🇲🇦 Morocco · Archaeological wonder
Jebel Irhoud
Jebel Irhoud (Arabic: جبل إيغود, Moroccan Arabic: žbəl iġud) or Adrar n Ighoud (Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵉⵖⵓⴷ, romanized: Adrar n Iɣud), is an archaeological site in Morocco located just…
Bhutan · Temple complex
Chorten Kora
Chorten Kora is an important stupa next to the Khorlo-Chu(Kholongchu) River in Trashi Yangtse, in East Bhutan.
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Archaeological wonder
Alexandria Prophthasia
Alexandria Prophthasia (Greek: Αλεξάνδρεια η Προφθασία), also known as Alexandria in Drangiana, was one of the seventy-plus cities founded or renamed by Alexander the Great.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Sanctuary of Apollo at Claros — Southern Bay Complex
Late Classical to Roman (Hellenistic oracle peak) · Colophonian Greek under Persian and later Roman oracle administration
Claros oracular bay temple Ionic prostyle over sacred pool feeding chasm, oracle hydrology.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Abusir Bana
Abusir Bana (Egyptian Arabic: أبو صير بنا), known in ancient times as Busiris (Greek: Βούσιρις; Coptic: ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲓⲣⲓ, ⲃⲟⲩⲥⲓⲣⲓ, romanized: pusiri, busiri, lit.
🇳🇱 Netherlands · Archaeological wonder
Aartswoud
Aartswoud (West Frisian: Ierswoud) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland, part of the municipality of Opmeer. It lies about twelve kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of Heerhugowaard.
🇩🇪 Germany · Megalith
Great Dolmen of Dwasieden
The Great dolmen of Dwasieden (German: Großdolmen von Dwasieden), is a great dolmen in the borough of Sassnitz, on the Jasmund peninsula of Germany's largest island, Rügen.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Temple of Apollo at Loryma (Bozburun)
Hellenistic (Rhodian Peraia) · Rhodian Greeks (Dorian)
Rhodian Peraia harbour sanctuary Doric 6×11 closing Bozukbuk bay opposite Rhodes.
🇯🇵 Japan · Archaeological wonder
Awazu Shell Midden
Incipient Jomon (12000) → Early Jomon 8000–6000 BCE (Jomon lakeshore forager) · Jomon (Lake Biwa Incipient–Early Jomon)
Incipient–Early Jomon lakeshore shell midden (c.12000–6000 BCE) on Lake Biwa eastern bank at Awazu, Otsu — 0.8 ha freshwater shell mound (Seta shijimi clam) excavated 1962–86 by Shiga Prefecture,…
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Ancient village
Gò Mun
Gò Mun 1200–700 BCE (Đồng Đậu → Gò Mun → Dong Son) · Red River Gò Mun (Vietic Austroasiatic) — last pre-Dong Son Bronze
Phùng Nguyên successor culture site (c.1200–700 BCE, Gò Mun culture) near the Phùng Nguyên village group on the Red River western terrace — type-site excavated 1969 by Ha Van Tan, bridging Đồng Đậu…
🇦🇲 Armenia · Ancient city
Metsamor Fortress Citadel North Bastion — Western Terrace
Early Bronze Age (3500-2500 BCE) · Early Bronze Age Kura-Araxes
Metsamor Fortress Citadel North Bastion — Western Terrace in Armavir Province, Armenia is a Early Bronze Age (3500-2500 BCE) ancient city attributed to Early Bronze Age Kura-Araxes.
🇸🇾 Syria · Temple complex
Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard — Northern Annex
Early Bronze Age (3000-2300 BCE) · Early Dynastic
Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard — Northern Annex in Al-Hasakah, Tell Beydar, Syria is a Early Bronze Age (3000-2300 BCE) temple complex attributed to Early Dynastic.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient village
Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8300-7500 BCE) · Anatolian Neolithic
Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North in Central Anatolia, Konya, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8300-7500 BCE) ancient village attributed to Anatolian Neolithic.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Temple complex
Koumbi Saleh Mosque South Wall
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Koumbi Saleh Mosque South Wall in Hodh Ech Chargui, Koumbi Saleh, Mauritania is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn South — Southern Extension
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Wideford Hill Chambered Cairn South — Southern Extension in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic.
🇮🇹 Italy · Temple complex
Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Southern Extension
Late Neolithic (4000-3200 BCE) · Ozieri Culture
Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Southern Extension in Sardinia, Sassari, Italy is a Late Neolithic (4000-3200 BCE) temple complex attributed to Ozieri Culture.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Rock art
Tamgaly Petroglyph Sun-Head Deity Panel
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period rock art
Tamgaly Petroglyph Sun-Head Deity Panel in Almaty, Tamgaly, Kazakhstan is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Multi-period rock art.
🇮🇷 Iran · Hydraulic works
Band-e Golestan — Timurid Arch Dam, Mashhad
Timurid (Tamerlane) to Safavid (1350–1590) · Timurid Persian (Turko-Mongol Persianized); Mashhad Imam Reza shrine
1350 Timurid 24-m arch 96 m on Golestan gorge feeding Mashhad Imam Reza 8-km garden canal, still lake.
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Archaeological wonder
Orkhon inscriptions
The Orkhon inscriptions are bilingual texts in Middle Chinese and Old Turkic, the latter written in the Old Turkic alphabet, carved into two memorial steles erected in the early 8th century by the…
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Southern Extension
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Hill of Caldback Chambered Cairn — Southern Extension in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Rock art
Ughtasar North Plateau Caravanserai
Late Bronze to Medieval Silk Road · Urartian, Medieval Armenian (Zakarid), Seljuk
North plateau caravanserai rock-shelter with medieval caravan petroglyphs at 2820 m.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Pancha Rathas Draupadi Ratha South Shrine
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Pancha Rathas Draupadi Ratha South Shrine in Tamil Nadu, Mahabalipuram, India is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇮🇷 Iran · Ancient city
Shahr-e Sukhteh Workshop Quarter East Annex — Eastern Outlier
Early Bronze Age (3200-1800 BCE) · Helmand Culture
Shahr-e Sukhteh Workshop Quarter East Annex — Eastern Outlier in Sistan, Zabul, Iran is a Early Bronze Age (3200-1800 BCE) ancient city attributed to Helmand Culture.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Ancient city
Uruk Anu Ziggurat Terrace North Annex — Western Terrace
Late Chalcolithic (4000-3100 BCE) · Uruk Period
Uruk Anu Ziggurat Terrace North Annex — Western Terrace in Al Muthanna, Warka, Iraq is a Late Chalcolithic (4000-3100 BCE) ancient city attributed to Uruk Period.