic city situated on the Bóbr River in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

🇸🇾 Syria · Archaeological wonder

Ingoldisthorpe-Low Archaeological Complex

Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) · Middle Bronze Age

Ingoldisthorpe-Low Archaeological Complex in Homs Governorate, Syria is a Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Middle Bronze Age culture.

🇭🇷 Croatia · Archaeological wonder

Cetina

The Cetina (pronounced [ˈʦětina]) is a river in southern Croatia. It has a length of 101 km (63 mi) and its basin covers an area of 1,463 km2 (565 mi2).

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Huichún

Huichún (possibly from Quechua wich'un femur) is an archaeological site in Peru. The National Institute of Culture declared it a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral No.

🇧🇷 Brazil · Archaeological wonder

Nagar Pediment Archaeological Complex

Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative

Nagar Pediment Archaeological Complex in Piauí, Brazil is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Andean Formative culture.

🇨🇴 Colombia · Archaeological wonder

San Agustín (Spanish pronunciation: [san aɣusˈtin]) is a town and municipality in the southern Colombian Department of Huila. The town is located 227 km away from the capital of the department, Neiva.

🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder

Akhmim

Akhmim (Arabic: أخميم, pronounced [ʔæxˈmiːm]; Akhmimic Coptic: ⳉⲙⲓⲙ, Coptic pronunciation: [xmiːm]; Sahidic/Bohairic Coptic: ϣⲙⲓⲛ Coptic pronunciation: [ʃmiːn]) is a city in the Sohag Governorate of…

🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Archaeological wonder

Ancient City of Ras Motte

Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic

Ancient City of Ras Motte in Northern Tigray, Ethiopia is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Chalcolithic culture.

🇦🇱 Albania · Archaeological wonder

Margëlliç Castle

Margëlliç Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Margëlliçit) is a castle in the village of Margëlliç near Patos, western Albania. It is a castle that dates from the 7th century AD and is found on top of a hill.

🇦🇺 Australia · Archaeological wonder

Goldfields Water Supply Scheme

The Goldfields Water Supply Scheme is a pipeline and dam project that delivers potable water from Mundaring Weir in Perth to communities in Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields, particularly…

🇸🇾 Syria · Archaeological wonder

Ancient City of Kala Rampart

Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age

Ancient City of Kala Rampart in Homs Governorate, Syria is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Iron Age culture.

🇹🇳 Tunisia · Archaeological wonder

Jebil National Park

Jebil is a national park in Tunisia situated within the Grand Erg Oriental in the Sahara desert.

🇸🇮 Slovenia · Archaeological wonder

Carli Mansion

The Carli Mansion (Slovene: palača Carli; Italian: palazzo Carli) is a mansion in Koper, a port town in southwestern Slovenia.

🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Archaeological wonder

Choto Katra

Choto Katra (Bengali: ছোট কাটারা; Small Katra) is one of two Katras built during Mughal rule in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was constructed in 1663 by Subahdar Shaista Khan.

🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder

Ileret

Ileret (also spelled Illeret) is a village in Marsabit County, Kenya. It is located in Northern Kenya, on the eastern shore of Lake Turkana, north of Sibiloi National Park and near the Ethiopian…

🇨🇭 Switzerland · Archaeological wonder

Freienbach–Hurden Rosshorn

Freienbach–Hurden Rosshorn, more often called Hurden Rosshorn or simply Rosshorn, is one of the 111 serial sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, of which are…

🇯🇵 Japan · Archaeological wonder

Ruins of Jala

Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) · Early Bronze Age

Ruins of Jala in Iwate Prefecture, Japan is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Early Bronze Age culture.