🇱🇾 Libya · Ancient city
Zawila
Islamic Fezzan (8th–15th c. CE; peak 10th–13th c.) · Garamantian / Islamic (Ibadi-Berber)
Zawila (Zuwayla) in Fezzan is a medieval Garamantian–Islamic oasis city, 8th–15th c. capital after Germa (Garama) decline.
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🇱🇾 Libya · Ancient city
Islamic Fezzan (8th–15th c. CE; peak 10th–13th c.) · Garamantian / Islamic (Ibadi-Berber)
Zawila (Zuwayla) in Fezzan is a medieval Garamantian–Islamic oasis city, 8th–15th c. capital after Germa (Garama) decline.
🇹🇭 Thailand · Archaeological wonder
Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) · Middle Bronze Age
Ancient City of Tana-Chott in Buriram Province, Thailand is a Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Middle Bronze Age culture.
🇸🇾 Syria · Ancient city
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban
Ebla — Palace G North Store Room in Idlib, Tell Mardikh, Ebla, Syria is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age u…
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Neolithic (4000–2000 BCE) · European Neolithic
Er-Roh Dolmen in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Neolithic megalithic monument dating to c. 3500–2500 BCE, built of local stone and associated with Atlantic farming communities.
🇩🇰 Denmark · Megalith
Neolithic (4000–2000 BCE) · European Neolithic
Klekkende Høj Passage Grave in Møn, Denmark is a Neolithic megalithic monument dating to c. 3500–2500 BCE, built of local stone and associated with Atlantic farming communities.
🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Ancient city
Kushan to Islamic (100 BCE–800 CE) copper mine with Buddhist monastery · Kushan then Ghaznavid copper mining Buddhist
Mes Aynak — Buddhist Monastery and Copper Mine in Logar Province, Afghanistan is a Kushan to Islamic (100 BCE–800 CE) copper mine with Buddhist monastery ancient-city attributed to Kushan then…
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Lima 200–600 → Wari → Ichma 1100–1470 → Inca 1470–1533 (pyramids Ichma period) · Lima → Wari → Ichma → Inca
Pan-Andean oracle sanctuary 200–1533 with 17 ramp pyramids (Huaca del Sol Inca? Not, Pachacamac pyramids): large stepped terraces with central ramp (Ichma style 1100–1470), Inca Temple of the Sun 30…
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Middle Horizon Moche V (600–750 CE, post-Moche IV collapse in south, Pampa Grande phase) · Moche (Moche V, Lambayeque polity)
Moche V (600–750 CE) fortress-pyramid Huaca Fortaleza at Pampa Grande: adobe mass 250×200 m 40 m high truncated with 290 m long ramp west, enclosing plaza 400×250 m, with elite compound atop.
🇷🇺 Russia · Kurgan
Bronze to Iron Age (2500–300 BCE) · Scythian / Saka
Pazyryk — Kurgan 5 Ancillary Horse Burial (Altai) in Altai Republic, Pazyryk, Russia is a Bronze to Iron Age (2500–300 BCE) kurgan attributed to Scythian /…
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Early Historic (3rd c. BCE–4th CE) · Satavahana-Ikshvaku
Salihundam — Srikakulam Buddhist Site in Andhra Pradesh, Srikakulam, India is a Early Historic (3rd c. BCE–4th CE) temple complex attributed to Satavahana-Ikshvaku culture.
🇫🇮 Finland · Megalith
Bronze Age (1500–500 BCE) · Scandinavian Bronze Age — Finnish coastal
Bronze Age burial site on a forested ridge uplifted from the sea near Rauma, inscribed UNESCO 1999.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid
Middle Preclassic to Late Classic (1000 BCE–900 CE; E-Group 600–300 BCE) · Maya (Preclassic then Tikal sphere)
Type-site of Mesoamerican E-Group solar observatory: western radial pyramid E-VII (Late Preclassic 500 BCE) aligning via three eastern platforms to sunrise solstices/equinoxes, deliberate horizon…
🇮🇳 India · Temple complex
Kalinga (Maha-Meghavahana) early historic · Jain (Digambara) / Royal Kalinga
Earliest Jain monastic caves in eastern India (2nd c. BCE–2nd c. CE) on twin sandstone hills near Bhubaneswar — 33 caves on Udayagiri and Khandagiri — excavated under Kalinga king Kharavela (c.40…
🇳🇴 Norway · Megalith
Roman Iron Age–Medieval (200–1400 CE) · Norwegian Iron Age / Viking — Sea-kings of Karmsund
Oldest Norwegian royal seat at the narrow Karmsund strait, where saga sources place Harald Fairhair's main manor.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Fortress
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) · Early Bronze Age
Citadel of Newfield Well in Somerset, South West England, United Kingdom is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) fortress attributed to Early Bronze Age culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Earthwork
Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) · Late Bronze Age
Earthworks of Ault in Somerset, South West England, United Kingdom is a Late Bronze Age (1550–1050 BCE) earthwork attributed to Late Bronze Age culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban
El-Lahun — Senwosret II Ancillary Town (Kahun, Fayum) in Fayum, El-Lahun, Egypt is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to B…
🇰🇷 South Korea · Hillfort
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Floodplain Hill Fort in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) hillfort attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Earthwork
Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE) · Neolithic / Woodland
Gussage All Saints — Banjo Enclosure South in England, Dorset, Gussage, United Kingdom is a Neolithic to Mississippian (3000 BCE–1400 CE) earthwork attribu…
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient city
Phoenician to Late Antique (8th c. BCE–7th c. CE) · Phoenician / Numidian / Roman
Phoenician-Roman port under modern Bizerte with lagoon quay.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Pyramid
Late Classic Maya (Chenés) · Maya (Chenés / Río Bec)
Chenés monster-mouth pyramid Structure II at Hormiguero — 12 m stepped pyramid with 6 m Witz doorway c.600–850 CE.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Late Intermediate (Chincha, 1000–1470 CE) · Chincha
Secondary adobe mound 7 km north-east of La Centinela in Chincha Valley interior, surveyed by Wallace 1957 and Sandweiss 2010 as part of 50-mound Chincha hierarchical pyramid system feeding Centinela…
🇴🇲 Oman · Archaeological wonder
Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) · Andean Formative
Pediment-Spur Archaeological Complex in Dhofar, Oman is a Andean Formative (1800–200 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Andean Formative culture.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
PPN (9600–8500 BCE, Pre-Pottery Neolithic) · Taurus PPN – Göbekli/ Karacadağ sphere
PPN (9600–8500 BCE, Pre-Pottery Neolithic) Taurus PPN – Göbekli/ Karacadağ sphere tell at Diyarbakır Province, Upper Tigris – early ppn village with round houses pre-pottery (dims Mound 50×40 m, 3 m PPN deposits).