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🇱🇾 Libya · Ancient city
Hadrianic to Byzantine (125 CE – 7th c CE) · Roman / Byzantine (Cyrenaica)
Hadrian's Cyrenaican harbour foundation with mole, basilica and cisterns, linking Pentapolis coastal road; Synesius epistles mention bishop.
🇺🇸 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 · Earthwork
Middle Woodland Hopewell–Adena 250 BCE–200 CE · Hopewell tradition (Adena antecedent)
Hopewell circular enclosure and Great Mound, 250 BCE–200 CE.
🇱🇻 Latvia · Fortress
Burtnieki (German: Burtneck) is a village (population 488) in Burtnieki Parish, Valmiera Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, near Lake Burtnieks. Administrative centre of Burtnieki Parish.
🇲🇽 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.
🇺🇸 United States · Megalith
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Medieval
Lepsius Mound Outlier in Mississippi Valley, United States is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Medieval culture.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Earthwork
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Meroe Northern Cemetery Pyramid in Rift Valley, Kenya is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
Meroitic (300 BCE–300 CE Great Enclosure; Lion Temple 230 BCE Arnekhamani) · Meroitic (Arnekhamani, Amanitore) with elephant training centre
Musawwarat excavated by Hintze 1960–, Apedemak lion temple and elephant ramp.
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Eastern Wei to Tang (534 – 750 CE) · Buddhist Northern dynasties under Gao Qi and Tang
Cave 8 Manshan Buddha 3.6 m of Northern Qi–Tang on western slope.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Middle Woodland Hopewell 100 BCE–500 CE · Hopewell
Immense Hopewell enclosure 12 ha west of Bainbridge: square (280 m side) attached to circle (320 m diameter) via parallel walls, with ditch-and-embankment 1.5 m high.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Bluestonehenge or Bluehenge (also known as West Amesbury Henge) is a prehistoric henge and stone circle monument that was discovered by the Stonehenge Riverside Project about 1 mile (1.6 km)…
🇮🇳 India · Buried city
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Classical
Menouthis Church Extension South in Dwarka Coast, India is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) buried city attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Hydraulic works
Neo-Assyrian 690 BCE · Neo-Assyrian Sennacherib
Mountain head reliefs and 17-spring capture merging to 55 km Nineveh canal.
🇨🇱 Chile · Submerged site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Medieval
Punta Galeta Reef Temple South in Chiloé Shelf, Chile is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) submerged city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Temple complex
Late Classic Maya 600–900 CE, Chenes style · Maya (Chenes)
Intact Chenes palace at Tabasqueño with renowned zoomorphic portal: doorway transformed into gaping earth-monster mask with stacked Chaac masks and ear assemblages (INAH).
🇿🇦 South Africa · Rock-cut
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Anthropomorph Rock Engraving East in Cederberg, South Africa is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Medieval culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient city
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Lindenmeier Paleo Site in Mississippi Valley, United States is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Classical culture.
🇨🇳 China · Megalith
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Asia-Megalith
Tell of Painted Ware Asia 42 — China Region 6 in China Region 6, China is a Iron Age megalithic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇱🇾 Libya · Archaeological wonder
Deriana or Daryanah (Arabic: دريانة) is a town in the Benghazi District, of the Cyrenaica region in northeastern Libya. It is located 32 km (20 mi) east of Benghazi.
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient city
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Storage Jar Cache East in Ohio Valley, United States is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇱🇾 Libya · Necropolis
Greek to Late Antique (7th c. BCE–7th c. CE) · Greek (Cyrenean) / Roman
Quarry-necropolis north of Tocra with 120 chamber tombs.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Tumulus
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Tumulus Cemetery Africa 36 — Ethiopia Region 12 in Ethiopia Region 12, Ethiopia is a Neolithic tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇨🇱 Chile · Ancient village
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Bass Strait Drowned Midden South in Chiloé Shelf, Chile is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Medieval culture.
🇨🇱 Chile · Ancient village
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Catacomb Culture Kurgan North in Atacama, Chile is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Bronze Age culture.