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🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Plaquemine Mississippian Emerald phase 1250–1600 CE · Plaquemine (Natchez)
Second-largest mound in N America, 10.7 m terraced pyramid, 1250–1600 CE.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Megalith
Neolithic (4000–2000 BCE) · European Neolithic
Haga Dolmen in Bohuslän, Sweden is a Neolithic megalithic monument dating to c. 3500–2500 BCE, built of local stone and associated with Atlantic farming communities.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Middle Kingdom to Ptolemaic (c.2000 BCE–100 CE; major phase New Kingdom 1550–1070 BCE) · Egyptian Pharaonic (Middle Kingdom to Greco-Roman)
Largest temple complex in Egypt – 200 acres built over 1,500 years from Senusret I (1956 BCE) to Romans.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Submycenaean to Classical (1100–386 BCE) · Ionian Greek (Klazomenai)
Archaic olive-press metropolis 650 BCE — earliest olive mills & Klazomenian sarcophagi.
🇮🇱 Israel · Earthwork
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic
Knoll Ingoldisthorpe Mound Complex in Negev, Israel is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) earthwork attributed to Hellenistic culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock-cut
Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Rock-cut tradition
Meir — Rock Tombs B2 Ancillary Facade (Asyut) in Asyut, Meir, Rock Tombs, Egypt is a Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Rock-cut t…
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Hellenistic to Roman (Palmyrene Empire interlude) · Aramaean Palmyrene → Roman
Desert oasis emporium on Silk Road (1st c. BCE–273 CE) — 'Bride of the Desert' — caravans of Queen Zenobia who challenged Rome (267–272 CE, sacked by Aurelian).
🇰🇷 South Korea · Rock art
Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) · Ancestral Pueblo
Park Glen Butte Petroglyph Field in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea is a Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) rock art attributed to Ancestral Pueblo culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Pottery Neolithic to Early Chalcolithic (c.6200–5500 BCE) · Çatalhöyük–related Konya Plain Neolithic
Low Konya Plain mound (150 m diameter, 6 m high) north of Çatalhöyük, part of the Çarşamba fan settlement cluster survey...
🇨🇱 Chile · Geoglyph
Formative (600 BCE–800 CE) · Tarapacá–Atacama
Southwest bajada descending from Salar del Sur margin toward Pampa del Tamarugal corridor (2,280 m).
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Archaeological wonder
Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) · Hellenistic
Spring Dargah Archaeological Complex in North Central Province, Sri Lanka is a Hellenistic (323–31 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Hellenistic culture.
🇳🇵 Nepal · Ancient city
Painted Grey Ware to Early Historic 900 BCE–200 CE · Shakya (Koliya confederacy)
Walled city (900 BCE–c.200 CE) identified by P.C. Mukherji (1899) as Kapilavastu — Shakya capital where Prince Siddhartha spent 29 years before Great Renunciation — 1.5×2 km walled enclosure with…
🇨🇳 China · Tomb
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old–New Kingdom Egyptian
Yinxu — Royal Tomb Xibeigang West Pit (Anyang) in Henan, Anyang, Yinxu, China is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) tomb attributed to Old–New Kingdom…
🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Temple complex
Early Medieval (7th–12th c.) · Chandra-Pala
Ananda Vihara — Mainamati in Comilla District, Mainamati Hills, Bangladesh is a Early Medieval (7th–12th c.) temple complex attributed to Chandra-Pala culture.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Archaeological wonder
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.
🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) · Early Bronze Age
Carn-Reservoir Standing Stones in Iwate Prefecture, Japan is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) megalithic attributed to Early Bronze Age culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Fortress
Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) · Late Bronze Age
Fortress of Kistvaen Barrow in Somerset, South West England, United Kingdom is a Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) fortress attributed to Late Bronze Age culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Neolithic (7000–4000 BCE) · Vindhya Neolithic
Koldihwa — Early Rice Cultivation in Uttar Pradesh, Belan valley, India is a Neolithic (7000–4000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Vindhya Neolithic culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Fortress
Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) · Iron Age fortified culture
Kuélap — North Citadel Wall Ancillary (Chachapoyas) in Amazonas, Kuélap, Peru is a Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) fortress attributed to Iron Age f…
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Early Neolithic · Penwith Early Neolithic
Penwith portal dolmen — 5.5 m capstone (12 t) on three 1.5 m uprights, collapsed 1815 and reset lower.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Geoglyph
PPNB–Late Neolithic (7100–5500 BCE) · PPNB–Late Neolithic
Eastern spur of Wadi al-Qattafi system 8 km east of Maitland's Mesa (685 m) toward Jibal al-Khashabiyeh kite corridor (Kennedy).
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient village
Aceramic Neolithic to Early Pottery Neolithic · Central/West Anatolian Neolithic
Aceramic Neolithic lakeside tell (c.7500–6500 BCE) on terrace of Lake Suğla near Karadağ, excavated 1965–71 by Jacques Bordaz.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Submerged site
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) · Early Bronze Age
Sunken City off Camp in Souss-Massa, Morocco is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) submerged city attributed to Early Bronze Age culture.
🇫🇮 Finland · Rock art
Neolithic–Bronze Age (4000–1000 BCE) · Comb Ceramic / Pit-Comb Ware hunter-gatherers
Finland's largest and best-known rock painting site on a sheer granite cliff above Lake Yövesi, part of Lake Saimaa.
