🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Fortress
Pevensey Roman Fort
Roman (290–400 CE) · Roman (Saxon Shore)
Pevensey Roman Fort in East Sussex, South Coast, United Kingdom is a Roman (290–400 CE) fortress attributed to Roman (Saxon Shore) culture.
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🇵🇱 Poland · Fortress
The Będzin Castle is a castle in Będzin in southern Poland. The stone castle dates to the 14th century, and is predated by a wooden fortification that was erected in the 11th century.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Fortress
Roman (290–400 CE) · Roman (Saxon Shore)
Pevensey Roman Fort in East Sussex, South Coast, United Kingdom is a Roman (290–400 CE) fortress attributed to Roman (Saxon Shore) culture.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
EB III to Arab (2600 BCE–1500 CE) · Early Bronze → Persian → Islamic layered
Shfela type-site excavated by Petrie 1890, Bliss 1891–93 and Fargo, first potsherd dating in Levant.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell
Early Bronze Age to Persian (3200–332 BCE) · Ammonite
Tell el-Umeiri — Ammonite Capital Hinterland in Amman Plateau, Jordan is a Early Bronze Age to Persian (3200–332 BCE) tell attributed to Ammonite.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Late Assyrian (750–610 BCE) · Neo-Assyrian provincial
Harran plain tell excavated by Lloyd & Gökçe 1951–52, yielding 600 tablets including Gilgamesh and astrological omens.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Tell
MB to Iron Age (c.2000–600 BCE; peak Hyksos–Egyptian anchorage 1750–1550) · Hyksos → Egyptian (Thutmosis III) → Philistine
Tell el-Ajjul near Gaza is the Hyksos–Egyptian port-town (likely ancient Sharuhen of Ahmose sack, or Gaza) with gold hoards — Petrie 1930–34 yielded 1200 gold o...
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Angkor (11th c. CE) · Khmer
Wat Banan Hill Temple — Rear Sanctuary in Battambang Province, Cambodia is a Angkor (11th c. CE) temple-complex attributed to Khmer.
🇰🇷 South Korea · Megalith
Korean Bronze Age (1000–500 BCE) · Mumun / Korean Bronze dolmen builders
Gochang Jungnim-ri excavated 1980s, largest capstone 5.6 m, UNESCO 2000 with Hwasun, Ganghwa.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Moche (100–800 CE) 340 m long · Moche
Moche Spanish flooded mine 1602 removed 2/3, 340 m mound traced by Moseley.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Hellenistic–Roman (300 BCE–200 CE) · Hellenistic Mallus–Magarsus
Magarsus — Athena Magarsia Temple in Adana Province, Turkey is a Hellenistic–Roman (300 BCE–200 CE) temple-complex attributed to Hellenistic Mallus–Magarsus.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Neolithic (c.3000 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Well-preserved hill-slope cairn with low crawl entrance, excavated 1901 yielding eight human skulls and dog burials, above Bay of Firth.
🇱🇾 Libya · Rock art
Pastoral (6500–1500 BCE Bubalus to Caballine) · Messak pastoralists (Garamantian antecedents)
Messak documented by Mori 1960s and di Lernia, Bubalus 6500 BCE huge fauna.
🇨🇾 Cyprus · Fortress
Kyrenia Castle (Greek: Κάστρο της Κερύνειας Turkish: Girne Kalesi) is a 16th-century castle in the north of Cyprus, built by the Venetians over a previous Crusader fortification.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Neolithic (4500–3000 BCE) · Morbihan Neolithic
Erdeven forest necropolis stretching 2 km inland from Kerzerho alignments, with 1000+ menhirs and 50 dolmens surveyed by FOR.
🇵🇹 Portugal · Megalith
Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) 4-antas series along 1 km corde · Vale de Rodrigo Neolithic necropolis 4 dolmens 4000–3000
Vale Rodrigo Leisner 4-antas.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
PPN (9300–8500 BCE) · PPN (Upper Tigris)
Siirt mound excavated by Karul 2016–, PPN village with anthropomorphic stele, early wheat and ritual bench.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Ancient village
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (7000 BCE) · Jarmo-related
Magzalia — Jarmo Outlier Neolithic Village in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (7000 BCE) ancient-village attributed to Jarmo-related.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Temple complex
Classic · Maya/Andean
Uaxactun Group E — E-Group observatory archetype.
🇮🇷 Iran · Ancient city
Chia Jani is an archaeological site in Iran's Kermanshah Province. It is located near the village of Palang Gerd, on the Qouchemi stream, which flows to the Ravand River about 3 km (1.9 mi) south, in…
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Early Neolithic · Orcadian Neolithic
Rousay hillside cairn excavated by Callander & Grant 1934, yielding 29 individuals and Unstan Ware; managed by Historic Environment Scotland.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell
Early Bronze Age to Islamic (3200 BCE–1400 CE) · Ammonite / Moabite / Byzantine
Tell Jalul — Madaba Plain in Madaba Plateau, Jordan is a Early Bronze Age to Islamic (3200 BCE–1400 CE) tell attributed to Ammonite / Moabite / Byzantine.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock art
Early Holocene (7000–6000 BCE Beasts) · Gilf early Holocene cattle herders and hunters
Sura Beasts excavated by Kuper 2010, 7000 BCE 13k stencils Africa biggest.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Balfarg is a prehistoric monument complex in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument.
🇸🇻 El Salvador · Ancient city
Preclassic to Classic · Maya
Tazumal & Joya de Cerén (paired) in Santa Ana Department, El Salvador is a Preclassic to Classic ancient city attributed to Maya culture. Inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 675).
