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🇮🇹 Italy · Ancient village
Bronze Age–Iron Age (1500 BCE–500 CE) · European Neolithic
Serra Orrios Nuragic Village in Sardinia, Nuoro, Italy is a prehistoric fortified settlement of the Bronze to Iron Age (c.1500 BCE–500 CE).
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Earthwork
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Sine-Saloum Shell Midden South in Nok Valley, Nigeria is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Early Dynastic to Old Babylonian (2800–1600 BCE) Nabada · Early Dynastic Nabada (150 tablets)
Tell Beydar North Field — Nabada Annex in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria is a Early Dynastic to Old Babylonian (2800–1600 BCE) Nabada tell attributed to Early Dynastic Nabada (150 tablets).
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Medes to Early Bronze (c.7000 BCE–Medes 7th c. BCE) · Medes–Achaemenid transition plus prehistoric Tappeh
Nine-period mound 15 km SSW of Qazvin with Halil Tepe–like sequence: Median mudbrick fortress + intact brick vault & rampart (oldest in Iran), Edriss Iron-Age citadel, Ozbaki Maad temple?
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Early Classic (300–600 CE Early Classic stucco masks 6 m high) superimposed on Late Preclassic · Maya Early Classic Petén-style stucco masked ancestor Tikal influence
Acanceh excavated by Pollock 1980s, giant masks uncovered 1900s.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Submerged-Variant
Buried Street Grid Submerged 6 — Egypt Region 6 in Egypt Region 6, Egypt is a Neolithic submerged-city with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Neolithic to Proto-Elamite (6800–3000 BCE) · Khuzestan Susiana to Proto-Elamite
Chogha Mish — Khuzestan Protourban Center in Khuzestan Province, Iran is a Neolithic to Proto-Elamite (6800–3000 BCE) tell attributed to Khuzestan Susiana to Proto-Elamite.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Preclassic to Postclassic Late 500 BCE–1525 CE, Acalan Chontal peak 1350–1525 · Maya (Chontal Acalan–Itzamkanac, Late Postclassic)
Secondary pyramid 18 m high with vaulted temple north of 21 m Principal Pyramid at Itzamkanac, island city of Chontal Acalan on Candelaria River delta into Laguna de Términos.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Moche (100–650 CE) and later Chimú cemetery · Moche (Mochica) then Chimú
Cerro Blanco Moche excavated by Uceda & Tufinio 1991–, north wall 60 m relief of war-god, decapitador and prisoner sacrifice plaza 100 m.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Ancient village
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Konso Terracing Village South in Burr, Senegal is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Hillfort
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Negev Kite Enclosure West in Steppe, Kazakhstan is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) hillfort attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Submerged site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Classical
Pharos Foundation Block East in Dwarka Coast, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) submerged city attributed to Classical culture.
🇷🇴 Romania · Ancient village
Cucuteni A–B (c.4200–3800 BCE) · Cucuteni–Trypillia
Famous 'palace' at Ruginoasa–Dealul Drăghici, a 32×16 m Cucuteni A3 burned building with timber lacing, painted floors and 2-storey interpretation, excavated by H. Dumitrescu.
🇮🇳 India · Buried city
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Classical
Volcanic Ash Sealed Village West in Ganga Plain, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried city attributed to Classical culture.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Volcanic Ash Sealed Village West in Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) tell attributed to Classical culture.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Archaeological wonder
Björkö (Swedish for "Birch Island") is an island in Lake Mälaren in eastern-central Sweden. It is mostly famous for housing the excavation site Birka populated c.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Initial Period, c.1700–1200 BCE · Manchay (Lima Initial Period, Casma–Rímac tradition)
Huaca La Florida — largest remaining Initial Period pyramid in the Rímac valley (c.1700–1200 BCE), 213 × 65 m base, 17 m high, U-shaped with central stair and circular sunken court.
🇨🇦 Canada · Kurgan
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Iron Age
Inuit Permafrost Dwelling South in British Columbia, Canada is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) kurgan attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Ancient city
Late Intermediate Mollo 1145–1425 CE, pre-Inca before Inca annexation · Mollo (Andean Late Intermediate, west Cordillera Real)
Mollo hilltop city on east slope Cordillera Real at 1672 m with 90 rectangular houses of pirca (rough stone) on 13 terraces, streets and plazas on slope, dry-stone walls 2 m high, first reported by…
🇿🇦 South Africa · Ancient city
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval
Musawwarat es-Sufra Temple Annex in Limpopo, South Africa is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Mycenaean Helladic 1600–1100 BCE, peak 1350–1200 BCE · Mycenaean Greeks
Homeric citadel with Cyclopean walls, Lion Gate and gold mask tombs.
🇺🇸 United States · Hydraulic works
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Saka Kurgan Chain East in Great Plains, United States is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) hydraulic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Early Neolithic (3700–3500 BCE) · Cornish Neolithic
Trethevy Quoit — St Cleer North Annex in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Early Neolithic (3700–3500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Cornish Neolithic.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Pyramid
Jemdet Nasr to Old Babylonian / Neo-Babylonian, c.3100–580 BCE · Sumerian → Akkadian → Babylonian
Twin tells of Kish — Ingharra (Temple Mound) and Uhaimir (Palace Mound) with ziggurats. Tell Uhaimir ziggurat (Ekišiba, Temple of Zababa) 30 × 40 m base, 13 m extant mudbrick massif with plano-convex…
