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🇧🇷 Brazil · Ancient village
Late Pre-Columbian (900 – 1650 CE) · Xinguano Arawak / Kuhikugu
Western Kuhikugu plaza K9 250×150 m at Seki Lake west — causeway 500 m ×12 m and reservoir 100 m under gallery forest; Xinguano.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Ancient village
Late Pre-Columbian (900 – 1650 CE) · Xinguano Arawak / Kuhikugu
Western Kuhikugu plaza K9 250×150 m at Seki Lake west — causeway 500 m ×12 m and reservoir 100 m under gallery forest; Xinguano.
🇫🇷 France · Rock art
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period rock art
Lascaux Hall of Bulls Frieze South Panel in Dordogne, Lascaux, France is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Multi-period rock art.
🇵🇰 Pakistan · Ancient village
Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE) · Mehrgarh Culture
Mehrgarh Period I Courtyard Complex North — Western Terrace in Balochistan, Kachi, Pakistan is a Neolithic (7000-5500 BCE) ancient village attributed to Mehrgarh Culture.
🇮🇹 Italy · Temple complex
Late Neolithic (4000-3200 BCE) · Ozieri Culture
Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Southern Extension in Sardinia, Sassari, Italy is a Late Neolithic (4000-3200 BCE) temple complex attributed to Ozieri Culture.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Submerged site
Archaic to Late Antique (600 BCE – 370 CE) · Milesian Greek / Bosporan Kingdom
North mole of Bosporan capital Pantikapaion at Kerch Bay — 140 m ashlar-concrete mole at –2 m.
🇮🇳 India · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Poompuhar Submerged Chola Wharf South in Tamil Nadu, Poompuhar, India is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇪🇨 Ecuador · Ancient city
Late Horizon Inca (c.1470–1532 CE) – Cañari antecedents · Inca (Tupaq Yupanki – Wayna Qhapaq) over Cañari
Pumapungo is the Inca palace-garden quarter of Tomebamba, Wayna Qhapaq's planned northern capital in modern Cuenca at 2,550 m.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Ancient city
Classical (300 BCE-300 CE) · Kindah
Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Eastern Outlier in Riyadh, Wadi al-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia is a Classical (300 BCE-300 CE) ancient city attributed to Kindah.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Shetland Neolithic
Stanydale Temple Annex Shetland — Western Terrace in Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Shetland Neolithic.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Middle Neolithic (4000-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Table des Marchands Extension East — Southern Extension in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Middle Neolithic (4000-3500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Rock art
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period rock art
Tamgaly Petroglyph Sun-Head Deity Panel in Almaty, Tamgaly, Kazakhstan is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Multi-period rock art.
🇲🇹 Malta · Temple complex
Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE) · Temple Period
Tarxien Central Temple Outlier Court — Western Terrace in Malta, Tarxien, Malta is a Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Temple Period.
🇮🇹 Italy · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical Greek/Roman
Tharros Temple of Demeter Tophet South Area in Sardinia, Tharros, Italy is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical Greek/Roman.
🇨🇳 China · Rock-cut
Northern Dynasties to Tang · Northern Qi–Tang northern Shanxi Buddhist
Taiyuan Heavenly Dragon western 8-cave extension 560–750 with 1924 removal and scaffolding holes.
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Ancient village
Đồng Đậu culture 1500–1200 BCE (Phùng Nguyên → Đồng Đậu → Gò Mun → Dong Son) · Phùng Nguyên succession (Vietic Red River) → Dong Son ancestor
Red River Phùng Nguyên succession site (c.1800–1200 BCE, Đồng Đậu culture 1500–1200) northwest of Hanoi — type-site for Đồng Đậu culture (Bùi Vinh's Phùng Nguyên → Đồng Đậu → Gò Mun sequence)…
🇮🇳 India · Submerged site
Early Historic Iron Age to Medieval (c. 200 BCE – 1000 CE) · Tamil / Indo-Roman
Podouke silted brick quay 45 m at 1.5 m above former estuary – Rouletted ware warehouses.
🇮🇷 Iran · Hydraulic works
Timurid (Tamerlane) to Safavid (1350–1590) · Timurid Persian (Turko-Mongol Persianized); Mashhad Imam Reza shrine
1350 Timurid 24-m arch 96 m on Golestan gorge feeding Mashhad Imam Reza 8-km garden canal, still lake.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Formative to Mississippian (1500 BCE–1500 CE) · Woodland–Mississippian
Cahokia Monks Mound South Terrace in Illinois, Collinsville, United States is a Formative to Mississippian (1500 BCE–1500 CE) earthwork attributed to Woodland–Mississippian.
🇨🇱 Chile · Geoglyph
Formative to Late Intermediate · Camarones Formative–Gentilar spring cult
Agua Salada spring terrace: 12 halite-edge geoglyphs at only perennial water in Camarones ravine.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Southern Extension in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇮🇷 Iran · Temple complex
Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE) · Elamite
Chogha Zanbil Ziggurat Outer Court Annex — Western Terrace in Khuzestan, Haft Tappeh, Iran is a Late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE) temple complex attributed to Elamite.
🇪🇸 Spain · Rock art
Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (3000-1500 BCE) · Iberian Schematic
Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Eastern Outlier in Andalusia, Jaen, Spain is a Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (3000-1500 BCE) rock art attributed to Iberian Schematic.
🇪🇸 Spain · Rock art
Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (3000-1500 BCE) · Iberian Schematic
Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Western Terrace in Andalusia, Jaen, Spain is a Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (3000-1500 BCE) rock art attributed to Iberian Schematic.
