🇨🇳 China · Pyramid
Edfu Pyramid South — Xi'an Plain (Xi'an)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Edfu Pyramid South in Xi'an Plain, China is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) pyramid attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid
El Mirador La Danta
Late Classic · Maya
Giant Preclassic Maya pyramid La Danta at El Mirador (300 BCE) 72 m high (170 m with platform) 2800×1900 m base platform, largest pyramid volume in Maya.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Granary Pit Group South — Euphrates Valley (Raqqa)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Bronze Age
Granary Pit Group South in Euphrates Valley, Syria is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) tell attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock art
Harlaa Urban Mound East — Western Desert (Siwa)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Harlaa Urban Mound East in Western Desert, Egypt is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Hydraulic works
Harmika Dome Revetment West
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Harmika Dome Revetment West in Cusco, Peru is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Temple complex
Kara Tepe — Old Termez Stupa Terrace
Kushan–Sasanian (100 BCE–500 CE) · Kushan Buddhist (Khalchayan–Termez)
Kara Tepe — Old Termez Stupa Terrace in Surkhandarya Province, Uzbekistan is a Kushan–Sasanian (100 BCE–500 CE) temple-complex attributed to Kushan Buddhist (Khalchayan–Termez).
🇮🇶 Iraq · Ancient city
Larsa
Early Dynastic to Old Babylonian · Sumerian/Amorite Larsa dynasty
Sumerian city-state that dominated southern Mesopotamia under King Rim-Sin (1822–1763 BCE) controlling 10–15 cities before Hammurapi annexed it, making Babylon supreme.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Hydraulic works
Mapungubwe Hill Annex — Bayuda Desert (Meroe)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Mapungubwe Hill Annex in Bayuda Desert, Sudan is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Medieval culture.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient city
Nalanda Mahavihara
Gupta to Pala 427–1193 CE (peak 5th–12th c) · Bihar / Gupta-Pala Buddhist Mahayana
Iconic Buddhist residential university (5th–13th c CE) with Gupta to Pala brick viharas, stupas, chaityas and votive structures across 23 ha.
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Kurgan
Saka Kurgan Chain East — Gobi (Ulaanbaatar)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Saka Kurgan Chain East in Gobi, Mongolia is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) kurgan attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Rock art
Shikhara Spire South — Angkor (Siem Reap)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Shikhara Spire South in Angkor, Cambodia is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Medieval culture.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Earthwork
Small Step Pyramid East — Meroe (Meroe)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Small Step Pyramid East in Meroe, Sudan is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Medieval culture.
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Geoglyph
Steppe Kite Desert Gate East — Gobi (Ulaanbaatar)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Iron Age
Steppe Kite Desert Gate East in Gobi, Mongolia is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) geoglyph attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Ramad — Damascus Basin Neolithic Village
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8200–7000 BCE) · PPNB–Ramad culture
Tell Ramad — Damascus Basin Neolithic Village in Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8200–7000 BCE) tell attributed to PPNB–Ramad culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Megalith
Watson Brake Mound — Ohio Valley (Chillicothe)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Watson Brake Mound in Ohio Valley, United States is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) megalithic attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Buried city
Altar Platform West
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Altar Platform West in Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇨🇱 Chile · Ancient city
Caracol Causeway Terminus — Atacama (Copiapo)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval
Caracol Causeway Terminus in Atacama, Chile is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇮🇳 India · Hydraulic works
Chavín Lanzón Gallery East
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Chavín Lanzón Gallery East in Tamil Nadu, India is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Classical culture.
🇨🇱 Chile · Rock art
Cueva del Diablo Petroglyph — Atacama (Copiapo)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Cueva del Diablo Petroglyph in Atacama, Chile is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) rock art attributed to Medieval culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Emerald Mound Natchez South
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Emerald Mound Natchez South in Giza Plateau, Egypt is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) pyramid attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Buried city
Hearths Layer North — Konya Plain (Konya)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Iron Age
Hearths Layer North in Konya Plain, Turkey is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇨🇳 China · Earthwork
Jebel Barkal Pyramid North — Xi'an Plain (Xi'an)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Jebel Barkal Pyramid North in Xi'an Plain, China is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) earthwork attributed to Medieval culture.
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Hydraulic works
Neak Pean — Northern Hospital Baray Annex
Jayavarman VII (1191 CE) · Khmer Buddhist
Neak Pean — Northern Hospital Baray Annex in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia is a Jayavarman VII (1191 CE) hydraulic attributed to Khmer Buddhist.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Tell
Paleosol Buried Soil South
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic
Paleosol Buried Soil South in Dnieper, Ukraine is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) tell attributed to Local Neolithic culture.