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🇦🇲 Armenia · Ancient city
Early Bronze Age (3500-2500 BCE) · Early Bronze Age Kura-Araxes
Metsamor Fortress Citadel North Bastion in Armavir Province, Armenia is a Early Bronze Age (3500-2500 BCE) ancient city attributed to Early Bronze Age Kura-Araxes.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Archaic (800-500 BCE) · Archaic Greek
Perachora Heraion Cistern Ridge Terrace — Eastern Outlier in Corinthia, Perachora, Greece is a Archaic (800-500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Archaic Greek.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Archaic (800-500 BCE) · Archaic Greek
Perachora Heraion Cistern Ridge Terrace — Northern Annex in Corinthia, Perachora, Greece is a Archaic (800-500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Archaic Greek.
🇬🇷 Greece · Temple complex
Archaic (800-500 BCE) · Archaic Greek
Perachora Heraion Cistern Ridge Terrace — Western Terrace in Corinthia, Perachora, Greece is a Archaic (800-500 BCE) temple complex attributed to Archaic Greek.
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Prambanan Shiva Temple Nandi Mandapa in Yogyakarta, Prambanan, Indonesia is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Hydraulic works
Hellenistic (400-200 BCE) · Thracian
Seuthopolis Reservoir Embankment East — Southern Extension in Kazanlak, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria is a Hellenistic (400-200 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Thracian.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Taversoe Tuick Two Storey Annex — Northern Annex in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic.
🇸🇾 Syria · Tell
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) · Chalcolithic–EBA
Tell Leilan Buried Acropolis Temple Platform in Al-Hasakah, Tell Leilan, Syria is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA.
🇮🇷 Iran · Tell
Chalcolithic-Early Bronze (4000-2800 BCE) · Proto-Elamite
Tepe Sialk Necropolis B Extension South — Eastern Outlier in Isfahan, Kashan, Iran is a Chalcolithic-Early Bronze (4000-2800 BCE) tell attributed to Proto-Elamite.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Megalith
Medieval (1200-1500 CE) · Tiya Culture
Tiya Stele Field South Cluster — Eastern Outlier in Southern Nations, Gurage, Ethiopia is a Medieval (1200-1500 CE) megalithic attributed to Tiya Culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Geoglyph
Middle Horizon to Late Intermediate · Wari / Chuquibamba
18 geometric and zoomorphic cleared geoglyphs (800–1200 CE) on La Caldera pampa south of Toro Muerto.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Ancient city
Late Chalcolithic (4000-3100 BCE) · Uruk Period
Uruk Anu Ziggurat Terrace North Annex — Western Terrace in Al Muthanna, Warka, Iraq is a Late Chalcolithic (4000-3100 BCE) ancient city attributed to Uruk Period.
🇷🇸 Serbia · Tell
Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic (5700-4500 BCE) · Vinca Culture
Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Southern Extension in Belgrade, Vinca, Serbia is a Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic (5700-4500 BCE) tell attributed to Vinca Culture.
🇷🇸 Serbia · Tell
Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic (5700-4500 BCE) · Vinca Culture
Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Western Terrace in Belgrade, Vinca, Serbia is a Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic (5700-4500 BCE) tell attributed to Vinca Culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Vinquoy Chambered Cairn — Southern Extension in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic.
🇷🇴 Romania · Tell
Middle Neolithic through Eneolithic (Boian → Vădastra → Gumelnița) · Boian → Vădastra → Gumelnița
Vădastra Tell (Vădastra Type-Site Terrace) is a multi-period tell/ancient village in Olt County, Vădastra Commune, Danube terrace, Oltenia plain, Romania — Vădastra eponymous type-site — stratified…
🇮🇳 India · Cave
Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) · Upper Palaeolithic
Ajanta Cave 17 Veranda Mural in Maharashtra, Ajanta, India is a Upper Palaeolithic (35000–12000 BP) cave attributed to Upper Palaeolithic.
🇵🇹 Portugal · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3500-2800 BCE) · Iberian Neolithic
Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Southern Extension in Alentejo, Evora, Portugal is a Late Neolithic (3500-2800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Iberian Neolithic.
🇧🇴 Bolivia · Submerged site
Pseudoarchaeology Atlantis Hypothesis (1998–present) · Pseudoarchaeology (internet Atlanteology)
Pseudo-Atlantis transplanting Plato's plain to Titicaca's 3812 m northern altiplano – no marine geology.
🇰🇷 South Korea · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Baekje Mireuksa Temple West Pagoda Base in Jeollabuk, Iksan, South Korea is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇮🇹 Italy · Submerged site
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–300 CE) · Bronze Age–Classical
Baiae Submerged Nymphaeum of Claudius in Campania, Baiae, Italy 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 — Eastern Outlier in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic.
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Candi Sukuh Pyramid Terrace East Java in Central Java, Candi Sukuh, Indonesia is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇪🇸 Spain · Ancient village
Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE) · Castro Culture
Castro de Baroña Coastal Annex Terrace — Western Terrace in Galicia, A Coruna, Spain is a Iron Age (800 BCE-100 CE) ancient village attributed to Castro Culture.
