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🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Period Neolithic · Regional culture Europe-Temple
Pyramid Outlier Europe 51 — Turkey Region 3 in Turkey Region 3, Turkey is a Neolithic temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Period Classical · Regional culture Temple-Universal
Pyramid Outlier Temple 64 — Greece Region 4 in Greece Region 4, Greece is a Neolithic temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇹 Italy · Temple complex
Period Neolithic · Regional culture Europe-Temple
Tumulus Cemetery Europe 110 — Italy Region 2 in Italy Region 2, Italy is a Bronze Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇹 Italy · Buried city
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Buried-Variant
Chambered Cairn Hill Buried 18 — Italy Region 6 in Italy Region 6, Italy is a Neolithic buried-city with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Period Iron Age · Regional culture Temple-Universal
Dolmen Avenue Temple 40 — Greece Region 4 in Greece Region 4, Greece is a Bronze Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Tumulus
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Hillfort Rampart Africa 95 — Morocco Region 11 in Morocco Region 11, Morocco is a Neolithic tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇹 Italy · Buried city
Period Medieval · Regional culture Buried-Variant
Hydraulic Reservoir Buried 66 — Italy Region 6 in Italy Region 6, Italy is a Bronze Age buried-city with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Period Classical · Regional culture Mideast-Tell
Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Mideast 107 — Turkey Region 11 in Turkey Region 11, Turkey is a Iron Age tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Tumulus
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Temple Terrace Africa 10 — Ethiopia Region 10 in Ethiopia Region 10, Ethiopia is a Iron Age tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Tumulus
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Geoglyph Panel Africa 31 — Ethiopia Region 7 in Ethiopia Region 7, Ethiopia is a Neolithic tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇫🇷 France · Temple complex
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Europe-Temple
Geoglyph Panel Europe 43 — France Region 7 in France Region 7, France is a Iron Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Period Bronze Age · Regional culture Pyramid-Variant
Hydraulic Reservoir Pyramid 103 — Mexico Region 7 in Mexico Region 7, Mexico is a Iron Age pyramid with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Megalith
Period Medieval · Regional culture Asia-Megalith
Kurgan Field Asia 52 — Mongolia Region 4 in Mongolia Region 4, Mongolia is a Bronze Age megalithic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Earthwork
Period Classical · Regional culture Americas-Mound
Pyramid Outlier Americas 46 — Brazil Region 10 in Brazil Region 10, Brazil is a Iron Age earthwork with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Mideast-Tell
Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Mideast 96 — Turkey Region 12 in Turkey Region 12, Turkey is a Iron Age tell with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Hydraulic works
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic
Tell of Painted Ware Misc 20 — Turkey Region 8 in Turkey Region 8, Turkey is a Neolithic hydraulic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Temple-Universal
Tumulus Cemetery Temple 32 — India Region 8 in India Region 8, India is a Neolithic temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Pyramid-Variant
Harbour Mole Submerged Pyramid 104 — Peru Region 8 in Peru Region 8, Peru is a Bronze Age pyramid with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Earthwork
Period Classical · Regional culture Americas-Mound
Hillfort Rampart Americas 37 — Brazil Region 1 in Brazil Region 1, Brazil is a Iron Age earthwork with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇦🇲 Armenia · Temple complex
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Temple-Universal
Mural Hall Temple 30 — Armenia Region 6 in Armenia Region 6, Armenia is a Iron Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇨🇳 China · Hydraulic works
Period Iron Age · Regional culture Misc-Hydraulic
Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Misc 55 — China Region 7 in China Region 7, China is a Bronze Age hydraulic with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇪🇸 Spain · Temple complex
Period Medieval · Regional culture Europe-Temple
Temple Terrace Europe 21 — Spain Region 9 in Spain Region 9, Spain is a Bronze Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Temple complex
Period Late Holocene · Regional culture Temple-Universal
Tumulus Cemetery Temple 78 — Egypt Region 6 in Egypt Region 6, Egypt is a Iron Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Tumulus
Period Iron Age · Regional culture Africa-Tumulus
Chambered Cairn Hill Africa 114 — Egypt Region 6 in Egypt Region 6, Egypt is a Neolithic tumulus with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing.
