🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Marksville State Historic Site
Marksville 0–400 CE · Marksville culture
Semicircular enclosure 530 m wall, Marksville Southern Hopewell 0–400 CE.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Pyramid of Khafre
Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Second largest Giza pyramid, built for Khafre, retaining Tura limestone casing at apex, with associated Sphinx, valley temple and causeway.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Kabah Archaeological Zone
Maya Late Classic 300–1000 CE · Maya (Puuc, Uxmal polity)
Palace of Masks 250 Chaac masks, 18 km sacbé 800–950 CE, UNESCO 1996.
🇵🇪 Peru · Megalith
Paramonga Fortress
Chimú – Late Intermediate 1200–1532 CE · Chimú → Inca
Chimú hill-fort four walls, Inca tambo after 1470.
🇺🇸 United States · Archaeological wonder
Chimney Rock National Monument
Pueblo II 1076–1125 CE · Chacoan
Chacoan Great House at 2310 m, lunar standstill alignment 1076–1093 CE.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient port
Isla Cerritos
Classic · Maya/Andean
Isla Cerritos — offshore port island with dike.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Sayil Archaeological Zone
Maya Late Classic 700–1000 CE · Maya (Puuc)
70 m Gran Palacio 90 rooms, Puuc 800–1000 CE.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Sechín Bajo Archaeological Site
Late Archaic–Initial 3500–1500 BCE · Casma-Sechín tradition
First Plaza 3500 BCE, Third Platform 16 m × 300 m.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Red Pyramid
Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
First successful true pyramid, by Sneferu, of reddish limestone giving modern name. Culmination of experimental phase leading to Giza.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Chacmultun
Classic · Maya/Andean
Chacmultun — Puuc Red House vault paintings.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Kohunlich Archaeological Zone
Maya Classic 200–900 CE · Maya (Rio Bec–Chenés)
Temple of Masks five 3 m stucco masks, Rio Bec–Chenés.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Kuntur Wasi Archaeological Complex
Initial–Early Horizon 1000–250 BCE · Kuntur Wasi tradition
Gold-temple four platforms, gold burials 800 BCE.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Fortress
Castellum Tingitanum (El Asnam / Chlef)
Roman (1st–7th c CE) · Roman (Mauretania Caesariensis)
Cheliff valley fortified village with Donatist basilica, inscription of martyrdom 304 CE, and earthquake-prone castellum walls.
🇺🇸 United States · Archaeological wonder
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Mogollon Tularosa 1275–1300 CE · Mogollon
46 rooms in five caves 1275–1300 CE, Mogollon.