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🇹🇳 Tunisia · Cave
Moche (100–800 CE) · Moche
Cave of Tana-Chott in Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia is a Moche (100–800 CE) cave attributed to Moche culture.
🇸🇾 Syria · Fortress
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Citadel of Garh Strath in Homs Governorate, Syria is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) fortress attributed to Chalcolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Ditch-Newton Archaeological Complex in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Ubaid culture.
🇹🇭 Thailand · Ancient village
Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) · Roman
Easton Rock Ancient Village in Buriram Province, Thailand is a Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Roman culture.
🇨🇳 China · Archaeological wonder
Early Bronze Age (~1900–1500 BCE; Xia to early Shang) · Erlitou ( Xia, early Bronze Age Chinese)
300-ha rammed-earth palace enclosure on the Luo River where 11,000 m² Palace No.1 and a bronze foundry document the transition from Longshan Neolithic to bronze kingship.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Geoglyph
Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) · Middle Bronze Age
Geoglyphs of Sanctuary-Oued in Northern Tigray, Ethiopia is a Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Middle Bronze Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Hydraulic works
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Hydraulic System at Church in Ancash, Peru is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) hydraulic attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Hydraulic works
Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) · Yayoi
Hydraulic System at Eilean Thornby in Quang Nam, Vietnam is a Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) hydraulic attributed to Yayoi culture.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Hillfort
Early Scythian (7th–6th century BCE) · Scythian (Forest-Steppe)
Largest Scythian-period fortified settlement between Dnieper and Dniester (110 ha) on both banks of a Boh tributary at Sazhky–Nemyriv, with double earthen ramparts 6 km perimeter (8 m high, 32 m…
🇵🇪 Peru · Necropolis
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Paracas — Necropolis South Bundle Cluster (Ica) in Ica, Paracas Peninsula, Peru is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze (4500–2000 BCE) necropolis attributed to …
🇵🇹 Portugal · Cave
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Pen Rig Mere Grotto in Alentejo, Portugal is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) cave attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Tumulus
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Priory Pit Tumulus in Somerset, South West England, United Kingdom is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) tumulus attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Quarry
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Quarry of Sanctuary-Oued in Petén, Guatemala is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) quarry attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇮🇹 Italy · Rock-cut
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Rock-Cut Tombs of Syke-Strath in Sicily, Italy is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) rock_cut attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Early Historic (600 BCE–400 CE) · NBP
Sonpur — Gandak Early Historic in Bihar, Saran, Gandak, India is a Early Historic (600 BCE–400 CE) ancient city attributed to NBP culture.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Pyramid
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Step Pyramid of Dail Brown in County Kerry, Ireland is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) pyramid attributed to Chalcolithic culture.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Kurgan
Bronze to Iron Age (2500–300 BCE) · Scythian / Saka
Tagisken — Kurgan Field North Mound (Kyzylorda) in Kyzylorda, Tagisken, Kazakhstan is a Bronze to Iron Age (2500–300 BCE) kurgan attributed to Scythian / S…
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Halaf–Early Bronze Age (c.5600–2300 BCE) · Halaf → Ubaid → EBA Syro-Mesopotamian
Interfluve tell 9 m high (Halaf–Ubaid–EB, shaft tombs, black-burnished ware) between Euphrates and Sajur.
🇪🇸 Spain · Megalith
Chalcolithic · Valencina Copper Age / Los Millares horizon
Seville Chalcolithic tholos with 40 m corridor and sun-motif slabs, part of 400 ha Valencina copper town.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Thwaite Temple Complex in River Nile State, Sudan is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) temple complex attributed to Chalcolithic culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tumulus
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Tumulus of Eilean Doab in Central Anatolia, Turkey is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) tumulus attributed to Chalcolithic culture.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Geoglyph
PPNB (7300–6500 BCE) · PPNB
Western escarpment of Wadi al-Qattafi headwaters (695 m) where wadi initiates in southcentral basalt fields (Toms 2021).
🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith
Late Jomon (c.2000 BCE) · Late Jomon (Mori)
Largest Hokkaido stone circle (37 m oval, c.2000 BCE) — triple rings with mass-grave pit cemetery above Funka Bay.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Rock art
Late Bronze Age, Hittite Empire (~1300–1180 BCE; refurbished under Tudhaliya IV) · Hittite (Hatti–Hurrian)
Two natural limestone chambers behind Hattusa where 90 reliefs carved into living rock depict the Hurrian–Hittite pantheon procession: Chamber A shows 12 underworld gods, sword-god Nergal and the…
