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🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Maray Qalla (Quechua maran, maray batan or grindstone, maray to tear down, to knock down, qalla carved stone, cobblestone; circular spindle disk; cheek, also spelled Maraycalla, Maraycalle) is an…
🇦🇱 Albania · Ancient village
Barç is a village in the municipal unit of Qendër Bulgarec of the municipality Korçë in Korçë County, Albania.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Tell
Late Kanem-Bornu (15th–18th c. CE) · Kanuri (Bornu)
Lake-fishery satellite tell west of Bornu capital on Nguru fen fen.
🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient city
Bricindera or Brikindera (Ancient Greek: Βρικίνδηρα) was an ancient town on the island of Rhodes.
🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Tipón Canal Aqueduct North in Dordogne, France is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Ancient city
Bars-Hot or Kherlen Bars (Mongolian: Хэрлэн Барс) was a city built by the Khitan people in the basin of the Kherlen River in Tsagaan-Ovoo, Dornod Province, Mongolia.
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Megalith
Period Iron Age · Regional culture Asia-Megalith
Hillfort Rampart Asia 58 — Mongolia Region 10 in Mongolia Region 10, Mongolia is a Bronze Age megalithic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Archaeological wonder
Ghor es-Safi, also transliterated Ghawr as-Safi, is an area in the Jordan Valley located in the Wadi al-Hasa. It is situated between the governorates of Karak and Tafilah, near the southern Dead Sea.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient village
Maydaa (Arabic: ميدعا) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Douma District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located east of Damascus.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Middle Neolithic · Shetland Neolithic
Heel-shaped chambered cairn on Whalsay, 15 m, part of Yoxie settlement complex, c.3500 BCE.
🇪🇸 Spain · Ancient city
Juliobriga (Spanish: Julióbriga, Latin: Iuliobriga, Ancient Greek: Ἰουλιόβριγα) was the most important urban centre in Roman Cantabria, as stated by numerous Latin authors including Pliny the Elder.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Ancient village
Lower Paleolithic to Neolithic (1.7 Ma–3000 BCE) · Acheulian then Later Stone Age
Melka Kunture — Upper Awash Handaxes in Oromia Region, Ethiopia is a Lower Paleolithic to Neolithic (1.7 Ma–3000 BCE) ancient-village attributed to Acheulian then Later Stone Age.
🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder
Jattir (Hebrew יַתִּר, pronounced Yattir; Arabic: 'Attir عتّير) is a town in Judea mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Temple complex
The Abbey of St Mary of Cambuskenneth, commonly known as Cambuskenneth Abbey, was a provostry of Canons Regular located on an area of land enclosed by a meander of the River Forth near Stirling in…
🇸🇾 Syria · Buried city
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Silt Sealed Workshop South in Euphrates Valley, Syria is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age culture.
Kuwait · Temple complex
The Grand Mosque (Arabic: المسجد الكبير), located in Kuwait City, is the largest mosque in Kuwait.
🇦🇱 Albania · Ancient village
Fterrë (Albanian definite form: Fterra) is a village in the former commune of Lukovë, Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Himarë.
🇬🇪 Georgia · Archaeological wonder
Gremi (Georgian: გრემი) is a 16th-century architectural monument – the royal citadel and the Church of the Archangels – in Kakheti, Georgia.
🇳🇪 Niger · Temple complex
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Kilwa Husuni Kubwa Extension in Ténéré, Niger is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) temple complex attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇱🇾 Libya · Archaeological wonder
The archaeological site of Sabratha is an excavated Numidian and later Roman city situed near present-day Sabratha, Libya.
🇹🇭 Thailand · Ancient city
Late Iron Age port (c.400 BCE–200 CE, bead industry 200 BCE) · Indian Ocean bead-trading port companion to Khao Sam Kaeo
Western Kra Isthmus bead port (400 BCE–200 CE) — Tamil-Brahmi sherds and rouletted ware at Ranong.
🇭🇺 Hungary · Cave
The Bathory Cave (Hungarian: Bátori-barlang) is a cave located just below the top of Nagy-Hárs Hill (Great Linden Hill), on the northeast side of the mountain.
🇵🇱 Poland · Ancient village
Kłopot [ˈkwɔpɔt] (literally: "trouble") is a village in western Poland, in the administrative district of Gmina Cybinka, within Słubice County, Lubusz Voivodeship close to the border with Germany.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic – Early Bronze Age · Recumbent tradition
Sunhoney Stone Circle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic – Early Bronze Age megalithic attributed to Recumbent tradition.