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🇮🇹 Italy · Submerged site
Phoenician to Classical (c. 800–397 BCE) · Phoenician / Carthaginian
Phoenician lagoon island with 1 km submerged causeway at –0.5 m and cothon harbour, Stagnone.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Shetland Neolithic
Stanydale Temple Annex Shetland — Southern Extension in Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Shetland Neolithic.
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city
Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550 BCE) · Canaanite
Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Northern Annex in Galilee, Western Galilee, Israel is a Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550 BCE) ancient city attributed to Canaanite.
🇱🇾 Libya · Submerged site
Archaic Greek to Early Islamic (560 BCE – 643 CE) · Greek Cyrenean / Ptolemaic / Roman
Overlapping Greek harbours of Euesperides (560 BCE) and Berenice (247 BCE) preserved as lagoon moles and fish-tanks under Benghazi lagoon.
🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Ancient city
Gupta to Pala–Sena (450–1200 CE) · Gupta to Pala–Sena (Varendra)
Largest Bangladeshi walled city—120 ha, 4 concentric ramparts (6 km outer), 5th–12th c Gupta–Pala–Sena.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Ancient village
Early Medieval (Early Christian Ireland) · Early Medieval Irish (Uí Briúin)
850-m early medieval alder causeway and 12 x 8 m platform (680–800 CE) — bog-edge iron working.
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city
Hippos (Ancient Greek: Ἵππος, lit. 'Horse') or Sussita (Aramaic, Hebrew: סוסיתא) is an ancient city and archaeological site located on a hill 2 km east of the Sea of Galilee, attached by a…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Cave
Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) · Upper Palaeolithic
Karain Cave Buried Middle Palaeolithic Layer E in Antalya, Karain, Turkey is a Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) cave attributed to Upper Palaeolithic.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Ancient village
Iron Age (Middle–Late Iron Age, 350–50 BCE) · British Iron Age (Meare–Glastonbury ware, southwest Iron Age)
Iron Age (350–50 BCE) Meare East lake village — 400 x 90 m east island with 20 brushwood roundhouses.
🇵🇪 Peru · Geoglyph
Early Intermediate (Topará / Early Nazca) · Paracas-Topará / Early Nazca
30+ trapezoid and anthropomorph lines (200 BCE–300 CE) on inland Pisco River pampas.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Formative to Mississippian (1500 BCE–1500 CE) · Woodland–Mississippian
Poverty Point Mound B Summit in Louisiana, West Carroll Parish, United States is a Formative to Mississippian (1500 BCE–1500 CE) earthwork attributed to Woodland–Mississippian.
🇲🇹 Malta · Temple complex
Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE) · Temple Period
Tarxien Central Temple Outlier Court — Southern Extension in Malta, Tarxien, Malta is a Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Temple Period.
🇺🇸 United States · Rock art
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period rock art
Tw Nine Mile Canyon Harper Panel in Utah, Nine Mile Canyon, United States is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Multi-period rock art.
🇱🇾 Libya · Rock art
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period rock art
Uan Muhuggiag Rock Shelter Pastoral Phase in Fezzan, Uan Muhuggiag, Libya is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Multi-period rock art.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Unstan Chambered Cairn Annex South — Southern Extension in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Canopus Submerged Serapis Temple Platform in Alexandria, Canopus, Egypt is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇵🇹 Portugal · Rock art
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period rock art
Coea Valley Rock Art Penascosa Panel 3 in Guardia, Côa Valley, Portugal is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Multi-period rock art.
🇫🇯 Fiji · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Kaweca Submerged Reef Village Fiji Trench in Cakaudrove, Kaweca, Fiji is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇯🇲 Jamaica · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Port Royal Submerged St Paul Fort Wall East in Surrey, Port Royal, Jamaica is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇮🇷 Iran · Hydraulic works
Sasanian to Early Islamic · Sasanian / Early Islamic Khorasan
35-km double-branch Sasanian qanat (500–800 CE) — 70-m mother well, 45 L/s to Ferdows oasis.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Ancient city
Classical (300 BCE-300 CE) · Kindah
Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Southern Extension in Riyadh, Wadi al-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia is a Classical (300 BCE-300 CE) ancient city attributed to Kindah.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn South — Eastern Outlier in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
New Kingdom-Napatan (1500-500 BCE) · Napatan
Gebel Barkal Temple B500 Terrace Annex — Eastern Outlier in Northern State, Karima, Sudan is a New Kingdom-Napatan (1500-500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Napatan.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Ancient village
Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE) · Mehrgarh Culture
Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Eastern Outlier in Balochistan, Kachi, Pakistan is a Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE) ancient village attributed to Mehrgarh Culture.
