🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Er Grah Tumulus & Grand Menhir Brisé
Neolithic · Morbihan Neolithic
Er Grah Tumulus & Grand Menhir Brisé in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Neolithic megalithic attributed to Morbihan Neolithic culture.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Tell
Judeirjo-Daro — Sindh Harappan Walled Town
Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Judeirjo-Daro — Sindh Harappan Walled Town in Sindh, Pakistan is a Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) tell attributed to Harappan. Walled Harappan town 14 ha with citadel.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Paraetonium (Marsa Matruh) – Lagoon Fortress
Pharaonic to Byzantine (New Kingdom – 7th c CE; Ptolemaic port 300 BCE) · Egyptian / Ptolemaic / Roman / Byzantine
Egypt's western gate on Mediterranean lagoon, Paraetonium began as Ramesses II's western chain fort, then great Ptolemaic lagoon port with Alexander–Cleopatra stopover tradition; l...
🇰🇷 South Korea · Megalith
Harbour Mole Submerged Asia 26 — South Korea Region 2
Period Classical · Regional culture Asia-Megalith
Harbour Mole Submerged Asia 26 — South Korea Region 2 in South Korea Region 2, South Korea is a Bronze Age megalithic with stratified deposits and regional significance.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Quarry Gallery Americas 79 — United States Region 7
Period Bronze Age · Regional culture Americas-Mound
Quarry Gallery Americas 79 — United States Region 7 in United States Region 7, United States is a Neolithic earthwork with stratified deposits and regional significance.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Ancient city
Gobir (Al Kalawa) – Desert Capital Remains
Hausa–Gobir kingdom (c. 1450–1808 reform jihad; abandonment 1808) · Hausa-Gobir (king Bawa Jangwarzo, Yunfa vs Usman dan Fodio)
Final capital of animist Gobir kingdom at Al Kalawa, with 4.5 km desert mud walls and palace tell where Sultan Yunfa hosted then fought Usman dan Fodio before 1808 Sokoto jihad cap...
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Abydos Osireion (paired detail)
New Kingdom · Egyptian (Seti I)
Abydos Osireion (paired detail) in Sohag, Egypt is a New Kingdom temple complex attributed to Egyptian (Seti I) culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Buried city
Cahokia Mounds
Emergent Mississippian to Stirling phase · Mississippian (Illinoian)
Largest Mississippian centre (650–1400 CE) with 120 mounds including Monks Mound (30 m, 1000x700 ft base, largest earthen platform north of Mexico).
🇰🇷 South Korea · Megalith
Hillfort Rampart Asia 90 — South Korea Region 6
Period Classical · Regional culture Asia-Megalith
Hillfort Rampart Asia 90 — South Korea Region 6 in South Korea Region 6, South Korea is a Bronze Age megalithic with stratified deposits and regional significance.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Tell
Jhandi Babar — Gomal Kot Diji Mound
Kot Diji (3300–2600 BCE) · Kot Diji
Jhandi Babar — Gomal Kot Diji Mound in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan is a Kot Diji (3300–2600 BCE) tell attributed to Kot Diji. Mound with Kot Diji pottery south of Gumla.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Temple complex
Earthwork Enclosure Temple 111 — Armenia Region 3
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Temple-Universal
Earthwork Enclosure Temple 111 — Armenia Region 3 in Armenia Region 3, Armenia is a Bronze Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Temple complex
Hydraulic Reservoir Temple 91 — Armenia Region 7
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Temple-Universal
Hydraulic Reservoir Temple 91 — Armenia Region 7 in Armenia Region 7, Armenia is a Bronze Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Coptos (Qift / Koptos) – Desert Gate of Gold & Incense
Predynastic to Roman · Egyptian / Roman
Caravan terminus of Wadi Hammamat road to Red Sea moving gold, bekhen-stone and incense. Temple of Min–Isis (Elkab-scale).
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Tell
Unj Goza Mound
Gajiganna to Kanem (1800 BCE–800 CE) · Gajiganna / Kanem-Bornu
Lake Chad basin tell 12 m high with Gajiganna sequence 1800 BCE–800 CE.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Earthwork Enclosure Europe 82 — Greece Region 10
Period Neolithic · Regional culture Europe-Temple
Earthwork Enclosure Europe 82 — Greece Region 10 in Greece Region 10, Greece is a Neolithic temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇨🇾 Cyprus · Submerged site
Tumulus Cemetery Submerged 35 — Cyprus Region 11
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Submerged-Variant
Tumulus Cemetery Submerged 35 — Cyprus Region 11 in Cyprus Region 11, Cyprus is a Neolithic submerged-city with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇫🇷 France · Tumulus
Tumulus de Mont-Iouarn (Ploumilliau)
Middle to Late Neolithic · Armorican Neolithic
Passage mound tumulus at Ploumilliau (c. 3500 BCE), 30 m diameter, 5 m high, with granite passage and chamber, excavated 1950s revealing Neolithic pottery and human remains, overlooking Leguer valley.
🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex
Jameh Mosque of Isfahan
mosque in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site and World heritage site
🇷🇺 Russia · Temple complex
Novodevichy Convent
convent and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Moscow, Russia
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Temple complex
Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ruse Province, Bulgaria
🇵🇹 Portugal · Rock art
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
paleolithic archaeological site in Portugal
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex
Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery near Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1132 under the direction of Thurstan, archbishop of York, and over the next four centuries…
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan · Rock art
Gobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve
Gobustan State Historical and Cultural Reserve (Azerbaijani: Qobustan dövlət tarixi-bədii qoruğu) is a protected historic and natural site in Azerbaijan, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest…
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Mati Temple Grottoes — Horse's Hoof Temple East Peak
Sixteen Kingdoms Northern Liang to Qing (400 CE–1910) · Hexi Corridor Buddhist (Tibetan, Yugur, Sogdian trader, Han)
Hexi 70 caves 400–1200 with Thirty-Three Heavens hollow-mountain labyrinth and horse hoof print on Qilian 2600 m.