🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Bojjannakonda
Bojjannakonda and Lingalakonda are two rock-cut caves of Buddhist origin on adjacent hillocks situated near the village of Sankaram, Anakapalle of ancient Kalinga in the Indian state of Andhra…
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🇬🇭 Ghana · Ancient city
Medieval-Bono (13th–18th c. CE) · Brong-Akan (Bono)
North craft quarter of Begho gold entrepôt with gold-weights and bloomery.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Bojjannakonda and Lingalakonda are two rock-cut caves of Buddhist origin on adjacent hillocks situated near the village of Sankaram, Anakapalle of ancient Kalinga in the Indian state of Andhra…
🇬🇭 Ghana · Fortress
Medieval Akan (Bono) (11th–18th c. CE) · Akan (Bono–Adansi)
Granite dome fortress refuge of Bono state with white dot art shelters.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Huamboy (possibly from Quechua wamp'uy, meaning "to navigate, to sail, to travel by boat") is an archaeological site featuring cemeteries and a village located on a hill of the same name in Peru.
🇱🇾 Libya · Pyramid
Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine
Pyramid of Tel Floodplain in Fezzan, Libya is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) pyramid attributed to Byzantine culture.
🇵🇹 Portugal · Fortress
The Castle of Almourol is a medieval castle atop the islet of Almourol in the middle of the Tagus River, located in the civil parish of Praia do Ribatejo, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the municipal…
🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex
Enpuku-ji (円福寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the Baba neighborhood of the city of Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
🇯🇵 Japan · Hydraulic works
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Circle Jala Aqueduct in Iwate Prefecture, Japan is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇱🇻 Latvia · Fortress
Bauska Castle (Latvian: Bauskas pils; German: Schloss Bauske) is a complex consisting of the ruins of an earlier castle and a later palace on the outskirts of the Latvian city of Bauska.
🇨🇴 Colombia · Rock art
The Cojines del Zaque (English: "Cushions of the Zaque") is an archeological site of the Muisca located in the city of Tunja, Boyacá, which in the time of the Muisca Confederation was called Hunza.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (2500–1500 BCE) · Recumbent builders
Easter Aquhorthies Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (2500–1500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Recumbent builders.
🇳🇴 Norway · Ancient village
Høllen or Spangereid is a village in Lindesnes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the narrow isthmus connecting the Lindesnes peninsula to the mainland, about 5…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Early Bronze Age to Medieval (peak MBA–Hittite–Iron) · EB Anatolian → Hittite → Neo-Hittite/Tabal → Armenian Medieval
Large Elbistan Plain mound (300 × 250 m, 22 m high) dominating the Ceyhan headwaters, second only to Tilmen in the plain...
🇮🇷 Iran · Archaeological wonder
Khorramabad (Persian: خرمآباد; [xorræmɒːˈbɒːd]; Northern Luri: خۉرمۊه, Northern Luri pronunciation: [xoɾˈmʉ.æ]) is a city in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan province, Iran,…
🇵🇱 Poland · Ancient village
Early Iron Age (Hallstatt 750–400 BCE) / Lusatian · Lusatian (Lausitz) group
Iconic Lusatian lake-peninsula fortified settlement at Biskupin (13 rows, 102 houses, 800 residents) on Lake Biskupin islet, with 3.5 m box rampart 640 m, breakwater and gate.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Ancient city
Harappan to Jhukar (2500–1700 BCE, industrial bead and shell) · Harappan → Jhukar-Chanhudaro
Harappan industrial town (2500–1700 BCE) — 7 ha faience and shell-bangle workshop on Indus left bank.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex
Dunfermline Abbey is a Church of Scotland parish church in Dunfermline, Scotland. The church occupies the site of the ancient chancel and transepts of a large medieval Benedictine abbey, which was…
🇯🇵 Japan · Temple complex
Daisen-ji (大山寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the town of Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism, and its honzon is a statue of Jizo Bosatsu.
🇵🇱 Poland · Mound
Kościuszko's Mound (Polish: Kopiec Kościuszki) is an artificial mound in Kraków, Poland. It was erected by Cracovians in commemoration of the Polish national leader Tadeusz Kościuszko, and modelled…
🇾🇪 Yemen · Geoglyph
Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid
Henge Gallery Geoglyph in Hadramawt, Yemen is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Ubaid culture.
🇷🇴 Romania · Hydraulic works
Brădișor Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Lotru River situated in Romania. The project was started and finished in the 1980s and it was made up by the construction of a rockfill with a clay…
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Sixteen Kingdoms Northern Liang 412–439 · Northern Liang Buddhist (Xiongnu–Han)
Hexi Corridor prototype grottoes where Northern Liang Buddhism seeded Yungang's later scheme.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Ghantasala is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is 21 km west of Machilipatnam and 11 km east of Krishna River.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Early Bronze Age · Beaker
Outlier kerb cairn at south end of Kilmartin linear cemetery, Beaker period, with lime-kiln reuse.
