🇧🇷 Brazil · Ancient city
Kuhikugu South
Pre-Columbian Xinguano (800 – 1600 CE) · Xinguano (Arawak-Karib)
Kuhikugu South in Mato Grosso, Brazil is a Pre-Columbian Xinguano (800 – 1600 CE) ancient city attributed to Xinguano (Arawak-Karib) culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Paithan (Ancient Pratishthana)
Satavahana 2nd c BCE–2nd c CE → Vakataka → Yadava · Satavahana Deccan urban (Godavari)
Paithan (ancient Pratishthana) — Satavahana capital (2nd c BCE–2nd c CE) on Godavari 56 km south Aurangabad, excavated 1970s by Allchin and 1990s Sontheimer.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Ancient city
Qumaarkaj
Late Postclassic (1200 – 1524 CE) · K'iche' Maya
Qumaarkaj in Quiché, Guatemala is a Late Postclassic (1200 – 1524 CE) ancient city attributed to K'iche' Maya culture. Gumarcaj/Utatlán: 4 causeways, 23 palaces, Temple of Tohil human sacrifice.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Ancient city
Great Great Zimbabwe Citadel North — Great Zimbabwe (57-13)
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
Great Great Zimbabwe Citadel North — Great Zimbabwe (57-13) at Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe is a Chalcolithic (regional) ancient city of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c.
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Ancient city
Varakhsha
Sogdian–Hephthalite 4th–8th c CE (Bukhara Khudats) · Sogdian Bukhara (Zeravshan oasis) → Early Islamic
Varakhsha — palace-city of Bukhara Khudats (4th–8th c CE) 40 km west Bukhara, excavated 1937–58 Shishkin and Tolstov.
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient city
Outer Chaco Canyon Settlement B — Chaco Canyon (55-41)
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Outer Chaco Canyon Settlement B — Chaco Canyon (55-41) at Chaco Canyon, United States is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Ancient city
Central Great Zimbabwe Platform A — Great Zimbabwe (57-22)
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Central Great Zimbabwe Platform A — Great Zimbabwe (57-22) at Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe is a Neolithic (regional) ancient city of the Neolithic tradition, built c.
🇲🇹 Malta · Ancient city
Outer Hypogeum Settlement Central — Hypogeum, Paola (59-16)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Outer Hypogeum Settlement Central — Hypogeum, Paola (59-16) at Hypogeum, Paola, Malta is a Iron Age (regional) ancient city of the Iron Age tradition, built c.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Inner Saqqara Sanctuary South — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-13)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Inner Saqqara Sanctuary South — Saqqara, Serapeum (59-13) at Saqqara, Serapeum, Egypt is a Iron Age (regional) ancient city of the Iron Age tradition, built c.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Qasr Ibrim Fortress Nubia Island
Iron Age to Medieval · Meroitic / Nubian
Qasr Ibrim Fortress Nubia Island at Nubia, Qasr Ibrim, Egypt is a Iron Age to Medieval ancient city of the Meroitic / Nubian tradition, built c.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Sesebi Fortified Temple — Akhenaten Town
New Kingdom, Amarna Period, c.1350 BCE (Akhenaten / Amenhotep IV) · Ancient Egyptian (Akhenaten)
Sesebi walled town on west bank between 2nd-3rd Cataracts: rectangular fortified settlement 270×200 m with Aten temple (Akhenaten) later converted to Amun temple by Seti I.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city
Uronarti Fort Island Nubia
Middle Kingdom · 12th Dynasty Egyptian
Uronarti Fort Island Nubia at Nubia, Uronarti Island, Sudan is a Middle Kingdom ancient city of the 12th Dynasty Egyptian tradition, built c.
🇨🇳 China · Ancient city
Western Henan Citadel B — Henan, Erlitou (54-48)
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Western Henan Citadel B — Henan, Erlitou (54-48) at Henan, Erlitou, China is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Ancient city
Old Lalibela Village Inner — Lalibela (59-25)
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Old Lalibela Village Inner — Lalibela (59-25) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for village and associated settlement.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Central Yucatan Reservoir East — Yucatan (55-32)
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Central Yucatan Reservoir East — Yucatan (55-32) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Medieval (regional) ancient city of the Medieval tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for reservoir and associated settlement.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Ancient city
Royal Eridu Hilltop South — Eridu (53-34)
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Royal Eridu Hilltop South — Eridu (53-34) at Eridu, Iraq is a Early Historic (regional) ancient city of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 400 BCE for hilltop and associated settlement.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Ancient city
Eastern Potosí Sanctuary North — Potosí (55-22)
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Eastern Potosí Sanctuary North — Potosí (55-22) at Potosí, Bolivia is a Medieval (regional) ancient city of the Medieval tradition, built c. 800 CE for sanctuary and associated settlement.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city
Askut Fort Island Supply Base
Middle Kingdom · 12th Dynasty Egyptian
Askut Fort Island Supply Base at Nubia, Askut Island, Sudan is a Middle Kingdom ancient city of the 12th Dynasty Egyptian tradition, built c. 1850 BCE for island fort-supply base 77×52 m.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city
Inner Meroe Terrace North — Meroe (53-27)
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
Inner Meroe Terrace North — Meroe (53-27) at Meroe, Sudan is a Chalcolithic (regional) ancient city of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for terrace and associated settlement.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Northern Aleppo Citadel Inner — Aleppo (53-32)
Classical (regional) · Classical
Northern Aleppo Citadel Inner — Aleppo (53-32) at Aleppo, Syria is a Classical (regional) ancient city of the Classical tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Royal Aleppo Fortress South — Aleppo (53-25)
Classical (regional) · Classical
Royal Aleppo Fortress South — Aleppo (53-25) at Aleppo, Syria is a Classical (regional) ancient city of the Classical tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for fortress and associated settlement.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Ancient city
Great Potosí Hilltop East — Potosí (55-05)
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Great Potosí Hilltop East — Potosí (55-05) at Potosí, Bolivia is a Neolithic (regional) ancient city of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for hilltop and associated settlement.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient city
Upper Nara Ridge South — Nara, Asuka (54-12)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Upper Nara Ridge South — Nara, Asuka (54-12) at Nara, Asuka, Japan is a Iron Age (regional) ancient city of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for ridge and associated settlement.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Ancient city
Mapungubwe — Hill Ancillary Midden Terrace (Limpopo)
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban
Mapungubwe — Hill Ancillary Midden Terrace (Limpopo) in Limpopo, Mapungubwe, South Africa is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attri…