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🇾🇪 Yemen · Hydraulic works
Sabaean (700 BCE–580 CE) pylons phased · Sabaean
Third limestone pylon (7.2 m high, 4.5 m wide) of Sadd al-Arim south sluice at Marib Dam (1,085 m), 80 m south of Pylon 1 (main dam axis).
🇯🇵 Japan · Ancient village
Yayoi Late 1st c BCE–1st c CE (late Yayoi classic) · Yayoi Tokai Etsu — Toro paddy tradition (Suruga plain)
Toro Yayoi Paddy Settlement — classic Yayoi late wet-rice village (1st c BCE–1st c CE, late Yayoi) on Abe River floodplain 4 km south Shizuoka, discovered 1943 (Land Reform) excavated 1947–48 by Y.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Earthwork
Neolithic to Bronze Age · Arabian Neolithic pastoralists
15,000 stone structures on black lava—gates, kites and pendants of Neolithic Arabia (7000–5000 BCE).
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Rock art
Holocene: Neolithic to Bronze Age to Thamudic · Successive Arabian Holocene cultures (hunter-herder to caravaneer)
10,000-year petroglyph palimpsest at Jebel Umm Sinman—UNESCO rock art on a vanished lake shore.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Archaeological wonder
Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) · Multi-period
Carn Menyn Bluestone Outcrop Preseli in Pembrokeshire, Preseli Hills, United Kingdom is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Multi-period.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Dunwich Submerged Church Ruin All Saints in Suffolk, Dunwich, United Kingdom is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Hydraulic works
Islamic Berber (900–1050 CE) Tidikelt Zenata · Zenata Berber Tidikelt (Algerian Sahara)
Tidikelt foggara 3.8 km 84 shafts 8–14 m with 12-notch peigne comb sharing 18 ha In Salah oasis 1050 CE.
🇵🇪 Peru · Hypothetical site
Hypothetical Late Horizon (?) palm swamp levee 900 CE or natural · Hypothetical Inca lagoon city (unvalidated) / pre-Columbian field (?)
Paititi lagoon swamp third variant 1.2 km levee 0.9 m at Pusharo lagoon edge with 15 m mound-islands — 1600 CE charcoal but no stone, palm levee geofact.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Ancient village
Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE) · Mehrgarh Culture
Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Southern Extension in Balochistan, Kachi, Pakistan is a Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE) ancient village attributed to Mehrgarh Culture.
🇷🇺 Russia · Submerged site
Classical to Late Antique (5th c. BCE – 370 CE) · Bosporan Greek
Chushka Spit ferry harbour of Porthmion at Kerch Strait — 100 m rubble causeway at –2 m with wheel ruts and customs quay 60 m.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Chalcolithic (2500-2000 BCE) · Irish Chalcolithic
Poulnabrone Exclave Wedge Terrace — Eastern Outlier in The Burren, County Clare, Ireland is a Chalcolithic (2500-2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Irish Chalcolithic.
🇷🇺 Russia · Submerged site
Archaic to Byzantine (550 BCE – 600 CE) · Sindian / Toretae / Bosporan
Northern reef roadstead off Gelendzhik — 90 m enhanced reef at 4–6 m with moorings linked to Bata chora.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient village
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8300-7500 BCE) · Anatolian Neolithic
Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North in Central Anatolia, Konya, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8300-7500 BCE) ancient village attributed to Anatolian Neolithic.
🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex
Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE) · Elamite
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Eastern Outlier in Khuzestan, Haft Tappeh, Iran is a Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE) temple complex attributed to Elamite.
🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex
Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE) · Elamite
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Southern Extension in Khuzestan, Haft Tappeh, Iran is a Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE) temple complex attributed to Elamite.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Temple complex
New Kingdom-Napatan (1500-500 BCE) · Napatan
Gebel Barkal Temple B500 Terrace Annex — Western Terrace in Northern State, Karima, Sudan is a New Kingdom-Napatan (1500-500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Napatan.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Earthwork
Casarabe (500–1400 CE) · Casarabe
Eastern forest island laguna of Casarabe in Mojos — 12 m mound on 18 ha island and 800 m causeway.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Early Bronze Age (2900-1750 BCE) · Mari Culture
Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Eastern Outlier in Deir ez-Zor, Tell Hariri, Syria is a Early Bronze Age (2900-1750 BCE) ancient city attributed to Mari Culture.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Ancient village
Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE) · Mehrgarh Culture
Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Northern Annex in Balochistan, Kachi, Pakistan is a Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE) ancient village attributed to Mehrgarh Culture.
🇫🇲 Micronesia · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Nan Madol Channel Nandowas Terrace North in Pohnpei, Nan Madol, Micronesia is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city
Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550 BCE) · Canaanite
Tel Kabri Palace Storage Annex West — Western Terrace in Galilee, Western Galilee, Israel is a Middle Bronze Age (2000-1550 BCE) ancient city attributed to Canaanite.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Teotihuacan La Ventilla Compound Mural Patio in State of Mexico, Teotihuacan, Mexico is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Yonaguni Submerged Stepped Terrace South Face in Okinawa, Yonaguni, Japan is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇨🇾 Cyprus · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Amathus Submerged Harbour South Mole Cyprus in Limassol, Amathus, Cyprus is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
