🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Sanctuary of Demeter at Knidos
Classical to Hellenistic (350–100 BCE peak) · Dorian Greek (Knidian polis)
Peninsula-tip Demeter terrace Doric prostylos with thesmophoria pits and Knidos double harbour.
🇬🇷 Greece · Archaeological wonder
Vergina Tomb III Philip Arrhidaeus
Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) · Multi-period
Vergina Tomb III Philip Arrhidaeus in Macedonia, Vergina, Greece is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Multi-period.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Elephantine Small Step Pyramid Island Platform
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)
Elephantine Small Step Pyramid Island Platform in Aswan, Elephantine, Egypt is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) pyramid attributed to Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom).
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Huaca de la Luna Plaza — Moche
Early Intermediate, c.400-600 CE (Moche) · Andean (Moche)
Huaca de la Luna at foot of Cerro Blanco (Moche, 5 km south Trujillo): 35 m high ritual pyramid-platform with 5 superimposed construction phases (each entombing earlier with fill) decorated with…
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Tucume Pyramid Huaca Larga South Ramp
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Tucume Pyramid Huaca Larga South Ramp in Lambayeque, Túcume, Peru is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Huaca Pucllana Pyramid North Adobe Platform
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Huaca Pucllana Pyramid North Adobe Platform in Lima, Miraflores, Peru is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Moche Huaca de la Luna North Facade
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Moche Huaca de la Luna North Facade in La Libertad, Moche, Peru is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Tell
Ur Buried Pit Grave PG1420 Gold Dagger Hoard
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Ur Buried Pit Grave PG1420 Gold Dagger Hoard in Dhi Qar, Ur, Iraq is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Ancient village
Knap of Howar South House
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) · Neolithic
Knap of Howar South House in Orkney, Papa Westray, United Kingdom is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient city
Pupput
Punic to Islamic (6th c BCE–9th c CE; peak 2nd–4th c) · Punic / Roman / Early Christian / Byzantine
1.2-ha rescue site under Hammamet with 3000+ tombs, House of Horses mosaics and Commodan colonia remains.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city
Soknopaiou Nesos — Eastern Submerged Harbour Dime es-Sebua (Fayum West)
Ptolemaic to Byzantine (c.300 BCE – 350 CE) · Ptolemaic Greek / Roman Egyptian
Crocodile-god island town on Lake Moeris — eastern mole harbour 400 m east of town 1–2 m under salt wash, with 320 m sphinx dromos.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Ancient city
Uaxactun
Middle Preclassic to Late Classic · Maya (Miron–Holmul–Tikal sphere)
Maya metropolis (Preclassic–Classic) 20 km north of Tikal comprising Groups A–H, world type-site for E-Group astronomical complex — Structure E-VII Sub (Preclassic) with three east...
🇧🇿 Belize · Archaeological wonder
Lubaantun Ball Court South Marker
Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) · Multi-period
Lubaantun Ball Court South Marker in Toledo, Lubaantun, Belize is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Multi-period.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Ancient city
Naletale
Zimbabwe Culture Late Torwa/Rozvi (1600–1750 CE) · Kalanga (Torwa/Rozvi)
1.2 ha mini-site with Zimbabwe's most densely decorated coursed walls – herringbone and chevron on every face, 17th c Torwa.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Ancient city
Nimrud Buried Northwest Palace Throne Room Bas-Relief Base
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Nimrud Buried Northwest Palace Throne Room Bas-Relief Base in Nineveh, Nimrud, Iraq is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Rock art
Shuwaymis Rock Art – Jebel al-Manjor
Early Holocene humid to Bronze/Thamudic arid · Neolithic hunter-herders to Thamudic caravaneers
UNESCO escarpment with 300 panels—lions on leashed dogs and savanna fauna from Arabia's humid phase.
🇷🇺 Russia · Submerged site
Kepoi — Eastern Necropolis Offshore Grave Terrace
Archaic to Late Antiquity · Milesian / Bosporan
Eastern drowned grave terrace of Kepoi — limestone mortuary landing at 3–5 m with sarcophagi in situ.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Megalith
Tiya Stele Field South Cluster
Medieval (1200-1500 CE) · Tiya Culture
Tiya Stele Field South Cluster in Southern Nations, Gurage, Ethiopia is a Medieval (1200-1500 CE) megalithic attributed to Tiya Culture.
🇧🇿 Belize · Ancient city
Chan Chich
Middle Preclassic – Terminal Classic (c.800 BCE–900 CE) Lowland Maya · Maya (Lowland)
Chan Chich is a rainforest hilltop Maya city hidden in the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area near the Guatemala border, Orange Walk, at 120 m.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Abusir Queen's Pyramid Lepsius XXV East Chapel
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)
Abusir Queen's Pyramid Lepsius XXV East Chapel in Giza, Abusir, Egypt is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) pyramid attributed to Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom).
🇳🇪 Niger · Rock art
Dabous Giraffe Petroglyphs
Early Holocene Bubalus Period (8000–5000 BCE) · Early Holocene Saharan hunter-pastoralists (Bubalus tradition)
Aïr life-size 5.8-m giraffes with leashes 8000–5000 BCE, largest Saharan engravings.
🇮🇳 India · Hydraulic works
Dholavira Bailey Reservoir North Embankment Annex
Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE) · Harappan
Dholavira Bailey Reservoir North Embankment Annex in Gujarat, Kutch, India is a Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Harappan.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Gavrinis Passage Grave Annex
Late Neolithic (3500–2600 BCE) · Late Neolithic
Gavrinis Passage Grave Annex in Brittany, Morbihan, Larmor-Baden, France is a Late Neolithic (3500–2600 BCE) megalithic attributed to Late Neolithic.
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city
Gath (Tell es-Safi) – Philistine Capital Harbour Inland Port
Early Bronze to Judahite (c. 3000 – 600 BCE) · Canaanite / Philistine / Judahite / Assyrian
Philistine Goliath capital – Elah canal port 2 km north silted at –1 m – Philistine Bichrome harbour mud.