🇷🇴 Romania · Tell
Poduri — Dealul Ghindaru Cucuteni Tell
Precucuteni to Cucuteni B (5200–3500 BCE) · Precucuteni → Cucuteni–Tripolye A3–B1 (Ariușd)
Cucuteni mega-tell 4600 BCE — 120 houses & salt-trade proto-city (Monah).
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🇺🇸 United States · Tumulus
Mississippian (800–1600 CE) · Mississippian
Estuary West Tumulus in Ohio, United States is a Mississippian (800–1600 CE) tumulus attributed to Mississippian culture.
🇷🇴 Romania · Tell
Precucuteni to Cucuteni B (5200–3500 BCE) · Precucuteni → Cucuteni–Tripolye A3–B1 (Ariușd)
Cucuteni mega-tell 4600 BCE — 120 houses & salt-trade proto-city (Monah).
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic · Shetland Neolithic
Neolithic 'standing stones' house on Whalsay, 18×10 m, part of Pettigarths Field settlement, c.3000 BCE.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Submerged site
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Sunken City off Valley Fort in Petén, Guatemala is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) submerged city attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇮🇱 Israel · Cave
Lower to Middle Palaeolithic (c.500,000–40,000 BP) · Acheuleo-Yabrudian → Mousterian (Neanderthal)
Mount Carmel UNESCO cave (500–40 ka, 25 m sequence, Neanderthal Yabrudian–Mousterian, Garrod/Jelinek).
🇲🇲 Myanmar · Buried city
Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) · Late Bronze Age
Bay Buried Settlement in Magway Region, Myanmar is a Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) buried city attributed to Late Bronze Age culture.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Ancient city
Roman (1st–6th c. CE) · Roman (Numidia)
Southern suburb of Cuicul beyond Severan Arch with fullery and funerary basilica.
🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder
Diocletianopolis (Ancient Greek: Διοκλητιανούπολις) was a city near Ascalon. It was given the status of a city under the name Diocletianopolis as part of a Roman policy of urbanization, what had been…
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Tumulus
Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Dyke Tula Burial Mound in Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia is a Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) tumulus attributed to Harappan culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Geoglyph
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Geoglyphs of Palace Jabal in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) geoglyph attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Mound
Lithic to Preceramic 14500 BP–2000 BCE, monumental mound 3500–1800 BCE (Huaca Prieta period) · Preceramic Chicama (Huaca Prieta period) to Cupisnique-Chavín
Compact mound-midden 12 m high 150×50 m 3 km north of Chicama River mouth beside Pacific: stratified 14.5 ka Lithic to Preceramic sequence with temple platform atop midden, preserving world's oldest…
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient village
Early Agricultural Period–Early Ceramic (1200 BCE–500 CE; peak 1000–500 BCE) · Early Agricultural / Cienega phase (pre-Hohokam)
Early Agricultural metropolis 1000 BCE — 400 pithouses & 1 km canal before Hohokam.
🇫🇷 France · Rock art
Mid–Late Magdalenian ~14–12 ka BP · Magdalenian
Dense 600-figure engraved gallery opposite Font-de-Gaume, core Magdalenian engraving reference.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Megalith
Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) · Neolithic
Mound Canal Standing Stones in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon is a Neolithic (6000–3000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Neolithic culture.
🇲🇲 Myanmar · Megalith
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Park Dolmen in Magway Region, Myanmar is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Ubaid culture.
🇮🇹 Italy · Rock-cut
Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE) · Nazca
Ras Kara Rock-Cut Complex in Sicily, Italy is a Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE) rock_cut attributed to Nazca culture.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Skeith Standing Stones in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) megalithic attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Pyramid
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Step Pyramid of Northfield Bal in County Kerry, Ireland is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) pyramid attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) · Jōmon
Ancient City of Hunstanton Plateau in Ancash, Peru is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) ancient city attributed to Jōmon culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock art
Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Baraka Circle Rock Shelter in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) rock art attributed to Harappan culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Hydraulic works
The High Line Canal (HLC) is a man-made waterway, used for irrigation and recreation, that serves the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area.
🇬🇷 Greece · Hydraulic works
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) · Jōmon
Hydraulic System at Kala Rampart in Thessaly, Greece is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Jōmon culture.
🇦🇺 Australia · Rock art
Pleistocene to Holocene (c.45,000 BCE–present; classic Panaramitee tradition) · Aboriginal Australian (Adnyamathanha, etc)
Panaramitee – pan-continental pecking tradition (Panaramitee style) of classic circle, dot, crescent, track and line motifs on desert varnished rocks; type site Panaramitee Station South Australia.
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Ancient village
Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE) · Nazca
Barrow Ancient Village in Quang Nam, Vietnam is a Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE) ancient village attributed to Nazca culture.
