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🇹🇳 Tunisia · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Utica Submerged Phoenician Harbour Channel in Bizerte, Utica, Tunisia is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Hydraulic works
British colonial (Anglo-Egyptian) · Anglo-Egyptian, French engineers
1902 610-m gravity masonry 180-sluice Low Dam north spur 6 km above High Dam, world's largest masonry then.
🇮🇱 Israel · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Atlit-Yam Megalith Submerged Crescent Wall in Haifa, Atlit-Yam, Israel is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn — Southern Extension in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Early Neolithic (4500-3800 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Cairn de Barnenez Chamber D Annex — Northern Annex in Brittany, Finistere, France is a Early Neolithic (4500-3800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Eastern Outlier in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Northern Annex in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Carnac Le Menec West Sector Alignment — Western Terrace in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Late Neolithic (3000-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇪🇸 Spain · Ancient village
Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE) · Castro Culture
Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Southern Extension in Galicia, A Coruna, Spain is a Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE) ancient village attributed to Castro Culture.
🇪🇸 Spain · Megalith
Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE) · Iberian Neolithic
Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Northern Annex in Andalusia, Cadiz, Spain is a Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE) megalithic attributed to Iberian Neolithic.
🇪🇸 Spain · Megalith
Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE) · Iberian Neolithic
Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Western Terrace in Andalusia, Cadiz, Spain is a Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE) megalithic attributed to Iberian Neolithic.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical Greek/Roman
Erechtheion North Porch Caryatid Base 3 in Attica, Acropolis, Greece is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical Greek/Roman.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Göbekli Tepe Buried Enclosure D Central Pillars in Şanlıurfa, Göbekli Tepe, Turkey is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇱🇾 Libya · Cave
Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) · Upper Palaeolithic
Jebel Akhdar Hadd Cave Layer 4 in Cyrenaica, Jebel Akhdar, Libya is a Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) cave attributed to Upper Palaeolithic.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Kekova Submerged Lycian House Foundations in Antalya, Kekova, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Knowe of Burrian Chambered Cairn — Northern Annex in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Knowe of Burrian Chambered Cairn — Western Terrace in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Menouthis Submerged Ptolemaic Anchor Scatter in Alexandria, Egypt is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) submerged city attributed to Bronze Age–Classical.
🇹🇷 Turkey · Fortress
Iron Age to Hellenistic (c.800–100 BCE) · Neo-Assyrian → Neo-Babylonian → Achaemenid
Babylonian-Persian mountain fortress Kirshu on Taurus spur with palace terraces and 30 m tunnel.
🇲🇹 Malta · Temple complex
Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE) · Temple Period
Mnajdra South Temple Terrace Annex — Western Terrace in Malta, Qrendi, Malta is a Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Temple Period.
🇲🇳 Mongolia · Megalith
Late Bronze to Early Iron (Mongolian Late Bronze) · Deer Stone–Khirigsuur Culture
14 Classic deer stones (1400–700 BCE) — 4.2-m flight-deer stelae in Khovsgol valley.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Middle Neolithic (4000-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Table des Marchands Extension East — Eastern Outlier in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Middle Neolithic (4000-3500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇫🇷 France · Megalith
Middle Neolithic (4000-3500 BCE) · Atlantic Neolithic
Table des Marchands Extension East — Northern Annex in Brittany, Morbihan, France is a Middle Neolithic (4000-3500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Atlantic Neolithic.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Chalcolithic-Early Bronze (4000-2800 BCE) · Proto-Elamite
Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South — Southern Extension in Isfahan, Kashan, Iran is a Chalcolithic-Early Bronze (4000-2800 BCE) tell attributed to Proto-Elamite.
