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🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Gupta Classical (Chandragupta II to Kumaragupta) 320–550 CE · Gupta
Gupta’s open-air bible — 20 sandstone caves with Varaha (402 CE) and Durga, Chandragupta II's inscriptions on Udayagiri Hill.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Rock-cut
Iron Age (900-100 BCE) · Lihyanite/Dedanite
Al Ula Dedan Necropolis Lion Tomb Access Ridge in Al Ula, Medina, Saudi Arabia is a Iron Age (900-100 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Lihyanite/Dedanite.
🇨🇳 China · Archaeological wonder
Warring States to Han (~300 BCE – 100 CE; debated) · Yue / early Han Chinese
Twenty-four enormous man-made siltstone caverns rediscovered in 1992 after 2,000 years of siltation, each a single chamber 10–30 m high hewn with chisels that left uniform parallel tooling covering…
🇲🇹 Malta · Rock-cut
Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) · Temple Period
Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension in Malta, Paola, Malta is a Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Temple Period.
🇫🇷 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.
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Rock-cut tradition
Dunhuang — Mogao Cave 96 Ancillary Corridor in Gansu, Dunhuang, Mogao, China is a Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Rock-cut trad…
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Late classical: Kalachuri, Chalukya, Rashtrakuta periods 600–1000 CE · Buddhist, Hindu (Shaiva), Jain under Rashtrakuta patronage
Largest rock-cut monastery-temple complex in world with 34 caves carved 600–1000 CE into basalt Charanandri Hills: 12 Buddhist, 17 Hindu, 5 Jain, including monolithic Kailasa Temple (Cave 16)…
🇮🇹 Italy · Rock-cut
Late Bronze Age (1300-800 BCE) · Sicel Culture
Pantalica Anaktoron South Necropolis Ridge — Eastern Outlier in Sicily, Syracuse, Italy is a Late Bronze Age (1300-800 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Sicel Culture.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Rock-cut
Medieval (1100-1300 CE) · Zagwe
Lalibela Biete Qeddus Mercoreos Cliff Cell Annex — Eastern Outlier in Amhara, Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Medieval (1100-1300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Zagwe.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Rock-cut
Medieval (1100-1300 CE) · Zagwe
Lalibela Biete Qeddus Mercoreos Cliff Cell Annex — Northern Annex in Amhara, Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Medieval (1100-1300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Zagwe.
🇲🇹 Malta · Rock-cut
Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) · Temple Period
Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Northern Annex in Malta, Paola, Malta is a Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Temple Period.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Rock-cut
Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Rock-cut tradition
Sumatar Harabesi — Cave Sanctuary Niche 3 in Şanlıurfa, Sumatar, Turkey is a Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Rock-cut tradition…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock-cut
Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Rock-cut tradition
Meir — Rock Tombs B2 Ancillary Facade (Asyut) in Asyut, Meir, Rock Tombs, Egypt is a Bronze to Iron Age (2000 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Rock-cut t…
🇬🇷 Greece · Rock-cut
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Pura Cairn Rock-Cut Complex in Thessaly, Greece is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Rock-cut
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Mere-Inis Rock-Cut Complex in Souss-Massa, Morocco is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Rock-cut
Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE) · Nazca
Rock-Cut Tombs of Moss Kala in Preah Vihear, Cambodia is a Nazca (100 BCE–800 CE) rock_cut attributed to Nazca culture.
🇴🇲 Oman · Rock-cut
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Terramare Mount Rock-Cut Complex in Dhofar, Oman is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) rock_cut attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Rock-cut
Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) · Yayoi
Avenue-Tel Kistvaen Rock-Cut Complex in Petén, Guatemala is a Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Yayoi culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Rock-cut
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Altamira Bison Ceiling North in Southwest, United States is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) rock_cut attributed to Classical culture.
🇮🇹 Italy · Rock-cut
Early Bronze Age (2200–1500 BCE) · Sicilian Castelluccio
Calaforno Hypogeum — Monterosso in Sicily, Italy is a Early Bronze Age (2200–1500 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Sicilian Castelluccio.
🇮🇹 Italy · Rock-cut
Late Bronze to Iron Age (1300–650 BCE) · Sikel (Siculi)
Pantalica — Rock-Cut Necropolis in Sicily, Italy is a Late Bronze to Iron Age (1300–650 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Sikel (Siculi).
🇹🇷 Turkey · Rock-cut
Roman to Artuqid (200 BCE–1400 CE); tombs Roman · Roman / Artuqid
Tigris cliff town rescue excavations 2000–19, Roman tombs and Artuqid palaces now under Ilısu Lake with relocated Zeynel Bey tomb.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Rock-cut
Lycian / Karian (4th c. BCE) · Carian–Lycian border Kaunos
Kaunos — Rock Tomb Annexe at Dalyan Lake Channel in Muğla Province, Turkey is a Lycian / Karian (4th c. BCE) rock_cut attributed to Carian–Lycian border Kaunos.
🇮🇳 India · Rock-cut
Gupta–Kalachuri (530 CE) · Shaivite Hindu (Brahmanical)
Mandapeshwar Cave — Borivali in Maharashtra, India is a Gupta–Kalachuri (530 CE) rock_cut attributed to Shaivite Hindu (Brahmanical).
