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🇮🇷 Iran · Hydraulic works
Achaemenid to present (520 BCE–ongoing) · Achaemenid Gonabad oasis (Khorasan piedmont)
South Gonabad gallery 4.1 km with 62 shafts 42 m mother well: Achaemenid 520 BCE saruj, 12 L/s to Ghasemabad saffron.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Postclassic (c.1200–1521 CE) Late Postclassic Cozumel–Mayapan league · Maya (East Coast – Cozumel)
San Gervasio (Tantún Cuzamil) is Cozumel island's paramount Late Postclassic pilgrimage capital at 15 m interior, 7 km west of San Miguel, Quintana Roo.
🇮🇳 India · Hydraulic works
Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE) · Harappan
Lothal Dockyard Eastern Warehouse Annex — Eastern Outlier in Gujarat, Ahmedabad, India is a Harappan Mature (2600-1900 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Harappan.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Hydraulic works
Hellenistic (400-200 BCE) · Thracian
Seuthopolis Reservoir Embankment East — Western Terrace in Kazanlak, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria is a Hellenistic (400-200 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Thracian.
🇮🇹 Italy · Ancient village
Bronze Age (1500-500 BCE) · Nuragic Culture
Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector in Sardinia, Medio Campidano, Italy is a Bronze Age (1500-500 BCE) ancient village attributed to Nuragic Culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Archaeological wonder
Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) · Multi-period
Arbor Low Henge Northeast Entrance in Derbyshire, Monyash, United Kingdom is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Multi-period.
🇮🇷 Iran · Hydraulic works
Sassanian (Shapur I) on Achaemenid · Sassanian Persian with Roman POW labour
Northern Shushtar (65 m, 32°03′N 48°51′E 32.05,48.85) hydraulic extension of UNESCO 1315 Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System (1315): Band-e Gar (Gar Dam) and Dariun Great Weir interconnect canal…
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Konark Sun Temple Surya North Wall Chariot Wheel in Odisha, Konark, India is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇪🇸 Spain · Megalith
Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE) · Iberian Neolithic
Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Northern Annex in Andalusia, Huelva, Spain is a Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE) megalithic attributed to Iberian Neolithic.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
Middle Bronze Age (2500-1500 BCE) · Kerma Culture
Kerma Defuffa Western Annex Courtyard in Northern State, Kerma, Sudan is a Middle Bronze Age (2500-1500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Kerma Culture.
🇸🇾 Syria · Temple complex
Early Bronze Age (3000-2300 BCE) · Early Dynastic
Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard in Al-Hasakah, Tell Beydar, Syria is a Early Bronze Age (3000-2300 BCE) temple complex attributed to Early Dynastic.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Ancient city
Late Medieval (1400-1700 CE) · Thulamela
Thulamela Stone Citadel Annex East — Eastern Outlier in Limpopo, Kruger, South Africa is a Late Medieval (1400-1700 CE) ancient city attributed to Thulamela.
🇮🇹 Italy · Rock art
Bronze-Iron Age (2000-500 BCE) · Camunian
Val Camonica Rock Art Dos Sotto Panel 44 — Eastern Outlier in Lombardy, Brescia, Italy is a Bronze-Iron Age (2000-500 BCE) rock art attributed to Camunian.
🇷🇸 Serbia · Tell
Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic (5700-4500 BCE) · Vinca Culture
Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Northern Annex in Belgrade, Vinca, Serbia is a Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic (5700-4500 BCE) tell attributed to Vinca Culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Tumulus
Early Dynastic (3100-2686 BCE) · Early Dynastic
Abydos Umm el-Qaab Royal Enclosure East Annex — Northern Annex in Sohag, Abydos, Egypt is a Early Dynastic (3100-2686 BCE) tumulus attributed to Early Dynastic.
🇵🇹 Portugal · Megalith
Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE) · Iberian Neolithic
Anta da Alcoverias North Chamber — Northern Annex in Alentejo, Evora, Portugal is a Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE) megalithic attributed to Iberian Neolithic.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site
Ptolemaic to Byzantine (275 BCE – 600 CE) · Ptolemaic / Roman
Berenike's second northern lagoon harbour — shallow reef-pass pier and quay 0.5–1.5 m under Foul Bay northern basin.
🇦🇱 Albania · Fortress
Dajti Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Dajtit) is a 1.12 hectares (2.8 acres) archaeological site in Albania, comprising the ruins of a Roman fortification and several dwellings.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Ancient city
Medieval (1100-1500 CE) · Zimbabwe Culture
Great Zimbabwe Hill Complex Terrace Annex South — Southern Extension in Masvingo, Zimbabwe is a Medieval (1100-1500 CE) ancient city attributed to Zimbabwe Culture.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Nineveh Buried Sennacherib Aqueduct Jerwan Segment in Nineveh, Jerwan, Iraq is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Submerged site
Archaic to Late Antique (late 6th c. BCE – 250 CE) · Mytilenian / Bosporan Greek
Southern bay harbour of Nymphaion 1–2 m submerged off Geroevka — 90 m ashlar quay and wine-press quarter.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (4000-2000 BCE) · Hissar Culture
Tepe Hissar Burned Building Annex West — Northern Annex in Semnan, Damghan, Iran is a Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (4000-2000 BCE) tell attributed to Hissar Culture.
🇩🇰 Denmark · Ancient city
Migration → Viking Age 550–1100 (Zealand central place Tyr's Lake 600–700) · Zealand Viking Age (Tyr's Lake Tyr sanctuary) — Zealand central place (Fugledegård)
Tissø (Lake Tissø–Fugledegård) — Zealand Viking Age lake central-place (c.550–1100, hall 550–700 peak) on western Zealand lake Tissø island and Fugledegård shore peninsula 12 km southeast Kalundborg.
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient village
Pueblo III–IV (Mogollon) (1100–1350 CE) · Pueblo III–IV (Mogollon) (1100–1350 CE)
Turkey Creek Pueblo in Arizona, Apache County, White Mtns, Point of Pines, United States is a Pueblo III–IV (Mogollon) (1100–1350 CE) settlement attributed to Pueblo III–IV (Mogollon) (1100–1350 CE)…
