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🇱🇾 Libya · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Apollonia Libya Submerged Theatre Harbour in Cyrenaica, Apollonia, Libya is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇱🇾 Libya · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Berenice Euesperides Submerged Lagoon Quay in Cyrenaica, Berenice, Libya is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Heracleion Thonis Canopic Channel Quay in Alexandria, Heracleion, Egypt is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
Middle Bronze Age (2500-1500 BCE) · Kerma Culture
Kerma Defuffa Western Annex Courtyard — Northern Annex in Northern State, Kerma, Sudan is a Middle Bronze Age (2500-1500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Kerma Culture.
🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient village
Early Bronze Age (3200-2000 BCE) · Early Helladic
Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier in Peloponnese, Argolis, Greece is a Early Bronze Age (3200-2000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Early Helladic.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Ancient city
Classical (300 BCE-300 CE) · Kindah
Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Southern Extension in Riyadh, Wadi al-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia is a Classical (300 BCE-300 CE) ancient city attributed to Kindah.
🇨🇾 Cyprus · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Salamis Cyprus Submerged Gymnasium Harbour in Famagusta, Salamis, Cyprus is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇨🇳 China · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Shicheng Submerged Lion City South Gate in Zhejiang, Qiandao Lake, China is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇫🇷 France · Rock shelter
Cro-Magnon ( kroh-MAN-yon or kroh-MAG-nən; French: abri de Cro-Magnon [abʁi d(ə) kʁomaɲɔ̃]; Occitan: abric de Cròsmanhon) is an Aurignacian (Upper Paleolithic) site, located in a rock shelter in the…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient village
Chalcolithic (3800-3100 BCE) · Naqada II-III
Hierakonpolis Locality HK6 Elite Cemetery Terrace — Northern Annex in Aswan, Kom Ombo, Egypt is a Chalcolithic (3800-3100 BCE) ancient village attributed to Naqada II-III.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Menouthis Submerged Church North Aisle in Alexandria, Menouthis, Egypt is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇬🇷 Greece · Submerged site
Classical to Venetian (456 BCE – 1571 CE) · Athenian / Aetolian / Venetian
Athenian-to-Venetian harbour – Classical mole at –1 m under Venetian mole at Lepanto.
🇮🇹 Italy · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical Greek/Roman
Poseidonia Paestum Basilica North Colonnade in Campania, Paestum, Italy is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical Greek/Roman.
🇺🇸 United States · Rock art
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period rock art
Sego Canyon Ute Panel Anthropomorph in Utah, Sego Canyon, United States is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Multi-period rock art.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Alignment of Kerzerho Outlier Cell — Southern Extension in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇪🇸 Spain · Megalith
Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE) · Iberian Neolithic
Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Eastern Outlier in Andalusia, Cadiz, Spain is a Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE) megalithic attributed to Iberian Neolithic.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Acheulian to Southern Neolithic (1.20 Ma–1800 BCE) · Acheulian to Southern Neolithic (Deccan Neolithic, ash mound)
15-ha Acheulian–Neolithic limestone–chert quarry (1.2 Ma–3000 BCE)—India's largest Neolithic workshop, ash mound fringe.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Shetland Neolithic
Stanydale Temple Annex Shetland — Western Terrace in Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Shetland Neolithic.
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Ancient village
Đồng Đậu culture 1500–1200 BCE (Phùng Nguyên → Đồng Đậu → Gò Mun → Dong Son) · Phùng Nguyên succession (Vietic Red River) → Dong Son ancestor
Red River Phùng Nguyên succession site (c.1800–1200 BCE, Đồng Đậu culture 1500–1200) northwest of Hanoi — type-site for Đồng Đậu culture (Bùi Vinh's Phùng Nguyên → Đồng Đậu → Gò Mun sequence)…
🇮🇳 India · Submerged site
Early Historic Iron Age to Medieval (c. 200 BCE – 1000 CE) · Tamil / Indo-Roman
Podouke silted brick quay 45 m at 1.5 m above former estuary – Rouletted ware warehouses.
🇾🇪 Yemen · Hydraulic works
Sabaean to Himyarite (7th c BCE–6th c CE) · Sabaean / Himyarite
South sluice of Great Dam of Ma'rib (7th c BCE–575 CE) — 18-m limestone control for the grand southern oasis.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site
Middle Kingdom (2000 – 1650 BCE) · Middle Kingdom Egyptian
Southern 12th dynasty anchorage of Mersa Gawasis — slipway 80 m at –1 m with copper workshop 6 m behind reef bar.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Musawwarat es-Sufra Great Enclosure Temple 100 in River Nile, Musawwarat, Sudan is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇫🇷 France · Tumulus
Middle Neolithic (4500-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Tumulus Saint-Michel Annex Cist South — Southern Extension in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Middle Neolithic (4500-3500 BCE) tumulus attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
