🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Notion Necropolis-Agora — Apollo Claros Necropolis Grid
Archaic to Roman (700 BCE – 300 CE) · Aeolian to Ionian Notians
Necropolis-agora with painted tombs and Apollo sacred way 600 m from temple.
🇺🇸 United States · Buried city
Pedra Furada Shelter
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Pedra Furada Shelter in Colorado Plateau, United States is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Classical culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Peor Es Nada
Late Classic Rio Bec 600–850 CE · Maya (Rio Bec)
Eponymously named ‘Peor Es Nada’ (Worse Is Nothing) by chicleros, located 12 km SE of Xpujil deep in forest.
🇦🇺 Australia · Hydraulic works
Persepolis Apadana Terrace South
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Persepolis Apadana Terrace South in Kimberley, Australia is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) hydraulic attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇭🇳 Honduras · Ancient village
Puerto Escondido
Early Formative to Terminal Classic 1600 BCE–900 CE, peak Early-Middle Formative 1400–400 BCE · Preclassic Maya-adjacent (Ulúa Valley Formative, Ocotillo/Playón ↔ Olmec-linked)
Early village CR-372 in Lower Ulúa Valley suburbs of San Pedro Sula with continuous occupation 1600 BCE–900 CE; yielded earliest cacao residue in Mesoamerica (1150 BCE) in pottery, Olmec-style…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Pyramid of Sahure
Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty early · Ancient Egyptian
First pyramid at Abusir for second king of 5th Dynasty (47.5 m high, 78.75 m base, angle 50°11'), introducing 5th Dynasty pyramidal art refinement: exquisite limestone mortuary temple reliefs (naval…
🇷🇴 Romania · Ancient city
Roof Burn Layer East
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Roof Burn Layer East in Danube Plain, Romania is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Ancient city
Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure — Altiplano (La Paz)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Iron Age
Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure in Altiplano, Bolivia is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Ta Prohm Kel — Puok Roadside Temple
Jayavarman VII (1186 CE) · Khmer Buddhist (Jayavarman VII)
Ta Prohm Kel — Puok Roadside Temple in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia is a Jayavarman VII (1186 CE) temple-complex attributed to Khmer Buddhist (Jayavarman VII).
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Table des Marchand
Middle Neolithic · Morbihan megalithic
Decorated passage grave at Locmariaquer with art linked to Gavrinis, beside the fallen 20.6 m Grand Menhir.
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Yungang Western Cliffs — Datong Grottoes West End Caves
Northern Wei to Liao (453 – 525 CE peak) · Buddhist Tanyao imperial under Emperor Wencheng
Western 5 caves 40–45 with Tanyao Buddhas 15 m of Northern Wei Pingcheng capital.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city
Adrar Bous Pottery Hill
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Adrar Bous Pottery Hill in Western Desert, Egypt is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient city
Capsa (Gafsa) – Fossatum Oasis City
Capsian Mesolithic / Numidian / Roman / Byzantine · Capsian then Numidian / Roman
Artesian oasis pools of Roman Capsa, type-site of Capsian Mesolithic.
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Temple complex
Fondukistan Monastery — Bamyan–Ghorband Pass
Hephthalite–Hindu Shahi (600–700 CE) · Buddhist Fondukistan (Ghorband)
Fondukistan Monastery — Bamyan–Ghorband Pass in Parwan Province, Afghanistan is a Hephthalite–Hindu Shahi (600–700 CE) temple-complex attributed to Buddhist Fondukistan (Ghorband).
🇾🇪 Yemen · Earthwork
Geoglyph Hill Figure North — Hadramaut (Seiyun)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Geoglyph Hill Figure North in Hadramaut, Yemen is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Classical culture.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Fortress
Horom Citadel
Late Bronze to medieval (c.1600 BCE – 1200 CE) · Trialeti–Van kingdom → Armenian medieval
65-ha hillfort on Gyumri–Yerevan highway with 13-m Cyclopean walls, Late Bronze chamber-tombs, Early Iron “Horom pottery” type site, Urartian re-occupation and Armenian 10th-century basilica.
🇮🇱 Israel · Buried city
Lechaion Harbour Extension South
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Lechaion Harbour Extension South in Atlit Coast, Israel is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇬🇬 Guernsey · Megalith
Les Fouaillages
Early Neolithic · Guernsey Early Neolithic
Early passage grave by L'Ancresse Road, Guernsey, c.4500 BCE, among Europe's oldest (6000 years).
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Loess Buried Camp East — Ganga Plain (Patna)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Loess Buried Camp East in Ganga Plain, India is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Nether Largie South Cairn — Kilmartin
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Kilmartin Neolithic
Nether Largie South Cairn — Kilmartin in Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Kilmartin Neolithic.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Preah Khan of Kampong Svay — Prasat Bakan
Angkor (12th c. CE, Suryavarman I) · Khmer
Preah Khan of Kampong Svay — Prasat Bakan in Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia is a Angkor (12th c. CE, Suryavarman I) temple-complex attributed to Khmer.
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient village
Rampart Buried Gate West — Coastal Plain (Tel Aviv)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval
Rampart Buried Gate West in Coastal Plain, Israel is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient village attributed to Medieval culture.
🇦🇺 Australia · Hillfort
Sahara Kite V-Shaped Wall West
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Sahara Kite V-Shaped Wall West in Pilbara, Australia is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) hillfort attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇰🇷 South Korea · Temple complex
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
Unified Silla 751 CE (King Gyeongdeok reign) · Silla Korean Buddhist (Hwaeom)
Silla artificial cave-shrine (751 CE) on Tohamsan summit, commissioned by Kim Dae-seong, housing 3.48 m granite Vairocana surrounded by 40 meticulously sculpted bodhisattvas and guardians in 3.6 m…