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🇲🇹 Malta · Temple complex
Late Neolithic (3600-3200 BCE) · Temple Period
Ggantija North Temple Forecourt — Western Terrace in Malta, Gozo, Malta is a Late Neolithic (3600-3200 BCE) temple complex attributed to Temple Period.
🇲🇹 Malta · Rock-cut
Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) · Temple Period
Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Eastern Outlier in Malta, Paola, Malta is a Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Temple Period.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city
Ptolemaic to Late Roman (270 BCE – 300 CE) · Greco-Roman Fayum
Moeris southwest harbour Meson 1–2 m silted behind Wadi Rayyan bar — quay 50 m at –1.8 m and sluice 6 m at –2 m.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Naqa Amun Temple Pylon South in River Nile, Naga, Sudan is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Naqsh-e Rustam Buried Tomb Chamber V in Fars, Naqsh-e Rustam, Iran is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) · Neolithic
Yoshinogari Moat Enclosure North Gate in Saga, Yoshinogari, Japan is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Ancient village
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) · Neolithic
Angkor Wat Churning Sea Gallery West in Siem Reap, Cambodia is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE) · Irish Neolithic
Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Western Terrace in County Sligo, Ireland is a Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Irish Neolithic.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)
El-Kula Small Step Pyramid Hierakonpolis North in Luxor, El Kula, Egypt is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) pyramid attributed to Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom).
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) · Neolithic
Gusuku Katsuren Castle North Curtain in Okinawa, Uruma, Japan is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic.
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Ancient village
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) · Neolithic
Oc Eo Canal System South Segment in An Giang, Oc Eo, Vietnam is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Submerged site
Archaic to Byzantine (690 BCE – 700 CE) · Rhodian Greek / Lycian / Roman / Byzantine
Rhodian 690 BCE triple-harbour isthmus city — north mole 90 m at −1 m and south naval basin 100x75 m at −3 m.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Hydraulic works
Hellenistic (400-200 BCE) · Thracian
Seuthopolis Reservoir Embankment East in Kazanlak, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria is a Hellenistic (400-200 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Thracian.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Chalcolithic through Iron Age (Chalcolithic, MBA, LBA Kizzuwatna, Iron) · Cilician → Kizzuwatna/Hittite → Neo-Assyrian
Tatarlı Höyük (Ceyhan Plain Cilician Mound) is a multi-period tell/ancient village in Adana Province, Ceyhan District, Ceyhan River plain, Turkey — Cilician plain gateway controlling Ceyhan crossing…
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Chalcolithic-Early Bronze (4000-2800 BCE) · Proto-Elamite
Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South in Isfahan, Kashan, Iran is a Chalcolithic-Early Bronze (4000-2800 BCE) tell attributed to Proto-Elamite.
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · Ancient city
Jeitun (6000) → Anau–Namazga (4500–1800) → BMAC → Achaemenid–Parthian 500 BCE–300 CE · Kopet oasis continuous (Jeitun → BMAC → Persian)
Longest-lived oasis tell in southern Turkmenistan (c.6000 BCE–Medieval) at Dushak north of Kaahka — 15 ha mound 32 m high with continuous 8000-year stratigraphy excavated since 2001 by Olivier…
🇨🇳 China · Temple complex
Sixteen Kingdoms to Early Tang · Western Qin, Northern Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang
8-km-upstream Western Qin cliff with 420 CE earliest murals above reservoir.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Ancient village
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) · Neolithic
Chysauster North Court in Cornwall, Penzance, United Kingdom is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Coba Nohoch Mul Pyramid Ramp in Quintana Roo, Coba, Mexico is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Archaeological wonder
Dokhtar-i-Noshirwan, also Nigar, is an archaeological site in the Ḵolm valley in northern Afghanistan.
🇰🇵 North Korea · Tumulus
Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE) · Bronze Age
Goguryeo Tomb 1 Susan-ri Ceiling Mural in South Pyongan, Susan-ri, North Korea is a Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE) tumulus attributed to Bronze Age.
🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient city
Neopalatial (1700-1450 BCE) · Minoan
Knossos Caravanserai South Annex — Northern Annex in Crete, Heraklion, Greece is a Neopalatial (1700-1450 BCE) ancient city attributed to Minoan.
🇪🇸 Spain · Ancient city
Chalcolithic (3200-2300 BCE) · Los Millares Culture
Los Millares Bastion South Gate in Andalusia, Almeria, Spain is a Chalcolithic (3200-2300 BCE) ancient city attributed to Los Millares Culture.
🇮🇹 Italy · Megalith
Bronze Age (1800-800 BCE) · Nuragic Culture
Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Northern Annex in Sardinia, Nuoro, Italy is a Bronze Age (1800-800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Nuragic Culture.
