World Heritage places tagged “archaeological wonder”

🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder

Lamu

Lamu or Lamu Town is a small town on Lamu Island, which in turn is a part of the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya on the continent of Africa.

🇮🇹 Italy · Archaeological wonder

Arene Candide Epigravettian Layer

Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) · Multi-period

Arene Candide Epigravettian Layer in Liguria, Finale Ligure, Italy is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Multi-period.

🇹🇷 Turkey · Archaeological wonder

Takht Abbey Well Archaeological Complex

Byzantine (330–1453 CE) · Byzantine

Takht Abbey Well Archaeological Complex in Central Anatolia, Turkey is a Byzantine (330–1453 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Byzantine culture.

🇬🇷 Greece · Archaeological wonder

Vergina Tomb III Philip Arrhidaeus

Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) · Multi-period

Vergina Tomb III Philip Arrhidaeus in Macedonia, Vergina, Greece is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Multi-period.

🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder

Mont Saint-Michel Bay — Tombelaine Priory Tidal Islet

Medieval (c.1140 CE) · Norman Benedictine

Small tidal granite islet 3.5 km N of Mont Saint-Michel, Neolithic chipping floors under 12th-c priory ruins, now gull colony with restricted access.

🇨🇾 Cyprus · Archaeological wonder

Khirokitia

Neolithic

Khirokitia (sometimes spelled Choirokoitia; Greek: Χοιροκοιτία [çiɾociˈti.a], suggested meaning Pig-cradle, from χοίρος 'pig, boar' + κοιτίς 'place of origin, cradle') is an archaeological site on…

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Archaeological wonder

Jodrell Bank Observatory

astronomical observatory in Cheshire, England, UK

🇮🇱 Israel · Archaeological wonder

Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park

Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park is a national park in the Judaean Foothills of central Israel, containing a large network of caves recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

🇴🇲 Oman · Archaeological wonder

Land of Frankincense

The Land of Frankincense (Arabic: أرض اللبان, romanized: ʿArḍ al-Lubān or Arabic: أرض البخور, romanized: ʿArḍ al-Bakhūr) is a site in Oman on the Incense Road.

🇱🇾 Libya · Archaeological wonder

Acacus Mountains

The Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Akakus (Arabic: تدرارت أكاكوس / ALA-LC: Tadrārt Akākūs) form a mountain range in the desert of the Ghat District in western Libya, part of the Sahara.

🇰🇪 Kenya · Archaeological wonder

Koobi Fora & Turkana Basin Hominid Sites

Pliocene–Pleistocene · Early hominids

Koobi Fora & Turkana Basin Hominid Sites in Marsabit County, Turkana, Kenya is a Pliocene–Pleistocene archaeological wonder attributed to Early hominids culture.

🇨🇳 China · Archaeological wonder

Great Wall at Badaling & Jiayuguan

Warring States to Ming · Qin/Han/Ming

Great Wall at Badaling & Jiayuguan in Beijing & Gansu, China is a Warring States to Ming archaeological wonder attributed to Qin/Han/Ming culture. Inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 438).

🇧🇷 Brazil · Archaeological wonder

Valongo Wharf

The Valongo Wharf (Portuguese: Cais do Valongo) is an old dock located in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, between the current Coelho e Castro and Sacadura Cabral streets.

🇹🇳 Tunisia · Archaeological wonder

Kairouan

Kairouan or Kairwan (UK: KYRE(-uu)-WAHN, US: kair-WAHN), also spelled El Qayrawān (Arabic: ٱلْقَيْرَوَان, romanized: al-Qayrawān, pronounced [æl qɑjrɑˈwæːn]; Tunisian Arabic: قيروان, romanized:…

🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Archaeological wonder

Madara Rider

The Madara Rider or Madara Horseman (Bulgarian: Мадарски конник, Madarski konnik) is a large early medieval rock relief carved on the Madara Plateau east of Shumen in northeastern Bulgaria, near the…