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🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old–New Kingdom Egyptian
Esna — Khnum Temple Hypostyle North Column (Esna) in Luxor, Esna, Khnum Temple, Egypt is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) temple complex attributed …
🇩🇿 Algeria · Tumulus
Numidian Late Iron Age (300–100 BCE) · Berber Numidian / Masseayli
Medracen (Madghacen) is the 19 m high bazina royal mausoleum of Numidian Berber kings (c.300 BCE), largest pre-Roman bazina in North Africa, 59 m diameter drum with 60 Doric half-columns and cornice,…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Iron Age IIB (single-period) · Kingdom of Israel/Judah (Israelite)
Desert Israelite fortress (c.800 BCE) with 'YHWH and his Asherah' inscriptions and Bes frescoes.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom; Maya
Palenque — Temple of Inscriptions North Gallery in Chiapas, Palenque, Mexico is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom /…
🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city
Christian Nubian Alodia (680–1504 CE) · Nubian Alodian Christian (Greek/Coptic)
Soba East is the 275 ha medieval capital of Christian Alodia (Alwa, 680–1504 CE) 15 km S of Khartoum at Blue Nile–White Nile confluence.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Ancient city
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban
Harlaa — Workshop Quarter North Furnace (Harar) in Harari, Harlaa, Ethiopia is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronz…
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Early Neolithic · Early Neolithic Ireland (Lambay / Burren Neolithic)
Burren's iconic portal dolmen — 3.7 m capstone over 2.5 m chamber holding 33 Neolithic burials in limestone clint landscape.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Earthwork
Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE) · Neolithic / Woodland
Stonehenge Cursus — South Avenue Bank & Ditch in England, Wiltshire, Salisbury Plain, United Kingdom is a Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE) ear…
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Early Bronze Age III–IV (c.2700–2000 BCE) · Syrian EBA (Ebla–Marra corridor)
Jabbul EB walled town 20 ha (c.2700–2000 BCE, shaft tombs with equid teams, gold jewellery).
🇲🇦 Morocco · Ancient city
Mauretanian to Late Roman (4th c BCE–7th c CE; peak 1st–3rd c CE) · Mauri / Phoenician / Roman
Augustan Atlantic colonia Zilis (Asilah) with purple-dye garum ceti.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom Early Dynastic to 3rd–4th Dynasty (2686–2600 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)
Zawiyet el-Maiyitin (Pyramid of Zawiyat el-Maiytin) is a small 3rd–4th Dynasty provincial step pyramid 15 m square base, 17 m high originally, 3 steps, on eastern desert slope opposite Minya, built…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
late 3rd–early 4th Dynasty, c.2630 BCE · Ancient Egyptian (Huni/Sneferu)
Small three-step pyramid at Zawyet el-Meytin, 10 km south of Minya on east bank spur: 10.5 m base, 3 steps, now 4.5 m limestone ruin.
🇨🇱 Chile · Geoglyph
Late Archaic–Formative (1000 BCE–500 CE) · Alto Ramírez
Flat pampa surface (1,350 m) 8 km east of classic km 60 Alto Ramírez slope, with extensive pavement (gobi texture).
🇩🇰 Denmark · Megalith
Neolithic (4000–2000 BCE) · European Neolithic
Barkjær Causewayed Enclosure in Jutland, Denmark is a Neolithic megalithic monument dating to c. 3500–2500 BCE, built of local stone and associated with Atlantic farming communities.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Ancient city
Neolithic to Medieval (8800 BCE–present; urban from c.5000 BCE) · Neolithic / Canaanite / Phoenician / Egyptian / Roman / Crusader
Continuously inhabited since Neolithic, Byblos is one of the oldest cities in the world. Phoenician port that gave the Bible its name (byblos = papyrus), with layers from Neolithic, Chalcolithic,…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient port
Old Kingdom 4th Dynasty (c. 2620–2500 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)
Wadi al-Jarf on the Gulf of Suez is the world's oldest harbour, 4th Dynasty c. 2600 BCE, Khufu's Red Sea port for Sinai copper and turquoise expeditions.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Tell
Early Dynastic to Ur III (c.3500–2000 BCE; peak Lagash 2500–2144 BCE) · Sumerian Lagash (ÉNSI rulers: Ur-Nanshe, Eannatum, Enmetena, Gudea)
Girsu (modern Tello/Telloh) is the sacred city of Lagash state — first Sumerian city ever excavated (1877) yielding Gudea diorite statues, Gudea cylinders (worl...
🇮🇷 Iran · Pyramid
Late Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (Uruk to ED) · Proto-Elamite / Jemdet Nasr
Early highland proto-ziggurat at Tepe Musiyan, Deh Luran — 50×70 m oval platform c.3100 BCE linking Uruk Susiana to Elamite highland terraces.
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient village
Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE) · Neolithic
Mesa Verde — Cliff Palace North Kiva Ancillary in Colorado, Montezuma County, Mesa Verde, United States is a Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE) anci…
🇩🇰 Denmark · Megalith
Neolithic (4000–2000 BCE) · European Neolithic
Klekkende Høj Passage Grave in Møn, Denmark is a Neolithic megalithic monument dating to c. 3500–2500 BCE, built of local stone and associated with Atlantic farming communities.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban
El-Lahun — Senwosret II Ancillary Town (Kahun, Fayum) in Fayum, El-Lahun, Egypt is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to B…
🇴🇲 Oman · Archaeological wonder
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Pediment-Spur Archaeological Complex in Dhofar, Oman is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇮🇱 Israel · Submerged site
Pre-Pottery Neolithic C (PPNC, 7550–6570 BCE) — with earliest olive and well 5.5 m · PPNC Mediterranean fishing-farming village with stone wells 1.5 m diameter
Atlit-Yam Galili 1984 PPNC 7550 BCE oldest well.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Moche (Mochica) 100–800 CE (Huaca de la Luna 100–600 CE; Sol 450–600 CE peak) · Moche (Moche culture)
Twin massive adobe pyramid complexes of Moche state (100–800 CE): Huaca del Sol 43 m high (185 × 41 m base, largest pre-Columbian adobe mass in Americas, 143 million bricks stamped with maker's…
