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🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Pre-Pottery Neolithic to Late Chalcolithic (9700–3500 BCE) · PPN → Halaf → Ubaid → Late Chalcolithic
Zeytinli Bahçe Step Trench East is the eastern step-trench sounding of Zeytinli Bahçe on the Euphrates left bank 5 km north of Birecik — the Neolithic step-trench key from PPN (9700 BCE) to Late…
🇮🇱 Israel · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze–Iron Age maritime
Akko — Ancient Harbour Mole North (Acre) in Northern, Akko, Ancient Harbour, Israel is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerged city attribute…
🇨🇦 Canada · Archaeological wonder
Renaissance (1558 – 1620) · Venetian cartographic
Large hook-shaped Labrador-as-island on Zeno 1558 — large island appearance of Labrador mainland seen offshore.
🇷🇴 Romania · Tell
Late Chalcolithic (Karanovo VI–Gumelniţa) · Gumelniţa–Karanovo VI–Varna complex
Type-site of Gumelniţa culture (c.4700–3950 BCE, Late Chalcolithic), 4-m tell on Danube Borcea island dominating copper-trade axis: two-storey Tell houses with plastered benches, Varna-grade copper…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Middle Kingdom · 12th Dynasty Egyptian
Hawara Pyramid Amenemhat III Fayum at Fayum, Hawara, Egypt is a Middle Kingdom pyramid of the 12th Dynasty Egyptian tradition, built c. 1850 BCE for mudbrick pyramid with labyrinth mortuary temple.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Early Intermediate to Middle Horizon (200 BCE–600 CE) · Lima culture (Maranga complex)
Pyramidal mound within UNMSM Ciudad Universitaria fenced archaeological park belonging to Maranga complex alongside Huaca Aramburu and Huaca la Palma.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Inner Hattusa Mound Central — Hattusa (60-09) at Hattusa, Turkey is a Early Historic (regional) temple complex of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 400 BCE for mound and associated settlement.
🇮🇳 India · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze–Iron Age maritime
Kaveripattinam — Wharf North (Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu) in Tamil Nadu, Poompuhar, Kaveripattinam, India is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) submerg…
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Early Bronze Age (c.2000–1500 BCE) · Orcadian Early Bronze Age (Beaker–Food Vessel)
The Knowes of Trotty (Early Bronze Age c.2000–1800 BCE) is a 1.5-m high burnt mound cemetery of 8 low barrows on the Harray lochside, famous 1858 excavation by George Petrie yielding the richest…
🇺🇸 United States · Tumulus
Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) · Hallstatt / Early Iron Age
Kolomoki — Mound A North Ramp (Georgia) in Georgia, Early County, Kolomoki, United States is a Early Bronze Age to Iron Age (2500–500 BCE) tumulus attribut…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex
Classical (regional) · Classical
Little Hattusa Settlement Inner — Hattusa (60-01) at Hattusa, Turkey is a Classical (regional) temple complex of the Classical tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for settlement and associated settlement.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Little Teotihuacan Reservoir II — Teotihuacan (56-13) at Teotihuacan, Mexico is a Bronze Age (regional) pyramid of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for reservoir and associated settlement.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Ancient city
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Lower Lalibela Fortress Central — Lalibela (59-24) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for fortress and associated settlement.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient village
Predynastic Naqada to Early Dynastic to Old Kingdom · Naqada → Early Dynastic Egyptian
Predynastic to Old Kingdom village and cemetery cluster (c.4000–2686 BCE) behind Abydos, key to Abydos hinterland settlement pattern: massive Naqada II–III cemeteries (Mahasna cemetery, 400+ graves)…
🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city
Middle Kingdom · 12th Dynasty Egyptian
Mirgissa Fortress Nubia Harbour at Nubia, Mirgissa, Sudan is a Middle Kingdom ancient city of the 12th Dynasty Egyptian tradition, built c. 1850 BCE for huge fortress 100×80 m with harbour slipway.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Musasir — Haldi Temple North Terrace (Iraqi Kurdistan) in Kurdistan, Sidekan, Musasir, Iraq is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex a…
🇮🇳 India · Archaeological wonder
Medieval (regional) · Medieval
Northern Khajuraho Terrace A — Khajuraho (60-38) at Khajuraho, India is a Medieval (regional) archaeological wonder of the Medieval tradition, built c. 800 CE for terrace and associated settlement.
🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Northern Nara Necropolis South — Nara, Asuka (54-29) at Nara, Asuka, Japan is a Neolithic (regional) megalithic of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 200 CE for necropolis and associated settlement.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Greco-Roman to Byzantine · Ptolemaic to Islamic
Pelusium Tell Farama Port Sinai at Sinai, Pelusium, Egypt is a Greco-Roman to Byzantine ancient city of the Ptolemaic to Islamic tradition, built c. 300 BCE for delta port capital frontier theatre.
🇪🇸 Spain · Ancient city
Phoenician to Modern (7th c BCE–present; peak Punic 5th–3rd c BCE and Roman 1st–3rd c CE) · Phoenician / Punic / Roman / Medieval Spanish
Punic–Roman promontory citadel Russadir forming core of Melilla la Vieja.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Underground city
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Sacred Lalibela Village South — Lalibela (59-49) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Neolithic (regional) underground city of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 400 BCE for village and associated settlement.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Rock art
Pre-Pottery Neolithic · Taş Tepeler PPN
Sayburc Reliefs Karahan Hills at Adıyaman, Sayburc, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic rock art of the Taş Tepeler PPN tradition, built c. 9000 BCE for bedrock narrative relief human/animal/leopard.
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Pyramid
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) · Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
Sukuh — Ancillary Pyramid Terrace North (Central Java) in Central Java, Karanganyar, Sukuh, Indonesia is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid at…
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Kurgan
Tasmola Early Saka (5th c. BCE) · Tasmola
Taldy-2 satellite: 24-m Tasmola maiden kurgan 800 m south of royal Arystan, Karaganda steppe.
