🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Temple complex
Halud Vihara
Pala Period (750–1161 CE) · Pala Buddhist (Mahayana/Vajrayana)
9th-c Pala cruciform brick vihara 70×70 m with 33 cells, Somapura-type, on Barind Tract near Paharpur.
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🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Temple complex
Turk Shahi 699–752 CE → Umayyad–Ghaznavid 752 CE–1000 · Late Gandharan–Turk Shahi Buddhist (Kabul school post-Gandhara)
Ghorband conical-hill fortress monastery (699–752 CE) — earliest Turk Shahi polychrome stucco linking Bamyan to Kashmir after Arabs.
🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Temple complex
Pala Period (750–1161 CE) · Pala Buddhist (Mahayana/Vajrayana)
9th-c Pala cruciform brick vihara 70×70 m with 33 cells, Somapura-type, on Barind Tract near Paharpur.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Ur Ziggurat Nabonidus Stair North Flight in Dhi Qar, Ur, Iraq is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan · Archaeological wonder
Baba-Dervish (azərb. Baba-Dərviş) is an ancient settlement in the western part of Qazax District in Azerbaijan.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Eridu Buried Temple XVII Platform in Dhi Qar, Eridu, Iraq is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Tumulus
Medieval (800-1500 CE) · Harla
Harla Necropolis Cairn Field East Sector — Western Terrace in Harari, Harar, Ethiopia is a Medieval (800-1500 CE) tumulus attributed to Harla.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Tell
Classic to Epiclassic Chalchihuites (c.300–900 CE); Classic Suchil 300–500 CE, Alta Vista phase 600–800 CE · Chalchihuites (Suchil–Canutillo–Alta Vista) frontier mining–agricultural with Sierra Madre turquoise
Chalchihuites cinnabar–turquoise mining village (c.300–900 CE) with pyramid and ore roasting pits supplying Pueblo Bonito turquoise.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Early Bronze III to Iron Age (c.2600–600 BCE; peak OA period) · Assyrian Colony/Old Hittite/Middle Bronze Anatolian
Massive Old Assyrian palace mound at Yeşilova with twin burnt palaces, bulla archives and Purushanda identification.
🇮🇷 Iran · Hydraulic works
Early Sassanid (Ardashir I–Shapur I, 224–260 CE) · Sassanid Persian (early Sasanian court)
210-m Sassanid reservoir dam (224 CE) retaining Firuzabad circular capital plain — Ardashir's desert hydraulic foundation.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex
Battle Abbey is a partially ruined Benedictine abbey in Battle, East Sussex, England. The abbey was built on the site of the Battle of Hastings and dedicated to St Martin of Tours.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Archaeological wonder
Achilleion (Ancient Greek: Ἀχίλλειον, romanized: Achilleion; Latin: Achilleum) was an ancient Greek city in the south-west of the Troad region of Anatolia.
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Temple complex
Jabung is a 14th-century Buddhist temple dated from Majapahit era, located in the Jabung Sisir village (desa), Paiton area, Probolinggo district, East Java, Indonesia.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) · Neolithic
Lothal Dockyard Eastern Wharf in Gujarat, Lothal, India is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Ancient city
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Volubilis House of Orpheus Mosaic Hall in Fès-Meknès, Volubilis, Morocco is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇲🇼 Malawi · Rock art
Late Stone Age to Recent (1000 BCE – 1800 CE) · BaTwa hunter-gatherers, Chewa (Maravi) Bantu farmers
Malawi granite forest 127 shelters Twa white and Chewa red Chinamwali initiation art, UNESCO 476.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Early Neolithic (c.3800–3600 BCE) · Western Neolithic (Pembrokeshire)
Headland portal dolmen (capstone 5 x 3 m) on St Davids Head cliff overlooking Whitesands Bay — Neolithic coastal tomb.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · Temple complex
The Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara or Kelaniya Temple is a Buddhist temple in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. It is located 11 km (6.8 mi) north-east of Colombo.
🇮🇹 Italy · Rock art
Bronze-Iron Age (2000-500 BCE) · Camunian
Val Camonica Rock Art Dos Sotto Panel 44 in Lombardy, Brescia, Italy is a Bronze-Iron Age (2000-500 BCE) rock art attributed to Camunian.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Hypothetical site
Modern forgery projected onto Holocene varzea (no archaeological horizon) · Modern German-Brazilian hoax (Barbara/Günter Hauck as Tatunca Nara 1970s) onto Tikuna land
Akakor Bavarian fantasy pillars at Javari–Solimões confluence — alleged Doric-notch stone pillars marking Akakor entrance, varzea flooded.
🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient village
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) · Neolithic
Phaistos West Court Phaistos in Crete, Phaistos, Greece is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)
Seila Small Step Pyramid Eastern Face in Fayoum, Seila, Egypt is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) pyramid attributed to Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom).
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Dura-Europos Synagogue Bench Inscription in Deir ez-Zor, Dura, Syria is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient village
Pueblo II Chacoan (1000–1150 CE) · Pueblo II Chacoan (1000–1150 CE)
Casamero Pueblo in New Mexico, McKinley County, Rio Puerco, near Prewitt, United States is a Pueblo II Chacoan (1000–1150 CE) settlement attributed to Pueblo II Chacoan (1000–1150 CE) culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Hillfort
Iron Age (600–100 BCE) · Iron Age
Castell Henllys Inner Rampart in Pembrokeshire, Crymych, United Kingdom is a Iron Age (600–100 BCE) hillfort attributed to Iron Age.
