🇬🇷 Greece · Hydraulic works
Tunnel of Eupalinos (Efpalinos) — Samos Aqueduct
Archaic (600–500 BCE) · Ionian Greek (Samian) — engineer Eupalinos of Megara
Herodotean 1,036-m tunnel 550 BCE dug from both ends with 60 cm meet error.
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🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Neolithic → EB → MBA Qarqur → Iron → Classical (8000 BCE–1400 CE) · Neolithic → EB → MBA Qarqur → Iron → Classical (8000 BCE–1400 CE)
Tell Qarqur in Hama Governorate, Orontes, Ghab Valley, Syria is a Neolithic → EB → MBA Qarqur → Iron → Classical (8000 BCE–1400 CE) settlement attributed to Neolithic → EB → MBA Qarqur → Iron →…
🇬🇷 Greece · Hydraulic works
Archaic (600–500 BCE) · Ionian Greek (Samian) — engineer Eupalinos of Megara
Herodotean 1,036-m tunnel 550 BCE dug from both ends with 60 cm meet error.
🇬🇷 Greece · Ancient city
Late Minoan (1700-1500 BCE) · Minoan
Akrotiri West House Annex Theran — Western Terrace in Cyclades, Santorini, Greece is a Late Minoan (1700-1500 BCE) ancient city attributed to Minoan.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Tell
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9600-8500 BCE) · Natufian-PPN
Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North in Jericho Governorate, Palestine is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9600-8500 BCE) tell attributed to Natufian-PPN.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Tepe Gawra Buried White Room North Terrace in Nineveh, Tepe Gawra, Iraq is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Northern Dynasties to Tang (550 – 907 CE) · Northern Qi, Sui, Tang (central Shanxi Buddhist)
Taiyuan 25 caves with Northern Qi wet-drape bodhisattvas 550–907 CE.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Megalith
Chalcolithic (4600-4200 BCE) · Varna Culture
Varna Chalcolithic Necropolis Sector 3 — Southern Extension in Varna Oblast, Bulgaria is a Chalcolithic (4600-4200 BCE) megalithic attributed to Varna Culture.
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · Ancient city
Medieval (1100-1500 CE) · Zimbabwe Culture
Great Zimbabwe Hill Complex Terrace Annex South — Eastern Outlier in Masvingo, Zimbabwe is a Medieval (1100-1500 CE) ancient city attributed to Zimbabwe Culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Hattusa Great Temple Storage Magazine 12 in Çorum, Boğazköy, Turkey is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Koh Ker Pyramid Prang East Stair in Preah Vihear, Koh Ker, Cambodia is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Medinet Habu Mortuary Temple Pylon II in Luxor, Medinet Habu, Egypt is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇺🇸 United States · Phantom island
Cartographic 1524–1640 (Verrazano Allefonsce era) · Franco-Portuguese cartography + Abenaki Penobscot real village kernel
Penobscot's silver city on 1540 maps – Allefonsce's report became New England Atlantis for 100 years.
🇮🇹 Italy · Megalith
Bronze Age (1800-800 BCE) · Nuragic Culture
Nuraghe Losa Annex Courtyard East — Northern Annex in Sardinia, Oristano, Italy is a Bronze Age (1800-800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Nuragic Culture.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Tell Hadidi Buried Late Bronze Tablet House in Raqqa, Tell Hadidi, Syria is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Middle Neolithic (4500-4000 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Er Grah Broken Menhir Base Deposit in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Middle Neolithic (4500-4000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient village
Chalcolithic (3800-3100 BCE) · Naqada II-III
Hierakonpolis Locality HK6 Elite Cemetery Terrace in Aswan, Kom Ombo, Egypt is a Chalcolithic (3800-3100 BCE) ancient village attributed to Naqada II-III.
🇮🇱 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.
🇬🇷 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.
🇮🇪 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 — Western Terrace in County Sligo, Ireland is a Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Irish Neolithic.
🇬🇷 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.
🇮🇱 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.
