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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Turkey

371 places in the atlas, 32 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

Kinds found here

Tells202
Mounds166
Ancient villages159
Ancient cities133
Buried cities124
Temple complexes96
Ancient ports25
Submerged sites25
Archaeological wonders23
Settlements23
Sanctuaries21
Megaliths13

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Verified354
Accepted16
Contested1

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Central Anatolia9
Şanlıurfa Province, Southeastern Anatolia4
Gaziantep Province3
Gaziantep Province, Southeastern Anatolia3
Hatay Province3
Mersin Province, Cilicia3

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Verified354 Widely accepted16

Aegean (Izmir)2

Antalya Province, Lycia2

Antalya Province, Pamphylia2

Bartın Province, Amasra2

Burdur Province, Lake District2

Diyarbakır Province, Bismil District, Upper Tigris2

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Hypothetical0

Unverified0

Pseudoarchaeology0

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Partially excavated141 Excavation ongoing141 Excavated73 Buried9 Submerged5 Unexcavated1 Not applicable1

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🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient village

Jomon Ancient Village — Central Anatolia Annex 436

Jomon · Jomon

Jomon ancient-village at Central Anatolia.