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🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Iron Age I (1200–1000 BCE) · Philistine
Tell Qasile — Philistine Port in Yarkon River, Israel is a Iron Age I (1200–1000 BCE) tell attributed to Philistine.
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Vakataka–Kalachuri (450–600 CE) · Buddhist Mahayana Tantric
Aurangabad Caves 6–7 — Nagthar Hill North Cluster in Maharashtra, India is a Vakataka–Kalachuri (450–600 CE) rock_cut attributed to Buddhist Mahayana Tantric.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Angkor Wat period (12th c. CE) · Khmer (Suryavarman II)
Chau Say Tevoda East Gopura Annex in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia is a Angkor Wat period (12th c. CE) temple-complex attributed to Khmer (Suryavarman II).
🇮🇳 India · Hydraulic works
Mature Harappan (2650–1450 BCE) · Harappan
Dholavira Eastern Reservoir Extension in Gujarat, India is a Mature Harappan (2650–1450 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Harappan.
🇬🇷 Greece · Fortress
Classical (370 BCE) · Athenian/Boeotian
Fortress of Eleutherai — Gyphokastro in Attica/Boeotia, Greece is a Classical (370 BCE) fortress attributed to Athenian/Boeotian.
🇬🇷 Greece · Hydraulic works
Classical (5th–4th c. BCE) · Athenian
Laurion Silver Washery at Agrileza in Attica, Greece is a Classical (5th–4th c. BCE) hydraulic attributed to Athenian.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Old Kingdom · Kushite
Royal pyramids of Napatan kings at Nuri (c.664–310 BCE), 20 pyramids incl. Taharqa Nu 1 (51 m base, 40 m high, largest Nubian).
🇹🇷 Turkey · Hydraulic works
Neronian Roman (64 CE) · Roman Patara (Nero)
Patara Lighthouse — Coastal Dune Pharos in Antalya Province, Turkey is a Neronian Roman (64 CE) hydraulic attributed to Roman Patara (Nero).
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
5th c. BCE to Roman · Athenian
Sanctuary of Nemesis and Fortress at Rhamnous in Attica, Greece is a 5th c. BCE to Roman temple-complex attributed to Athenian.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
5th c. BCE · Elymian (Greek-influenced non-Greek)
Segesta — Elymian Temple in Sicily, Greece is a 5th c. BCE temple-complex attributed to Elymian (Greek-influenced non-Greek).
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Archaic to Early Christian · Argive Greek
Stadium and Temple of Zeus at Nemea in Corinthia, Greece is a Archaic to Early Christian temple-complex attributed to Argive Greek.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Ubaid to Mitanni (6500–1200 BCE) · Uruk/Mitanni
Tell Brak — Nagar Outer City Eye Temple in Hasakah Governorate, Khabur plain, Syria is a Ubaid to Mitanni (6500–1200 BCE) tell attributed to Uruk/Mitanni culture.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Halaf–Early Dynastic (c.5700–2500 BCE) · Halaf → Ubaid → Ninevite 5
Jaghjagh tell 10 m high (Halaf–ED, Ninevite 5 silos) north of Tell Hawa.
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city
Nabataean to Roman (100 BCE–300 CE) · Nabataean (Aretas)
Yotvata Ein Ghadyan — Spice Road Caravanserai in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean to Roman (100 BCE–300 CE) ancient-city attributed to Nabataean (Aretas).
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Satavahana (200 BCE–200 CE) · Buddhist Hinayana
Bhaja Caves — Karla Adjacent Hinayana Monastery in Maharashtra, India is a Satavahana (200 BCE–200 CE) rock_cut attributed to Buddhist Hinayana.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, 3rd Dynasty, c.2645 BCE · Ancient Egyptian
Unfinished step pyramid of Sekhemkhet (c.2645 BCE, 3rd Dynasty), southwest of Djoser. Henri Zakaria Goneim 1951-54 excavated alabaster sarcophagus (empty) and gold armlets.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Hillfort
Early Neolithic to Iron Age (3700 BCE–500 BCE) · Neolithic farmers / Iron Age
Crickley Hill in Gloucestershire, Cotswolds, United Kingdom is a Early Neolithic to Iron Age (3700 BCE–500 BCE) hillfort attributed to Neolithic farmers / Iron Age culture.
🇬🇷 Greece · Hydraulic works
Archaic to Roman (600 BCE–146 BCE) · Corinthian Greek
Diolkos Slipway — Isthmus of Corinth in Corinthia, Greece is a Archaic to Roman (600 BCE–146 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Corinthian Greek.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Mississippian, Etowah phase 1000–1550 CE · Mississippian (Muscogean ancestors)
19-m Mississippian Temple mound with copper falcon plates and marble effigies.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Temple complex
Proto-Aksumite (500 BCE–100 CE) · Hawelti-Melazo (Pre-Aksumite to Aksumite transition)
Hawelti — Melazo Aksumite Center in Tigray Region, Ethiopia is a Proto-Aksumite (500 BCE–100 CE) temple-complex attributed to Hawelti-Melazo (Pre-Aksumite to Aksumite transition).
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan · Rock art
Early Iron Age to Karakhanid (800 BCE – 1000 CE) · Saka to Kyrgyz–Karakhanid nomad
Mid-bench tarn with herder and Arabic blessing graffiti 600 m below plateau.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Medieval (3000 BCE–1300 CE) · Canaanite / Phoenician
Sidon Submerged Island Quarry and Breakwater in South Governorate, Lebanon is a Bronze Age to Medieval (3000 BCE–1300 CE) submerged-city attributed to Canaanite / Phoenician.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Hellenistic–Roman (300 BCE–200 CE) · Seleucid Stratonikeia
Stratonikeia — Lagina Sanctuary Road in Muğla Province, Turkey is a Hellenistic–Roman (300 BCE–200 CE) ancient-city attributed to Seleucid Stratonikeia.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
MB to Iron Age (c.2000–600 BCE; peak Philistine Timnah c.1200–600) · Canaanite → Philistine (Timnah) → Judah
Tel Batash is biblical Timnah in Sorek Valley — Samson's Timnah (Judges 14) and Philistine border town between Ekron and Gezer. Mazar/Kelm 1977–89 revealed MB g...
