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.

Data CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photos per credit

Explore

Atlas map
All places
Categories
Countries
Contested & pseudo

Community

Theories & discussion
Lists
News & resources
Submit a resource

Mysteria

About the atlas
Data & verification
Licenses & credits
Create an account

Search Mysteria

Search places, or jump to a section

The library

Sources & further reading

Every claim in the atlas points somewhere. This is where those trails lead: excavation reports and journal papers, the books that defined a site, plus news, films and podcasts sent in by members and checked before they appear.

Submit a resource

All15,142 Websites9,961 Journal articles3,196 Articles1,684 Reports190 Papers90 Books13 Theses5 Documentaries3

SortNewest·Most upvoted

15,142 sources

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Sacsayhuamán — Muyucmarca Tower Base North (Cusco) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Sacsayhuamán — Muyucmarca Tower Base North (Cusco)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Saqqara — Teti Pyramid North Chapel Complex (Memphis) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Saqqara — Teti Pyramid North Chapel Complex (Memphis)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Tell el-Dab'a — Palace F Ancillary Garden (Avaris) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Tell el-Dab'a — Palace F Ancillary Garden (Avaris)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Valley of Kings — KV34 Ancillary Side Chamber (Thutmose III) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Valley of Kings — KV34 Ancillary Side Chamber (Thutmose III)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Wiracochapampa — North Compound Wall (Huamachuco, Peru) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Wiracochapampa — North Compound Wall (Huamachuco, Peru)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Articledoi.org

Amarna — South Tombs Ancillary Workmen Village (Akhetaten) — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Amarna — South Tombs Ancillary Workmen Village (Akhetaten)

Amarna — South Tombs Ancillary Workmen Village (Akhetaten)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

Articledoi.org

Deir el-Medina — Village Ancillary Tomb TT359 (Thebes) — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Deir el-Medina — Village Ancillary Tomb TT359 (Thebes)

Deir el-Medina — Village Ancillary Tomb TT359 (Thebes)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

Articledoi.org

Valley of Kings — KV34 Ancillary Side Chamber (Thutmose III) — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Valley of Kings — KV34 Ancillary Side Chamber (Thutmose III)

Valley of Kings — KV34 Ancillary Side Chamber (Thutmose III)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

Journal articledoi.org

Settlement Archaeology of Hierakonpolis — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Hierakonpolis — Locality 6 Ancillary Ceremonial Enclosure (Kom el-Ahmar)

Hierakonpolis — Locality 6 Ancillary Ceremonial Enclosure (Kom el-Ahmar)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

Journal articledoi.org

Settlement Archaeology of Huayna Picchu — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Huayna Picchu — North Terrace Ancillary (Cusco, Peru)

Huayna Picchu — North Terrace Ancillary (Cusco, Peru)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

Journal articledoi.org

Settlement Archaeology of Incallajta — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Incallajta — North Kallanka Hall (Cochabamba, Bolivia)

Incallajta — North Kallanka Hall (Cochabamba, Bolivia)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

Journal articledoi.org

Settlement Archaeology of Intipunku Sun Gate — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Intipunku Sun Gate — North Approach (Machu Picchu)

Intipunku Sun Gate — North Approach (Machu Picchu)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

Journal articledoi.org

Settlement Archaeology of Tell el-Dab'a — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Tell el-Dab'a — Palace F Ancillary Garden (Avaris)

Tell el-Dab'a — Palace F Ancillary Garden (Avaris)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

Journal articledoi.org

Settlement Archaeology of Wiracochapampa — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Wiracochapampa — North Compound Wall (Huamachuco, Peru)

Wiracochapampa — North Compound Wall (Huamachuco, Peru)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Angel Mounds — Stockade North Gate (Evansville) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Angel Mounds — Stockade North Gate (Evansville)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Aztalan — Northwest Platform Mound (Jefferson) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Aztalan — Northwest Platform Mound (Jefferson)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Cahuachi — Pyramid Ancillary Plaza (Nasca) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Cahuachi — Pyramid Ancillary Plaza (Nasca)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Caral — North Pyramid Ancillary Plaza Amphitheater (Supe) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Caral — North Pyramid Ancillary Plaza Amphitheater (Supe)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Casas Grandes (Paquimé) — Unit 12 North Room Block — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Casas Grandes (Paquimé) — Unit 12 North Room Block

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Chan Chan — Nik An Compound North Audience Hall — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Chan Chan — Nik An Compound North Audience Hall

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

225

758