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🇱🇾 Libya · Submerged site
Hellenistic to Early Islamic (247 BCE – 642 CE) · Greek Ptolemaic / Roman / Byzantine
Ptolemy III foundation 247 BCE — Pentapolis harbour drowned 2 m off Tolmeita with 100 m breakwater and 6,000 m³ cisterns.
🇨🇴 Colombia · Archaeological wonder
Regional Classic 1–900 CE (Early 1–300, Middle 300–800, Late 800–900) · Agustinian (San Agustín culture, undetermined linguistic affiliation, Colombian massif)
Largest group of religious monuments and megalithic sculptures in Latin America: 500+ monumental tombs, volcanic tuff statues (5.5 m ‘Double of San Agustín’ double-figure, Eagle devouring snakes),…
🇦🇲 Armenia · Ancient village
Early Bronze Age (3500-2500 BCE) · Kura-Araxes
Shengavit Settlement Quarter South Trench — Western Terrace in Yerevan, Armenia is a Early Bronze Age (3500-2500 BCE) ancient village attributed to Kura-Araxes.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Archaeological wonder
Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) · Multi-period
Silbury Hill Summit Platform in Wiltshire, Avebury, United Kingdom is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Multi-period.
🇹🇭 Thailand · Cave
Upper Paleolithic 18,000 BP → Hoabinhian 10,000–5500 BP → Neolithic 5300 BP pottery · Hoabinhian Tenasserim Shan Hills — Spirit Cave foragers (Tham Lod Rockshelter)
Spirit Cave Mae Hong Son — Hoabinhian rock shelter (18,000–5500 BP, Tham Lod Rockshelter) in Shan Hills karst at Pang Mapha 110 km N Mae Hong Son, excavated 1966 by C. Gorman (Univ.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Sun Temple Modhera Sabha Mandapa East in Gujarat, Modhera, India is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇮🇱 Israel · Submerged site
Middle Bronze to Byzantine (c. 2000 BCE – 640 CE) · Canaanite / Sikil Sea Peoples / Phoenician / Hellenistic / Herodian / Roman
Lagoon harbour city behind three islets – Phoenician quay and slipways at –0.5 to –3 m in Dor lagoon.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Megalith
Chalcolithic (4600-4200 BCE) · Varna Culture
Varna Chalcolithic Necropolis Sector 3 — Northern Annex in Varna Oblast, Bulgaria is a Chalcolithic (4600-4200 BCE) megalithic attributed to Varna Culture.
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Rock art
Mesolithic (Early Holocene) · Zaraut Mesolithic hunter-gatherers (Kuhitang cultural complex)
Kuhitang shelter with Mesolithic ochre hunt scenes 8000–5000 BCE, narrative archers and bulls.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)
Zawyet el-Aryan Unfinished Pyramid North Trench in Giza, Zawyet el-Aryan, Egypt is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) pyramid attributed to Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom).
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Abydos Temple of Seti I Corridor of Kings in Sohag, Abydos, Egypt is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient city
Late Minoan (1700-1500 BCE) · Minoan
Akrotiri West House Annex Theran — Northern Annex in Cyclades, Santorini, Greece is a Late Minoan (1700-1500 BCE) ancient city attributed to Minoan.
🇺🇸 United States · Ancient village
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) · Neolithic
Aztec Ruins West Great Kiva in New Mexico, Aztec, United States is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic.
🇧🇭 Bahrain · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Barbar Temple Oval Enclosure East in Northern, Barbar, Bahrain is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3500–2600 BCE) · Late Neolithic
Callanish II Stone Circle in Outer Hebrides, Lewis, Callanish, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3500–2600 BCE) megalithic attributed to Late Neolithic.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE) · Irish Neolithic
Carrowkeel Passage Tomb Cluster K — Eastern Outlier in County Sligo, Ireland is a Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Irish Neolithic.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE) · Irish Neolithic
Carrowkeel Passage Tomb Cluster K — Northern Annex in County Sligo, Ireland is a Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Irish Neolithic.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE) · Irish Neolithic
Carrowkeel Passage Tomb Cluster K — Western Terrace in County Sligo, Ireland is a Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Irish Neolithic.
🇪🇸 Spain · Rock art
Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (3000-1500 BCE) · Iberian Schematic
Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West in Andalusia, Jaen, Spain is a Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (3000-1500 BCE) rock art attributed to Iberian Schematic.
🇬🇷 Greece · Tumulus
Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BCE) · Mycenaean
Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Eastern Outlier in Thessaly, Volos, Greece is a Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BCE) tumulus attributed to Mycenaean.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city
Ptolemaic to Late Roman (270 BCE – 350 CE) · Greco-Roman / Roman military Fayum
Lake Moeris west cohort fort Dionysias 1–2 m buried at Qasr Qarun — castellum 80×60 m with towers and canal quay 60 m at –2 m.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Buried city
Ptolemaic to Late Roman (270 BCE – 350 CE) · Greco-Roman / Roman military Fayum
Lake Moeris west cohort fort Dionysias 1–2 m buried at Qasr Qarun — castellum 80×60 m with towers and canal quay 60 m at –2 m.
🇮🇱 Israel · Hydraulic works
Herodian to Byzantine (22 BCE – 640 CE) · Herodian Jewish-Roman and Roman Imperial
Herodian-Hadrianic 10-km dune arcade twin aqueducts feeding Sebastos harbour 7 km.
🇫🇷 France · Rock-cut
Chalcolithic (3000-2300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Western Terrace in Provence, Vaucluse, France is a Chalcolithic (3000-2300 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Chalcolithic.
