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🇵🇰 Pakistan · Ancient village
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) · Neolithic
Mehrgarh Period IIII Mudbrick House 41 in Balochistan, Kachi, Pakistan is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Vinquoy Chambered Cairn — Eastern Outlier in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Rock-cut
Medieval (1100-1300 CE) · Zagwe
Lalibela Biete Qeddus Mercoreos Cliff Cell Annex — Northern Annex in Amhara, Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Medieval (1100-1300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Zagwe.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Ancient city
Late Medieval (1400-1700 CE) · Thulamela
Thulamela Stone Citadel Annex East — Northern Annex in Limpopo, Kruger, South Africa is a Late Medieval (1400-1700 CE) ancient city attributed to Thulamela.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient village
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (7500-6500 BCE) · PPN Culture
Ba'ja Clifftop Cistern Terrace North in Petra region, Ma'an, Jordan is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (7500-6500 BCE) ancient village attributed to PPN Culture.
🇪🇸 Spain · Archaeological wonder
Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) · Multi-period
Cueva de El Castillo Lower Gallery in Cantabria, Puente Viesgo, Spain is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Multi-period.
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · Ancient village
Jeitun Neolithic 6000–5000 BCE → Pessejik phase · Jeitun culture (Central Asian Neolithic)
Type-site for Neolithic Jeitun culture (c.6000–5000 BCE) in the Kopet Dag piedmont north of Ashgabat — 10 house settlement (0.8 ha) excavated 1952–62 by Vadim Masson, the earliest permanent farming…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
La Quemada Pyramid Votive Pyramid North in Zacatecas, La Quemada, Mexico is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient city
Late Minoan (1700-1500 BCE) · Minoan
Akrotiri West House Annex Theran — Eastern Outlier in Cyclades, Santorini, Greece is a Late Minoan (1700-1500 BCE) ancient city attributed to Minoan.
🇬🇷 Greece · Submerged site
Minoan Protopalatial to Neopalatial (c. 1900 – 1450 BCE) · Minoan Palatial (Cretan)
Minoan slipway harbour – two rock-cut slipways at –1 m and boulder mole 25 m at –1.5 m in Kymassa bay.
🇮🇹 Italy · Submerged site
Late Republican to Medieval (46 BCE – 1200 CE) · Roman / Vandal / Byzantine
Caesar's Sardinian colony harbour – 200 m pozzolana eastern mole at –1 to –2.5 m under Porto Torres.
🇬🇷 Greece · Tumulus
Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BCE) · Mycenaean
Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Southern Extension in Thessaly, Volos, Greece is a Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BCE) tumulus attributed to Mycenaean.
🇲🇹 Malta · Rock-cut
Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) · Temple Period
Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension in Malta, Paola, Malta is a Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Temple Period.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Archaeological wonder
Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) · Multi-period
Silbury Hill Summit Platform in Wiltshire, Avebury, United Kingdom is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Multi-period.
🇫🇷 France · Rock-cut
Chalcolithic (3000-2300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Western Terrace in Provence, Vaucluse, France is a Chalcolithic (3000-2300 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Chalcolithic.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Classical (High Classical, Age of Pericles) · Classical Greek (Athenian)
449–415 BCE Doric 6×13 temple atop Agora Kolonos, best-preserved Greek temple, Hephaestus–Athena Ergane.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Early Neolithic (4500-3800 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Cairn de Barnenez Chamber D Annex in Brittany, Finistere, France is a Early Neolithic (4500-3800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
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
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.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Aqar Quf Ziggurat Dur-Kurigalzu Core Brick in Baghdad, Aqar Quf, Iraq is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
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
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
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.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Uruk Anu Ziggurat Stone Cone Temple in Muthanna, Warka, Iraq is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
