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101 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Megalith
Classical (regional) · Classical
Royal Giza Ridge West — Giza (56-35) at Giza, Egypt is a Classical (regional) megalithic of the Classical tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for ridge and associated settlement.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Megalith
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Old Giza Ridge I — Giza (56-45) at Giza, Egypt is a Bronze Age (regional) megalithic of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for ridge and associated settlement.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Megalith
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1500 BCE) · Atlantic Megalithic / Bell Beaker
Msoura (Mzora) Cromlech is Morocco's sole Atlantic megalithic ellipse, 55×45 m of 175 menhirs encircling a 6-m tumulus, 25 km southeast of Asilah. Tallest monolith El Uted (The Pointer) 5.5 m.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Neolithic to Early Historic (1000 BCE–200 CE) · Southern Neolithic / Maurya
Brahmagiri — Chitradurga in Karnataka, Chitradurga, India is a Neolithic to Early Historic (1000 BCE–200 CE) megalithic attributed to Southern Neolithic / Maurya culture.
🇬🇲 Gambia · Megalith
Late Iron Age to Medieval (750–1000 CE peak) · Serer–Wolof proto-Jola / Senegambian megalithic
Wassu is the Gambian component of UNESCO Senegambian Stone Circles (1226, 2006) — 11 megalithic circles (4.5–6 m Ø) with 1–2 m laterite pillars (cylindrical, dressed with iron wedge) enclosing burial…
🇲🇽 Mexico · Ancient city
Classic–Epiclassic 200–1000 CE · Cantona (Olmeca-Xicalanca hybrid)
Northern acropolis of largest pre-Hispanic highland city: 20 terraces, 12 ballcourts and 700 m paved causeways on malpaís.
🇮🇳 India · Megalith
Neolithic to Iron Age (2000–1000 BCE) · Southern Neolithic
Hallur — Karnataka Iron Age in Karnataka, Haveri, India is a Neolithic to Iron Age (2000–1000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Southern Neolithic culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic · Shetland Neolithic
Neolithic 'standing stones' house on Whalsay, 18×10 m, part of Pettigarths Field settlement, c.3000 BCE.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Middle Neolithic · Poitou-Charentes Atlantic
Necropolis of four tumuli (B and C registered MH 1992) at Benon, Poitou-Charentes, trapezoidal passage graves, c.4000 BCE.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Megalith
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Mound 72 Beaded Burial Extension in Southern Alluvium, Iraq is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) megalithic attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Megalith
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Xochicalco Observatory Hill in Andean Highlands, Peru is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Megalith
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Iron Age
Angel Mounds Temple Mound North in Central Java, Indonesia is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Megalith
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Medieval
Lepsius Mound Outlier in Mississippi Valley, United States is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Medieval culture.
🇨🇳 China · Megalith
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Local Neolithic
Borobudur Terrace Pyramid South in Xi'an Plain, China is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Megalith
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Meroe Northern Pyramid Field Extension in Giza Plateau, Egypt is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) megalithic attributed to Classical culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Megalith
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Etowah Mound A Terrace in Moche Valley, Peru is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Megalith
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Bronze Age
Huaca de la Luna Platform North in Moche Valley, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇳🇪 Niger · Megalith
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Bronze Age
Thimlich Ohinga Enclosure North in Ténéré, Niger is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Megalith
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval
Tiekene-Boussoura Tumulus North in Nok Valley, Nigeria is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic attributed to Medieval culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Megalith
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Classical
Spiro Craig Mound South in Moche Valley, Peru is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Classical culture.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Megalith
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Caracol Causeway Terminus in Petén, Guatemala is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Medieval culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Megalith
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat South in Saqqara, Egypt is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic attributed to Medieval culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Megalith
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.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Megalith
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Susa Acropole Temple Platform in Nubia, Nigeria is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) megalithic attributed to Medieval culture.
