🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Kanheri Caves
Satavahana to Rashtrakuta 100 BCE–950 CE · Buddhist Hinayana → Mahayana → Vajrayana
Largest Buddhist cave-university in western India with 109 basalt caves spanning 1st c. BCE–10th c.
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🇻🇳 Vietnam · Ancient city
Indrapura or Đồng Dương was the capital city of the kingdom of Champa from 875 AD until 982, or until 12th century AD. It was built and ruled under the reign of Buddhist king Indravarman II (r.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Satavahana to Rashtrakuta 100 BCE–950 CE · Buddhist Hinayana → Mahayana → Vajrayana
Largest Buddhist cave-university in western India with 109 basalt caves spanning 1st c. BCE–10th c.
🇨🇦 Canada · Pyramid
Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) · Middle Bronze Age
Pyramid of Wold-Ditch in British Columbia, Canada is a Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) pyramid attributed to Middle Bronze Age culture.
🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) · Early Bronze Age
Qanat Grove Temple Complex in Iwate Prefecture, Japan is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) temple complex attributed to Early Bronze Age culture.
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan · Rock art
Bronze Age to Early Turkic (2000 BCE – 800 CE) · Fergana pastoralist to Saka to Kyrgyz proto
Skyline crest 3200 m with 200+ ibex and deer blocks above main lake field.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Submerged site
Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE) · Nazca
Sunken City off Bal Esker in Central Anatolia, Turkey is a Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE) submerged city attributed to Nazca culture.
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Archaeological wonder
Bombogor inscription is a stele with a Turkic inscription erected in the 8th century in honour of a Basmyl princess (Qunčuy), who might have been married to the Karluks.
🇲🇱 Mali · Ancient city
Bio. Iron Age to Medieval (c.250 BCE–1400 CE; peak 400–1200 CE) · Djenné-Djeno culture / Inland Niger Delta Iron Age / Soninke-Bozo
Oldest sub-Saharan city (250 BCE–1400 CE) on Inland Niger Delta: 33 ha tell 8 m high with 69 mounds cluster spanning 4 km, without stone architecture but rich bio-archaeological sequence: slag, rice,…
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient village
Pueblo II–III 850–1220 CE · Ancestral Pueblo (Virgin–Kayenta blend)
Pueblo II–III 100-room complex with restored 12 m kiva and largest pottery shard repository in Southwest.
🇦🇺 Australia · Buried city
Mississippian (800–1600 CE) · Mississippian
Hill Aber Buried Settlement in New South Wales, Australia is a Mississippian (800–1600 CE) buried city attributed to Mississippian culture.
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · Tell
Neolithic (c.6200–5000 BCE; Pre-Pottery to Early Ceramic Neolithic) · Jeitun culture (Kopet Dag Neolithic, precursor to Anau–Namazga)
Jeitun at Kopet Dag north piedmont is the type-site of Jeitun culture (c.6200–5000 BCE) — earliest farming village in Central Asia with mudbrick pisé houses, do...
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Tell
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) · Early Bronze Age
Tell el-Pit-Gill in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) tell attributed to Early Bronze Age culture.
🇦🇺 Australia · Temple complex
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Temple of Wadi Settlement in New South Wales, Australia is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) temple complex attributed to Ubaid culture.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Ancient city
Amioun (Arabic: أميون, romanized: Amyūn; Greek: Αμιούν) is the capital of the predominantly Greek Orthodox Koura District (from the Greek word χώρα (Khôra) which etymologically means "space,"…
🇩🇿 Algeria · Archaeological wonder
Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) · Roman
Fort Howe Archaeological Complex in Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria is a Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Roman culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Hecatomnid Classical 380–330 BCE · Carian (Hecatomnid satrapal) Greek-Anatolian hybrid
Carian mountain Zeus sanctuary of Mausolus with double-axe cult and 14 km sacred road.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Sanctuary of Broad Ingoldisthorpe in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) temple complex attributed to Chalcolithic culture.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
EB IV to Persian (3000 BCE–330 BCE; peak LBA 1500–1200 BCE) · EB Amorite → Middle Bronze Amorite → Hittite Egyptian contested → Neo-Assyrian → Persian
Qadesh outer town 1274 BCE — Hittite–Egyptian battle plain south tell.
🇲🇲 Myanmar · Rock art
Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) · Ancestral Pueblo
Camp Rock Shelter in Magway Region, Myanmar is a Ancestral Pueblo (900–1350 CE) rock art attributed to Ancestral Pueblo culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Cave
Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) · Jōmon
Cave of Mela in Chiapas, Mexico is a Jōmon (14000–300 BCE) cave attributed to Jōmon culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Preclassic to Classic (400 BCE–600 CE Preclassic megapyramid 195 m base) · Maya Early northern gigantic pyramid city (6 pyramid hills over 53 ha)
Izamal excavated by INAH, Kinich Kakmó 22 m hill biggest Yucatán megapyramid volume.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Kanmer — Kutch Harappan in Gujarat, Kutch, India is a Mature Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) ancient city attributed to Harappan culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient port
Mature Harappan (2400–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Kuntasi — Rajkot Harappan Port in Gujarat, Rajkot, India is a Mature Harappan (2400–1900 BCE) port attributed to Harappan culture.
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Submerged site
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Sunken City off Dyke in Quang Nam, Vietnam is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) submerged city attributed to Chalcolithic culture.
