An atlas of Earth’s mysterious places — megaliths, pyramids, lost and sunken cities — with the evidence shown plainly: what is verified, what is contested, and what is still unknown.

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Israel

61 places in the atlas, 9 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

Kinds found here

Ancient cities36
Tells32
Mounds28
Buried cities17
Ancient villages15
Archaeological wonders9
Caves7
Submerged sites7
Burials5
Palaeolithics5
Port cities5
Capitals4

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Verified59
Accepted1
Contested1

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Arava Valley, Southern District1
Beth Shean Valley, Jordan Rift1
Central Coast, HaCarmel, Sharon Plain1
Central District, Herzliya1
Central District, Shephelah1
Central District, Sorek Valley, Shfela

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Verified59 Widely accepted1 Contested

Central District, Tel Miqne (Kibbutz Revadim)1

Haifa District, Caesarea, Hof HaCarmel1

Haifa District, Carmel Coast1

Haifa District, Hof HaCarmel1

Haifa District, Hof HaCarmel, Ma'agan Michael kibbutz coast1

Haifa District, Mount Carmel north, Nahal Sefunim1

Hypothetical0

Unverified0

Pseudoarchaeology0

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Partially excavated21 Excavation ongoing21 Excavated12 Submerged5 Buried2

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🇮🇱 Israel · Hydraulic works

Ma'agan Michael Byzantine Reservoir & Aqueduct

Byzantine (Justinianic) · Byzantine Palestina Prima

Byzantine 6.5-ha reservoir (c.530 CE) on Nahal Taninim — Caesarea hinterland water buffer.