🇧🇪 Belgium · Archaeological wonder
Spy Cave
Spy Cave (French: Grotte de Spy) is located in Wallonia near Spy in the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Namur Province, Belgium above the left bank of the Orneau River.
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🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Mississippian 1000–1450 CE, apogee 1200–1350 CE · Mississippian (ancestral Choctaw/Chickasaw)
29-mound plaza center with grand chief's platform mound above Black Warrior River.
🇦🇺 Australia · Hydraulic works
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Pazyryk Frozen Kurgan Outlier West in Pilbara, Australia is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇧🇪 Belgium · Archaeological wonder
Spy Cave (French: Grotte de Spy) is located in Wallonia near Spy in the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Namur Province, Belgium above the left bank of the Orneau River.
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Rock art
Neolithic to Turkic (6000 BCE – 900 CE) · North Asian hunter-gatherer to Bronze Age nomad to Turkic
South tributary with deer stones and Neolithic birthing scene across 15 km.
🇦🇺 Australia · Buried city
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Axel Heiberg Lost City North in Bonaparte Shelf, Australia is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient village
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Chumash Plank Canoe Workshop West in Harrat al-Sham, Jordan is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient village attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Ancient village
Iron Age – Romano-British (300 BCE–400 CE) · Dumnonii / Romano-British
Chysauster Ancient Village — Gulval in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age – Romano-British (300 BCE–400 CE) ancient-village attributed to Dumnonii / Romano-British.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Deltaic Buried Harbour West in Euphrates Valley, Syria is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Geoglyph
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Iron Age
Kwakiutl Cold Wooden Post North in Great Plains, United States is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
New Kingdom (Amenhotep III c.1375 BCE Temple of Amun ; Soleb lions Prudhoe) · Egyptian New Kingdom (Sed-festival temple)
Soleb excavated by Breasted 1907 and Schiff Giorgini 1957–, Amenhotep lion temple 1375 BCE.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Temple complex
Kushan (80 BCE–500 CE) Parthian–Kushan Gandhara · Gandhara Buddhist (Takht-i-Bahi)
Takht-i-Bahi Monastery Eastern Terrace in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan is a Kushan (80 BCE–500 CE) Parthian–Kushan Gandhara temple-complex attributed to Gandhara Buddhist (Takht-i-Bahi).
🇪🇬 Egypt · Tumulus
Period Classical · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Temple Terrace Africa 3 — Egypt Region 3 in Egypt Region 3, Egypt is a Bronze Age tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇵🇪 Peru · Megalith
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Xochicalco Observatory Hill in Andean Highlands, Peru is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Satavahana (100 BCE) Hinayana; repainted 5th c. · Buddhist Hinayana then Mahayana
Ajanta Caves 9–10 — Early Hinayana Group in Maharashtra, India is a Satavahana (100 BCE) Hinayana; repainted 5th c. rock_cut attributed to Buddhist Hinayana then Mahayana.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age · Kilmartin Late Neolithic
Cup-and-ring schist panels above Kilmartin Glen with >100 carvings, c.3000 BCE.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Archaeological wonder
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Cederberg Stadsaal Sun Panel North in Oaxaca, Mexico is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Buried city
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval
Colluvial Covered Settlement North in Thracian Plain, Bulgaria is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) buried city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Buried city
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Classical
Fermanville Submerged Pier West in Yucatán Cenote, Mexico is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried city attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇳 India · Buried city
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Foshan Submerged Platform East in Dwarka Coast, India is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Classical culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Heracleion Temple Annex West in Alexandria Coast, Egypt is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇸🇾 Syria · Buried city
Period Bronze Age · Regional culture Buried-Variant
Hillfort Rampart Buried 19 — Syria Region 7 in Syria Region 7, Syria is a Bronze Age buried-city with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient village
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Jebel Barkal Temple Extension in Matmata, Tunisia is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Rock art
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Musawwarat es-Sufra Temple Annex in Limpopo, South Africa is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Archaeological wonder
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Classical
Naqsh-e Rostam Relief Annex North in Oaxaca, Mexico is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Classical culture.
