🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Elephanta Caves
Late Gupta to Early Chalukya 5th–8th century CE · Hindu (Shaiva) and Buddhist under Kalachuri/Chalukya patronage
Rock-cut Shaiva cave complex on Elephanta Island with colossal Trimurti sculpture, 5th–8th c. CE.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Hontoon Island Mounds
St Johns I–II 1000 BCE–1500 CE · St Johns (Mayaou Timucua)
Shell-midden island famous for 6 m buried wooden owl totem (600 CE) and snail-shell ridges.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Buried city
Moundville Ceremonial Mound — Amazonas (Manaus)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Moundville Ceremonial Mound in Amazonas, Brazil is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder
Pushkarini Tank Steps North — Dordogne (Sarlat)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval
Pushkarini Tank Steps North in Dordogne, France is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Medieval culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Tumulus
Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6
Period Iron Age · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6 in Egypt Region 6, Egypt is a Neolithic tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Earthwork
Chavín de Huántar Plaza South — Amazonas (Manaus)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Chavín de Huántar Plaza South in Amazonas, Brazil is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Hydraulic works
Cave Sanctuary Misc 72 — Peru Region 12
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic
Cave Sanctuary Misc 72 — Peru Region 12 in Peru Region 12, Peru is a Neolithic hydraulic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Temple complex
Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery — Indrapura
Champa Mahayana (875–982 CE) · Cham Buddhist (Indrapura)
Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery — Indrapura in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam is a Champa Mahayana (875–982 CE) temple-complex attributed to Cham Buddhist (Indrapura).
🇨🇱 Chile · Cave
Great Grotto
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Great Grotto in Coquimbo, Chile is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) cave attributed to Ubaid culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Pergamon Acropolis
Hellenistic to Roman 283 BCE–3rd c. CE · Greek (Attalid) and Roman
Attalid citadel with world's steepest theater and Altar of Zeus frieze.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Buried city
Plastered Floor House Cluster South — Dnieper — plastered-fl
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Plastered Floor House Cluster South in Dnieper, Ukraine is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) buried city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Chanquillo — Solar Observatory Fortified Temple Chankillo
Late Chavín to Sechin Casma (350–200 BCE) fortress and 13-tower ridge 200 BCE (Ghezzi UNESCO 2021) · Sechin / Casma Late Chavín solar observatory state
Chankillo UNESCO 2021 Ghezzi 2001 fortress with solar riddle.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works
Fortress Citadel Misc 77 — Egypt Region 5
Period Classical · Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic
Fortress Citadel Misc 77 — Egypt Region 5 in Egypt Region 5, Egypt is a Neolithic hydraulic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Korykos — Cilician Harbour Castles
Hellenistic to Byzantine (200 BCE–1361 CE) then Armenian · Hellenistic / Armenian Cilicia
Korykos — Cilician Harbour Castles in Mersin Province, Turkey is a Hellenistic to Byzantine (200 BCE–1361 CE) then Armenian ancient-city attributed to Hellenistic / Armenian Cilicia.
🇮🇱 Israel · Buried city
Lechaion Harbour Extension South
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Lechaion Harbour Extension South in Atlit Coast, Israel is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Nether Largie South Cairn — Kilmartin
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Kilmartin Neolithic
Nether Largie South Cairn — Kilmartin in Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Kilmartin Neolithic.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Megalith
Tiekene-Boussoura Tumulus North
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval
Tiekene-Boussoura Tumulus North in Nok Valley, Nigeria is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic attributed to Medieval culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Archaeological wonder
El Palmar
Maya Classic 250–900 CE · Maya (El Palmar dynasty)
Ridge-top Maya capital revealing Copán–Calakmul dynastic marriage, 250–900 CE.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Tepe Hissar
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze (c.4300–1900 BCE) · Hissar I–IIIC
Damghan plain 40-ha complex with three mounds: Hissar IIIB–C painted/grey ware, lapis bead workshop, arsenical bronze workshop, “Burnt Building” massacre layer ~1900 BCE with 11 skeletons and Grey…
🇦🇺 Australia · Temple complex
Vihara Cell Group West — Kimberley (Broome)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Classical
Vihara Cell Group West in Kimberley, Australia is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) temple complex attributed to Classical culture.
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Ancient city
Akhsikath
Ferghana medieval (300 BCE–1600 CE) · Ferghana to Samanid to Karakhanid
Akhsikath was Ferghana's medieval capital (9th–12th c) — 30-ha citadel + shahristan with 7-m walls, Syr Darya port and glass workshops, destroyed 1219 Mongol.
EG · Submerged site
Berenike Troglodytica – Ptolemaic Red Sea Port & Lagoon Harbour
Ptolemaic to Late Roman (275 BCE – 6th c. CE) · Ptolemaic Greek / Roman Egyptian / Indian Ocean
Ptolemaic elephant port turned Indo-Roman pepper emporium — lagoon harbour behind coral reef now silted 1 m on Foul Bay.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat South — Giza Plateau (Giza)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat South in Giza Plateau, Egypt is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) pyramid attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Kuelap
Chachapoya (Middle Horizon to Inca) · Chachapoya
Immense walled city on Andean ridge (500–1570 CE) of Chachapoya 'Warriors of the Clouds' with limestone dry-stone walls 19 m high, 3 entries tapering to 1 person, circular houses with zigzag friezes.