🇦🇲 Armenia · Rock art
Areni-1 Bird Cave South — Aghavnadzor Secondary Chamber
Chalcolithic to Medieval (4000 BCE – 1400 CE) · Kura-Araxes to medieval Armenian
South annex with Chalcolithic finger flutings and secondary grape press pit.
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🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works
Old Kingdom Early Dynastic–3rd Dynasty (2700 – 2600 BCE) · Egyptian Old Kingdom (Sneferu–Djoser period)
South wing of oldest masonry dam 2650 BCE 113 m long unfinished collapse in Wadi Garawi.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Rock art
Chalcolithic to Medieval (4000 BCE – 1400 CE) · Kura-Araxes to medieval Armenian
South annex with Chalcolithic finger flutings and secondary grape press pit.
🇪🇸 Spain · Ancient village
Bronze Age–Iron Age (1500 BCE–500 CE) · European Neolithic
Talaiot de Ses Païsses in Balearic Islands, Mallorca, Spain is a prehistoric fortified settlement of the Bronze to Iron Age (c.1500 BCE–500 CE).
🇦🇺 Australia · Ancient village
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Atlit Yam Well Extension North in Bonaparte Shelf, Australia is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient village
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Drainage Channel North in Basin of Mexico, Mexico is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇳 India · Buried city
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Pavlopetri Outlier House South in Gulf of Khambhat, India is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) buried city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇾🇪 Yemen · Hydraulic works
Sabaean c.750 BCE–575 CE; sluice extension · Sabaean (South Arabian)
Marib South Sluice (Masaq) – Sabaean Great Dam's mass southern sluice/spillway assembly (14m high, 600m dam length, 30,000 ha irrigation).
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Rock art
Neolithic to Turkic (6000 BCE – 900 CE) · North Asian hunter-gatherer to Bronze Age nomad to Turkic
South tributary with deer stones and Neolithic birthing scene across 15 km.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Middle Horizon Wari (600–800 CE) coastal · Wari
Castillo de Huarmey? Actually Castillo Huarmey — Huarmey Wari Port in Ancash Region (coastal), Peru is a Middle Horizon Wari (600–800 CE) coastal ancient-city attributed to Wari.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Ancient village
Iron Age – Romano-British (300 BCE–400 CE) · Dumnonii / Romano-British
Chysauster Ancient Village — Gulval in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age – Romano-British (300 BCE–400 CE) ancient-village attributed to Dumnonii / Romano-British.
🇨🇱 Chile · Archaeological wonder
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Cleopatra Palace Crypt South in Chiloé Shelf, Chile is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Medieval culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Swift Creek–Weeden Island 350–750 CE · Swift Creek – Weeden Island
Woodland Mound A 17 m, Swift Creek 350–750 CE.
🇺🇸 United States · Geoglyph
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Iron Age
Kwakiutl Cold Wooden Post North in Great Plains, United States is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇾🇪 Yemen · Hydraulic works
Sabaean to Himyarite (800 BCE – 575 CE) · Sabaean Kingdom (Saba) and Himyarite maintenance
South dam and spillway of Sabaean 763 m rock-fill marvel feeding southern oasis.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
New Kingdom (Amenhotep III c.1375 BCE Temple of Amun ; Soleb lions Prudhoe) · Egyptian New Kingdom (Sed-festival temple)
Soleb excavated by Breasted 1907 and Schiff Giorgini 1957–, Amenhotep lion temple 1375 BCE.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Middle Woodland Hopewell–Adena 250 BCE–200 CE · Hopewell tradition (Adena antecedent)
Hopewell circular enclosure and Great Mound, 250 BCE–200 CE.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Kerma Western Deffufa Annex in Teotihuacan Valley, Mexico is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) pyramid attributed to Classical culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Initial Period 2200–1000 BCE, Sechín-Casma tradition · Casma-Sechín (Initial Period)
Secondary platform south of main Las Haldas pyramid on coastal terrace 20 m above Pacific tidal flat: 9 m high stepped platform 40×35 m with plastered stair facing sea, contemporary with Sechín Bajo…
🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city
Meroitic (600 BCE–350 CE capital after 300 BCE shift from Napata) · Meroitic royal capital (Kandake city)
Meroe town excavated by Garstang & Sayce 1911–14, iron capital 200k t slag, temple of Amun 600 m.
🇫🇷 France · Rock-cut
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Ollantaytambo Fountain Terrace West in Dordogne, France is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) rock_cut attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇦🇺 Australia · Geoglyph
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Scythian Animal Style Kurgan North in Pilbara, Australia is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Serpent Mound Egg Enclosure in Mississippi Valley, United States is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Period Iron Age · Regional culture Mideast-Tell
Stone Circle Ridge Mideast 67 — Syria Region 7 in Syria Region 7, Syria is a Iron Age tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Tumulus
Period Classical · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Buried Street Grid Africa 76 — Tunisia Region 4 in Tunisia Region 4, Tunisia is a Bronze Age tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
