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🇮🇶 Iraq · Temple complex
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Upper Eridu Citadel North — Eridu (53-44) at Eridu, Iraq is a Iron Age (regional) temple complex of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 400 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Kangavar — Anahita Temple North Column (Kermanshah) in Kermanshah, Kangavar, Iran is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed …
🇯🇴 Jordan · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Amman Citadel — Roman Temple Podium Niche in Amman, Citadel (Jabal al-Qal'a), Jordan is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attribut…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Zinciriye Madrasa — Ancillary Iwan Niche (Mardin) in Mardin, Zinciriye, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to …
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
PPNB · Taş Tepeler
Sefer Tepe PPN Quarry Hill at Şanlıurfa, Sefer Tepe, Turkey is a PPNB temple complex of the Taş Tepeler tradition, built c. 8700 BCE for quarry and unfinished t-pillar hill.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Didyma — Apollo Temple Adyton North Column in Aydın, Didim, Didyma, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Mult…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600–8000 BCE) · PPN / Göbekli culture
Göbekli Tepe — Enclosure F Pillar 43 Niche in Şanlıurfa, Örencik, Göbekli Tepe, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600–8000 BCE) temple complex attributed…
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Bodh Gaya — Mahabodhi North Vedika Rail in Bihar, Gaya, Bodh Gaya, India is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Multi-…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Priene — Theatre Ancillary Stage Building North in Aydın, Söke, Priene, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to …
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old–New Kingdom Egyptian
Edfu — Horus Temple North Pylon Ancillary in Aswan, Edfu, Horus Temple, Egypt is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) temple complex attributed to Old–N…
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Olympia — Workshop of Phidias North Room in Western Greece, Elis, Olympia, Greece is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed …
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Minoan Palatial (2700–1450 BCE) · Minoan
Knossos — Little Palace North Adyton (Heraklion, Crete) in Crete, Heraklion, Knossos Little Palace, Greece is a Minoan Palatial (2700–1450 BCE) temple comp…
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Delphi — Marmaria Tholos Ancillary Terrace in Central Greece, Phocis, Delphi, Greece is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attribut…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Priene — Athena Temple North Column in Aydın, Söke, Priene Athena, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Multi…
🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Estakhr — Fire Temple North Platform (Fars) in Fars, Estakhr, Iran is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Multi-period…
🇦🇲 Armenia · Temple complex
Bagratid (874 Princess Mariam Bagratuni Ashot I's daughter exile dedication 3 churches on island fortress after Arab rule) · Armenian Bagratid Mariam (sister of Ashot I) 874 peninsular rock fortress
Sevan 874 Mariam excavated by Arakelyan, island fort peninsula after 1930s hydropower drawdown.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Temple complex
Medieval (9th c. church St Paul-Peter 895–906; 11th c. Surb Astvatsatsin; Gavazan column 895) · Armenian Syunik princes medieval scriptorium (14th c. Tatev University 1373–1435)
Tatev Wings tram 5.7 km 2010, excavated Soviet, university 1373 Tatev School of lord.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Early Medieval (11th c.) · Chalukya
Kulpak — Kolanupaka Temple in Telangana, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri, India is a Early Medieval (11th c.) temple complex attributed to Chalukya culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Preceramic Mito to Late Intermediate (3000 BCE mound; 1200 CE tower) Piruru canyon mega-site · Kotosh-Mito Piruru 3000 BCE → Late Intermediate Tantamayo citadel 1200 CE
Piruru Tantamayo surveyed by Bonnier, Piruru 3000 Mito and 40 tower houses 1200.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
The Grand Mosque of Bursa (Turkish: Bursa Ulu Cami) is a historic mosque in Bursa, Turkey. It was commissioned by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I to commemorate his great victory at the Battle of…
🇦🇺 Australia · Temple complex
Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) · Harappan
Temple of Dail in New South Wales, Australia is a Harappan (2600–1900 BCE) temple complex attributed to Harappan culture.
🇴🇲 Oman · Temple complex
Mississippian (800–1600 CE) · Mississippian
Temple of Dun-Palace in Dhofar, Oman is a Mississippian (800–1600 CE) temple complex attributed to Mississippian culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Temple of Abad Howe in Aswan Governorate, Egypt is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) temple complex attributed to Chalcolithic culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Moche (100 BCE–700 CE) Cao 450 CE mural facade; Wari-Chimú upper 800–1300; Cao Lady tomb 450 CE intrusive · Moche → Lambayeque/Chimú → Inca
El Brujo excavated by Franco 1990–, Lady of Cao 2005 tattooed ruler with 23 weapons.
