🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Mine Howe
Iron Age (c.100 BCE–400 CE) · Atlantic Iron Age (Orcadian) / possible Roman contact
Iron Age underground sanctuary in Tankerness with 29-step stair descending 7.5 m to a corbelled chamber.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Geoglyph
Eastern Yucatan Settlement Outer — Yucatan (55-37)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Eastern Yucatan Settlement Outer — Yucatan (55-37) at Yucatan, Mexico is a Iron Age (regional) geoglyph of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for settlement and associated settlement.
🇩🇪 Germany · Megalith
Glauberg Celtic Oppidum
Early Iron Age (Hallstatt La Tène A) · Early Celtic (Hallstatt/Latenian) — Glauberg horizon
Early Celtic princely oppidum with 350 m avenue, statue-menhir of leaf-crowned warrior and 50 m gold-burial mound, c.450 BCE.
🇨🇳 China · Earthwork
Outer Xi an Platform Central — Xi an (56-42)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Outer Xi an Platform Central — Xi an (56-42) at Xi an, China is a Iron Age (regional) earthwork of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for platform and associated settlement.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Earthwork
Eastern Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Eastern Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15) at Meroe, Sudan is a Iron Age (regional) earthwork of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for village and associated settlement.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement
Multi-period: Neolithic to Medieval (c.2500 BCE–1600 CE) · Neolithic → Bronze Age → Iron Age (Broch) → Pictish → Norse
4,000-year layered settlement mound at Shetland's southern tip with broch, wheelhouses, Viking longhouse and medieval farm.
🇮🇳 India · Submerged site
Submerged Harbour of Burial Town
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Submerged Harbour of Burial Town in Madhya Pradesh, India is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Ancient city
Earthwork Ancient City
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Earthwork Ancient City in County Kerry, Ireland is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Cave
Southfield Grove Grotto
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Southfield Grove Grotto in Northern Tigray, Ethiopia is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) cave attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Megalith
Blomsholm Stone Ship
Late Iron Age (with Neolithic antecedent landscape) · Late Iron Age Bohuslän
41 m stone ship of 49 granite blocks near Strömstad, one of Scandinavia's largest, among 26 graves.
🇯🇵 Japan · Submerged site
Pavlopetri Outlier House South — Yonaguni (Ishigaki)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Pavlopetri Outlier House South in Yonaguni, Japan is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Buried city
Plastered Floor House Cluster South — Dnieper — plastered-fl
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Plastered Floor House Cluster South in Dnieper, Ukraine is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) buried city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇮🇱 Israel · Buried city
Lechaion Harbour Extension South
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Lechaion Harbour Extension South in Atlit Coast, Israel is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Rock art
Harlaa Urban Mound East — Serengeti (Arusha)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Harlaa Urban Mound East in Serengeti, Tanzania is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Rock-cut
Stepwell Reservoir West
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Stepwell Reservoir West in Southwest, United States is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) rock_cut attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Buried city
Hearths Layer North — Konya Plain (Konya)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Iron Age
Hearths Layer North in Konya Plain, Turkey is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Hydraulic works
Beothuk Wigwam Post North — Nazca (Nazca)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Beothuk Wigwam Post North in Nazca, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) hydraulic attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Earthwork
Tepe Sialk Platform A — Meroe (Meroe)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Tepe Sialk Platform A in Meroe, Sudan is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Hillfort
Maiden Castle
Iron Age (800 BCE–43 CE), over Neolithic causewayed enclosure · Durotriges (British Iron Age)
Massive Iron Age hillfort enclosing 47 acres on a chalk ridge south of Dorchester, developed from a Neolithic causewayed enclosure (c. 3350 BCE) into a multivallate fort with complex entrances by c.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Rock art
Yankari Rock Shelters
Late Stone Age to Iron Age (4000 BCE–1500 CE) · Nok-related / Hausa
National park shelters with 12 iron furnaces and Shira rock paintings.
🇯🇵 Japan · Hydraulic works
Circle Jala Aqueduct
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.
🇵🇱 Poland · Ancient village
Biskupin Iron Age Fortified Settlement
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.