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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Cuween Hill Annex Chamber West in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic.
🇲🇹 Malta · Temple complex
Late Neolithic (3600-3000 BCE) · Temple Period
Hagar Qim Terrace Wall South — Eastern Outlier in Malta, Qrendi, Malta is a Late Neolithic (3600-3000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Temple Period.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Ancient city
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Oualata Painted House Courtyard 3 in Hodh Ech Chargui, Oualata, Mauritania is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Buried city
Iron Age Lycian to Byzantine (800 BCE – 700 CE) · Lycian / Greek / Roman / Byzantine
Capital port of Lycia — 64 CE Neronian lighthouse and Hadrian granary beside 400 m harbour now 600 m inland behind dunes.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Pergamon Trajan Temple East Podium in Izmir, Bergama, Turkey is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇪🇨 Ecuador · Ancient city
Late Formative – Classic (c.600 BCE–400 CE) Tumaco–La Tolita · Tumaco–La Tolita (Tumaco-La Tolita I-II)
Tumaco–La Tolita is the classic Late Formative Pacific lowland tradition spanning the Colombia–Ecuador border from Nariño (Tumaco) to Esmeraldas (Isla La Tolita / Pampa de Oro) at 5 m in…
🇮🇶 Iraq · Ancient city
Late Chalcolithic (4000-3100 BCE) · Uruk Period
Uruk Anu Ziggurat Terrace North Annex in Al Muthanna, Warka, Iraq is a Late Chalcolithic (4000-3100 BCE) ancient city attributed to Uruk Period.
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient village
Pueblo II–III (1000–1300 CE) · Pueblo II–III (1000–1300 CE)
Yucca House Pueblo (Angani) in Colorado, Montezuma County, Southern Ute near Towaoc, United States is a Pueblo II–III (1000–1300 CE) settlement attributed to Pueblo II–III (1000–1300 CE) culture.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE) · Irish Neolithic
Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Western Terrace in County Sligo, Ireland is a Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Irish Neolithic.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Huntersquoy Chambered Cairn in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic.
🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient city
Neopalatial (1700-1450 BCE) · Minoan
Knossos Caravanserai South Annex — Western Terrace in Crete, Heraklion, Greece is a Neopalatial (1700-1450 BCE) ancient city attributed to Minoan.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Archaic (800-500 BCE) · Archaic Greek
Perachora Heraion Cistern Ridge Terrace in Corinthia, Perachora, Greece is a Archaic (800-500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Archaic Greek.
🇺🇸 United States · Archaeological wonder
Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) · Multi-period
Snaketown Ball Court 1 in Arizona, Snaketown, United States is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Multi-period.
🇵🇹 Portugal · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3500-2800 BCE) · Iberian Neolithic
Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery in Alentejo, Evora, Portugal is a Late Neolithic (3500-2800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Iberian Neolithic.
🇪🇸 Spain · Ancient village
Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE) · Castro Culture
Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace in Galicia, A Coruna, Spain is a Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE) ancient village attributed to Castro Culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Neolithic (3000–1500) → Chalcolithic (1500–1000 BCE) · Eastern Neolithic (Chhotanagpur–Mayurbhanj)
Eastern India Neolithic–Chalcolithic type-site (c.3000–1000 BCE) at Kuchai, Mayurbhanj plateau — Neolithic ground-stone axe factory and village excavated 1972–78 by B.K. Thapar and D.K.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
La Venta Pyramid Mound C-1 Terrace in Tabasco, La Venta, Mexico is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Perge Artemis Temple East Stoa in Antalya, Perge, Turkey is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Geoglyph
Formative (800 BCE–800 CE) · Formative–Classic geoglyph
Sajama Geoglyph Line Field North Slope in Oruro, Sajama Lines, Bolivia is a Formative (800 BCE–800 CE) geoglyph attributed to Formative–Classic geoglyph.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Sipan Royal Tomb Pyramid Platform in Lambayeque, Sipán, Peru is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Neolithic to Early Modern (c.4000 BCE–1600 CE) · Neolithic → Bronze Age → Iron Age → Early Medieval Gaelic
Mythic omphalos of Ireland — 182 m ceremonial hill with Lough Lugh summit lake, barrows and Bealtaine fire site.
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient city
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Hohokam Casa Grande Compound A Great House in Arizona, Coolidge, United States is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇮🇷 Iran · Hydraulic works
Mongol Ikhanid–early Timurid (1300–1400 CE) original; Safavid extension 1680 · Ilkhanid–Safavid
South-bank secondary spillway extension 0.4 km south of main Kebar arch dam (26 m high, 55 m crest, oldest surviving arch dam c.1300, already in DB as kebar-dam-qom-iran) at 1,520 m.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Narhan Chalcolithic (2000–700) → NBPW–Mauryan → Buddhist Pala 200 BCE–1200 CE · Middle Ganga Chalcolithic → Buddhist Magadha (Mauryan–Pala)
Multi-period village-to-monastery mound (c.2000 BCE–1200 CE) at Taradih, 3 km south of Mahabodhi Bodh Gaya — excavated 1981–84 by R.D.
