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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Vinquoy Chambered Cairn — Western Terrace in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Wadi Halfa Temple of Buhen North Court in Northern, Wadi Halfa, Sudan is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Abu Simbel Small Temple Hathor Facade South in Aswan, Abu Simbel, Egypt is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇲🇲 Myanmar · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Bagan Dhammayangyi Temple Inner Corridor in Mandalay, Bagan, Myanmar is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Temple complex
Early Medieval (544–1552 CE) · Early Christian Gaelic (Columban tradition)
Great early monastery at Shannon-Esker crossing (544 CE) with cathedral, two round towers, three high crosses and 3,000 graves.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Rock-cut
Medieval (1100-1300 CE) · Zagwe
Lalibela Biete Qeddus Mercoreos Cliff Cell Annex — Southern Extension in Amhara, Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Medieval (1100-1300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Zagwe.
🇾🇪 Yemen · Hydraulic works
Early South Arabian (800 BCE-600 CE) · Sabaean
Marib Great Dam North Sluice Annex — Western Terrace in Marib Governorate, Yemen is a Early South Arabian (800 BCE-600 CE) hydraulic attributed to Sabaean.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Hydraulic works
Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE) · Harappan
Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Northern Annex in Sindh, Larkana, Pakistan is a Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Harappan.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Hydraulic works
Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE) · Harappan
Mohenjo-daro Great Bath Western Drain Annex — Western Terrace in Sindh, Larkana, Pakistan is a Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Harappan.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Ancient city
Classical (500 BCE-500 CE) · South Arabian
Najran Al-Ukhdood Northern Enclosure — Eastern Outlier in Najran, Najran, Saudi Arabia is a Classical (500 BCE-500 CE) ancient city attributed to South Arabian.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Ancient city
Classical (500 BCE-500 CE) · South Arabian
Najran Al-Ukhdood Northern Enclosure — Western Terrace in Najran, Najran, Saudi Arabia is a Classical (500 BCE-500 CE) ancient city attributed to South Arabian.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Archaeological wonder
Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) · Multi-period
Pentre Ifan Capstone Quarry Source in Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Multi-period.
🇨🇱 Chile · Geoglyph
Archaic to Formative (Tulán–Puripica) · Atacama caravan (Tulán, Puripica, early Atacameño)
20 high-salar ignimbrite geoglyphs (1200 BCE–1000 CE) at 4,316 m above Salar de Tara cathedrals.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Submerged site
Neolithic to Medieval (c. 6000 BCE – 1300 CE) · Neolithic / Early Bronze Canaanite / Phoenician / Egyptian / Persian / Roman
World's oldest Phoenician anchorage drowned 2–5 m off Jbeil – Bronze Age anchor field and proto-mole.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Formative to Mississippian (1500 BCE–1500 CE) · Woodland–Mississippian
Cahokia Woodhenge Post Circle III in Illinois, United States is a Formative to Mississippian (1500 BCE–1500 CE) earthwork attributed to Woodland–Mississippian.
🇮🇷 Iran · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Middle Court East in Khuzestan, Chogha Zanbil, Iran is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇲🇱 Mali · Tell
Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE) · Djenne Culture
Djenne-Djeno Mound Urban Quarter North Annex — Eastern Outlier in Mopti, Djenne, Mali is a Iron Age-Classic (250 BCE-900 CE) tell attributed to Djenne Culture.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3500-2600 BCE) · Late Neolithic
Dolmen de Lamalou Grandmont II — Western Terrace in Occitanie, Herault, France is a Late Neolithic (3500-2600 BCE) megalithic attributed to Late Neolithic.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Temple complex
Ubaid Period (6500-3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Western Terrace in Dhi Qar, Nasiriyah, Iraq is a Ubaid Period (6500-3800 BCE) temple complex attributed to Ubaid.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Tumulus
Early Medieval (800-1000 CE) · Igbo-Ukwu
Igbo-Ukwu Workshop Mound South Annex — Southern Extension in Anambra, Igbo-Ukwu, Nigeria is a Early Medieval (800-1000 CE) tumulus attributed to Igbo-Ukwu.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Kom Ombo Double Temple North Sanctuary Sobek in Aswan, Kom Ombo, Egypt is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Rock-cut
Medieval (1100-1300 CE) · Zagwe
Lalibela Biete Qeddus Mercoreos Cliff Cell Annex — Western Terrace in Amhara, Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Medieval (1100-1300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Zagwe.
🇲🇩 Moldova · Ancient city
Chalcolithic Cucuteni-Trypillia BII (4000–3650 BCE) · Cucuteni-Trypillia (Moldovan BII, Petreni variant)
Petreni (Petreny) — Cucuteni-Trypillia BII mega-settlement (c.4000–3650 BCE, 30 ha, 500+ houses) on Cubolta terrace between Petreni and Sofia, Drochia District, northern Moldova.
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient village
Pueblo II–IV (1100–1350 CE) · Pueblo II–IV (1100–1350 CE)
Pot Creek Pueblo (Talastima) in New Mexico, Taos County, Pot Creek, Sangre de Cristo foothills, United States is a Pueblo II–IV (1100–1350 CE) settlement attributed to Pueblo II–IV (1100–1350 CE)…
