🇱🇻 Latvia · Fortress
Krustpils Castle
Krustpils Castle (German: Kreutzburg, Polish: Krzyżbork) is a castle in Jēkabpils, in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is one of the best preserved medieval castles in Latvia.
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Ancient village
Multiperiod · Shetland multiperiod
Jarlshof Settlement Shetland at Shetland, United Kingdom is a Multiperiod ancient village of the Shetland multiperiod tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for neolithic to norse stratified settlement.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Rock art
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Southern Bayuda Terrace West — Bayuda (57-30) at Bayuda, Sudan is a Early Historic (regional) rock art of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for terrace and associated settlement.
🇨🇾 Cyprus · Archaeological wonder
Klimonas is an archaeological site dating to the 9th millennium BC. Discovered in Cyprus at Ayios Tychonas in the Limassol District, Klimonas is the oldest known farming village in the world.
🇱🇻 Latvia · Fortress
Krustpils Castle (German: Kreutzburg, Polish: Krzyżbork) is a castle in Jēkabpils, in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is one of the best preserved medieval castles in Latvia.
🇮🇹 Italy · Megalith
Late Bronze Age · Nuragic
Gallura nuraghe with meeting hut village near Arzachena in granite hill country, c.14th century BCE.
🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Southern Yonaguni Terrace A — Yonaguni (58-20) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Bronze Age (regional) submerged city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for terrace and associated settlement.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Middle Kingdom · 12th Dynasty Egyptian
El-Lahun Pyramid Senwosret II at Fayum, Lahun, Egypt is a Middle Kingdom pyramid of the 12th Dynasty Egyptian tradition, built c. 1885 BCE for limestone-cased mudbrick pyramid on rock knob.
🇸🇾 Syria · Pyramid
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Little Aleppo Village North — Aleppo (53-49) at Aleppo, Syria is a Early Historic (regional) pyramid of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 800 BCE for village and associated settlement.
🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Old Yonaguni Platform II — Yonaguni (58-07) at Yonaguni, Japan is a Neolithic (regional) submerged city of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for platform and associated settlement.
🇭🇷 Croatia · Tell
Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE) · Chalcolithic–Early Bronze
Ovčara–Vinograd — North Slope Insula (Slavonia) in Slavonia, Osijek-Baranja, Čepin, Croatia is a Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE) tell attributed…
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chalcolithic (regional) · Chalcolithic
Sacred Cuzco Enclosure East — Cuzco (55-27) at Cuzco, Peru is a Chalcolithic (regional) ancient city of the Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 400 BCE for enclosure and associated settlement.
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient city
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Royal Nara Reservoir B — Nara, Asuka (54-18) at Nara, Asuka, Japan is a Medieval (regional) ancient city of the Medieval tradition, built c. 200 CE for reservoir and associated settlement.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Pre-Pottery Neolithic to Late Chalcolithic (c.9000–5500 BCE) · Central Anatolian Neolithic → Early Chalcolithic
Cappadocian Neolithic tells (7 m high, 2 ha) in the Melendiz plain below Hasan Dağı obsidian sources. Excavated since 20...
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient village
Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age · Antalya-Lake District → Early Bronze (Taurus piedmont)
Neolithic to Early Bronze tell (c.6500–2800 BCE, 9 levels) at Taurus foothills / Antalya plain ecotone, excavated 1993–2004 by Refik Duru & Gülsün Umurtak.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Banteay Srei — East Pediment Detail (Siem Reap, Angkor) in Siem Reap, Banteay Srei, Cambodia is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex …
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Early to Middle Bronze Age · Ulster Early Bronze Age (Beaker influenced)
Seven Bronze Age circles (10–20 m), cairns and dragon's teeth row (800 stones) on Sperrin edge, peat-sealed.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Earthwork
Neolithic · Irish Neolithic
Ceide Fields Neolithic Field System at Mayo, Céide, Ireland is a Neolithic earthwork of the Irish Neolithic tradition, built c. 3500 BCE for oldest field system 1000 ha under blanket bog.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Megalith
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Central Meroe Village A — Meroe (56-50) at Meroe, Sudan is a Early Historic (regional) megalithic of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for village and associated settlement.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Ancient city
Roman to Byzantine (122-431 CE; peak 2nd-3rd c CE) · Roman military
Plateau fort Rapidum.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Geoglyph
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Southern Yucatan Platform B — Yucatan (55-13) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Bronze Age (regional) geoglyph of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for platform and associated settlement.
🇺🇸 United States · Rock art
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Palaeolithic to Iron Age
Uinkaret — Ancillary Lava Tube Petroglyph North (Arizona) in Arizona, Uinkaret Plateau, United States is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE…
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex
Beaulieu Abbey ( BEW-lee) was a Cistercian abbey in Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1203–1204 by King John and (uniquely in Britain) populated by 30 monks sent from the abbey of Cîteaux in…
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Late Neolithic · Loughcrew-Carrowkeel passage tradition (Boyne variant)
14 hilltop passage cairns (10–21 m) on Bricklieve ridges above Lough Arrow, with cruciform chambers and light boxes.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic · Orkney Neolithic
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn at Orkney, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic megalithic of the Orkney Neolithic tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for maes howe type with 4 side cells dog skulls.
