🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Tuqan
EB IV to MB II (c.2500–1700 BCE) · Eblaite → Amorite → Old Babylonian
28 ha Ebla-period town on the Matakh plain south of Aleppo, Italian excavations by Francesca Baffi. EB IV–MB II (c.2500–...
🇮🇱 Israel · Fortress
Moa — Nabataean Arava Fort
Nabataean (100 BCE–106 CE Petra) · Nabataean
Moa — Nabataean Arava Fort in Southern District, Israel is a Nabataean (100 BCE–106 CE Petra) fortress attributed to Nabataean. Arava Nabataean fort 60 × 35 m with corner towers at Nahal Moa pass.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Tell
Sharuhen (Tell el-Ajjul)
Middle Bronze to Egyptian New Kingdom (2000–1150 BCE) · Hyksos / Egyptian
Hyksos rampart fortress (15 m thick) besieged 3 years by Ahmose.
🇮🇱 Israel · Tell
Tel Hefer — Sharon Inland
Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age (2000–600 BCE) · Canaanite / Israelite
Tel Hefer — Sharon Inland in Sharon Plain, Israel is a Middle Bronze Age to Iron Age (2000–600 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite / Israelite.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Mohammed Diyab — Khabur Mittani Fort
Mittani (1500–1300 BCE) · Mittani Khabur
Tell Mohammed Diyab — Khabur Mittani Fort in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria is a Mittani (1500–1300 BCE) tell attributed to Mittani Khabur.
🇮🇱 Israel · Ancient city
Manot Cave
Middle to Upper Palaeolithic (c.55000–16000 BCE) · Late Mousterian → Aurignacian → Kebaran/Geometric Kebaran
Active Levantine cave site (55 ka–16 ka) in the Galilee karst, excavated by Ofer Marder and Omry Barzilai. Mousterian th...
🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex
Dahan-e Gholaman Palace Q — Northern Building
Achaemenid (500 BCE) · Achaemenid
Dahan-e Gholaman Palace Q — Northern Building in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran is a Achaemenid (500 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Achaemenid.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Rock-cut
Gagai — Lycia Coastal Necropolis Annex
Lycian (500 BCE–200 CE) · Lycian
Gagai — Lycia Coastal Necropolis Annex in Antalya Province, Turkey is a Lycian (500 BCE–200 CE) rock_cut attributed to Lycian.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Pyramid of Queen Nedjeftet
Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, c.2325 BCE · Ancient Egyptian
Small queens pyramid recorded by Leclant mission south of Pepi I field for Nedjeftet (variant Wadjebten-related name, wife of Pepi I). 20 m base, unpublished Lauer sketches.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Megalith
Raskohi — Balochistan Stone Cairn Field
Bronze Age (2500–1500 BCE) · Baloch megalithic
Raskohi — Balochistan Stone Cairn Field in Balochistan, Pakistan is a Bronze Age (2500–1500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Baloch megalithic.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Ancient village
St Agnes Beacon Settlement Terraces
Bronze Age · Cornish Bronze Age
St Agnes Beacon Settlement Terraces in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Bronze Age ancient-village attributed to Cornish Bronze Age.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Hillfort
Treryn Dinas Cliff Fort — St Levan
Iron Age (400 BCE) · Dumnonii
Treryn Dinas Cliff Fort — St Levan in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age (400 BCE) hillfort attributed to Dumnonii.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Idebessos — Lycian Tower City
Lycian Classical (500 BCE–300 BCE) · Lycian
Idebessos — Lycian Tower City in Antalya Province, Turkey is a Lycian Classical (500 BCE–300 BCE) ancient-city attributed to Lycian.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Ancient village
Sancreed Beehive Hut — Chapel Euny
Iron Age · Dumnonii
Sancreed Beehive Hut — Chapel Euny in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age ancient-village attributed to Dumnonii.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Ancient city
Shaka — Formosa Bay Swahili Ruins
Swahili (14th–17th c. CE) · Swahili (Witu)
Shaka — Formosa Bay Swahili Ruins in Kilifi County, Kenya is a Swahili (14th–17th c. CE) ancient-city attributed to Swahili (Witu).
🇩🇿 Algeria · Ancient city
Caesarea Mauretaniae (Cherchell)
Phoenician / Numidian / Roman · Mauretanian / Roman
Splendid royal capital of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene (25 BCE) then capital of Mauretania Caesariensis, with harbour, great theatre, amphitheatre and museums of Greek copies.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Tell
Tell Iktanu — Jordan Valley
Early Bronze Age (3600–2500 BCE) · Canaanite
Tell Iktanu — Jordan Valley in Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Early Bronze Age (3600–2500 BCE) tell attributed to Canaanite. EB I-III double town with massive stone walls and glacis on valley floor.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Hillfort
Chûn Castle Hillfort — Penwith
Iron Age (300 BCE) · Dumnonii
Chûn Castle Hillfort — Penwith in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age (300 BCE) hillfort attributed to Dumnonii.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Ancient city
Gede Primary Outer Wall — South Enclosure
Swahili (12th–17th c) · Swahili
Gede Primary Outer Wall — South Enclosure in Kilifi County, Kenya is a Swahili (12th–17th c) ancient-city attributed to Swahili. Outer walled town extension 2 ha south of Gede main mosque with tombs.
🇮🇹 Italy · Buried city
Herculaneum
Roman · Roman
Roman seaside town buried under 20 m pyroclastic flow from Vesuvius 79 CE, preserving wooden furniture, upper storeys, frescoes and unique carbonized papyri scrolls (Villa of the Papyri, now being…
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Tell Ghamqa
Late Bronze to Iron Age (c.1500–300 BCE) · Late Bronze Ugaritic → Iron Phoenician
Lagoon harbour tell (1500–300 BCE) between Latakia and Jableh — now 2 km inland.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Bonda Tepe — Lycia Highland Sanctuary
Lycian (600–200 BCE) · Lycian
Bonda Tepe — Lycia Highland Sanctuary in Antalya Province, Turkey is a Lycian (600–200 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Lycian.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Hillfort
Dodman Point Cliff Fort
Iron Age (300 BCE) · Dumnonii
Dodman Point Cliff Fort in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom is a Iron Age (300 BCE) hillfort attributed to Dumnonii.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Ephesus (Efes)
Ionian to Byzantine · Ionian Greek / Roman
Ephesus (Efes) in Izmir Province, Turkey is a Ionian to Byzantine ancient city attributed to Ionian Greek / Roman culture. Inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 1018).