🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Creevykeel Court Tomb
Early Neolithic · Court Tomb tradition (Western Neolithic Ireland)
55.5 m court tomb on Sligo coast — 13×10 m oval court to twin gallery, best preserved in northwest.
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🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient village
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Coire Ancient Village in Ma'an Governorate, Jordan is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Early Neolithic · Court Tomb tradition (Western Neolithic Ireland)
55.5 m court tomb on Sligo coast — 13×10 m oval court to twin gallery, best preserved in northwest.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock-cut
Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Rock-cut tradition
Deir el-Bersha — Nomarch Tomb Niche (Minya) in Minya, Deir el-Bersha, Egypt is a Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Rock-cut tradi…
🇸🇾 Syria · Fortress
Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) · Iron Age fortified culture
Dura-Europos — Citadel North Tower Gate in Deir ez-Zor, Dura-Europos, Syria is a Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) fortress attributed to Iron Age for…
🇨🇳 China · Rock art
Neolithic Longshan to Zhou (3000 BCE – 770 BCE) · Yangshao–Longshan farmer to Zhou frontier pastoral
Qinling foothill gorge with 30+ ibex and rayed humans of Longshan era.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Early Late Horizon 1420–1438 CE (pre-Pachacuti) · Inca (pre-imperial)
Wiraqocha's 3600 m royal estate above Sacred Valley with 40 m Kallanka, terraces and reservoir 23 m.
🇮🇳 India · Hydraulic works
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Hydraulic System at Zara Down in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Chalcolithic culture.
🇮🇷 Iran · Ancient city
Early–Middle Bronze (2700–2100 BCE) · Halil Rud (Jiroft)
Early–Middle Bronze (2700–2100 BCE) Halil Rud (Jiroft) ancient city at Kerman Province, Jiroft plain, Halil River – northern citadel mound of jiroft twin city (dims North mound 13 m high; city 400 ha together).
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Rock-cut
Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Rock-cut tradition
Lalibela — Bete Giyorgis Ancillary Drainage Channel in Amhara, Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Rock-cut…
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Early–Middle Jomon 3500–2000 BCE · Jomon Early–Middle Hokkaido maritime
Early–Middle Jomon coastal settlement (3500–2000 BCE) on Ofune River terrace facing Uchiura Bay, Hokkaido, renowned for 100+ deep pit graves, stone pile graves, and massive whale-bone midden (sperm…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Central queens pyramid of Pepi II group, built for Queen Iput II (not to be confused with Iput I of Teti), sister of Pepi II or daughter of Pepi I.
🇵🇪 Peru · Hydraulic works
Inca Empire with antecedents Wari/Tiwanaku (~1000–1532 CE; Inca 1438–1532 CE) · Inca (with pre-Inca antecedents)
The backbone of Tawantinsuyu, Qhapaq Ñan runs 6,000 km along the Andean crest from Colombia to Chile, with east–west transversal roads totalling over 23,000 km.
🇮🇹 Italy · Rock-cut
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) · Early Bronze Age
Rock-Cut Tombs of Butte Easton Tall in Sicily, Italy is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Early Bronze Age culture.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Early Historic (200 BCE–200 CE) · Satavahana
Yeleshwaram — Andhra Early Buddhist in Andhra Pradesh, Nalgonda, India is a Early Historic (200 BCE–200 CE) temple complex attributed to Satavahana culture.
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Rock-cut tradition
Ajanta — Cave 17 Veranda Niche Painting in Maharashtra, Aurangabad, Ajanta, India is a Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Rock-cut…
🇫🇷 France · Rock art
Magdalenian ~17–14 ka BP · Magdalenian
Vézère polychrome gallery with 230 Magdalenian figures, last original painted cave open to public.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Archaeological wonder
Neo-Hittite / Iron Age (c.720–680 BCE) · Neo-Hittite (Adanawa Quwe) / Phoenician
Neo-Hittite fortified retreat of Azatiwada (late 8th c BCE) on Ceyhan River, Karatepe-Aslantaş preserves two gated circuits with 30+ basalt orthostats showing Late Hittite–Phoenician bilingual…
🇸🇪 Sweden · Megalith
Middle Neolithic · Funnel Beaker Culture (TRB)
Falbygden cluster core — trapezoidal dolmen Ragnvald's Grave and 28 passage graves on limestone plateau, c.3300 BCE.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Early Bronze–Iron (2600–600 BCE) · Hurrian – Aramaean (Harran)
Early Bronze–Iron (2600–600 BCE) Hurrian – Aramaean (Harran) tell at Şanlıurfa Province, Harran Plain – 22-m tell controlling harran plain, cargo from carchemish (dims 22 m high, 1 km² lower town, EB palace).
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Early Historic (300 BCE–300 CE) · Satavahana
Kotilingala — Satavahana Port in Telangana, Karimnagar, Godavari, India is a Early Historic (300 BCE–300 CE) ancient city attributed to Satavahana culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Archaeological wonder
Classic Veracruz 100–1000 CE · Classic Veracruz (Remojadas-Early Gulf)
26-m earthen platform pyramid on Gulf coastal plain, 100–1000 CE.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Ancient village
Protoneolithic (10500–9500 BCE) · Zarzian Epipalaeolithic–PPN
Protoneolithic (10500–9500 BCE) Zarzian Epipalaeolithic–PPN ancient village at Erbil Governorate, Greater Zab tributary – open-air forager base preceding first villages (dims Scatter 3000 m² with huts and ground stone).
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Archaeological wonder
Maya Classic 150–950 CE · Maya (Naachtun/Masuul and K'an affiliation)
Strategic Classic Maya city between Tikal and Calakmul, 150–950 CE.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Ancient city
Early Harappan (4000–3100 BCE) · Kot Diji
Rehman Dheri — Early Harappan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gomal plain, Pakistan is a Early Harappan (4000–3100 BCE) ancient city attributed to Kot Diji culture.
