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🇸🇾 Syria · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Tell Brak Eye Temple North in Al-Hasakah, Tell Brak, Syria is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Ancient city
Zimbabwe–Khami Tradition (Late Iron Age 1250–1700 CE) · Shona-Venda (Lemba/Vhangona) / Tsonga hinterland
5 ha hilltop Mapungubwe-descendant gold citadel with Queen's grave (gold bangles, Chinese porcelain) controlling Levuhbu–Indian Ocean ivory route.
🇬🇷 Greece · Archaeological wonder
Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) · Multi-period
Tiryns Cyclopean Gallery North in Peloponnese, Tiryns, Greece is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Multi-period.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Tucume Pyramid Huaca Larga South Ramp in Lambayeque, Túcume, Peru is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Uruk Anu Ziggurat Stone Cone Temple in Muthanna, Warka, Iraq is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient technology
Claimed Treta/Dvapara Yuga (mythic) vs actual 1918 channeling · Claimed Bharadvaja Vedic vs modern Theosophy-era pastiche
1918 Mysore 'channeled' Vaimanika Shastra — 32 mercury-vortex vimānas proved unflyable 1974 IISc review.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Rock art
Neolithic to Islamic (Thamudic–Nabataean–Islamic) · Neolithic pastoralists, Thamudic tribes, Nabataean caravan masters, early Arabs
Wadi Rum desert cliffs with 25,000 petroglyphs and Thamudic texts, UNESCO landscape.
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Ancient village
Phùng Nguyên 2000 BCE → Đông Sơn late Bronze–Early Iron 1000 BCE–100 CE → Han 100 CE–300 CE · Đông Sơn (Late Bronze–Early Iron, Southeast Asian Dong Son drum horizon)
Type-site Đông Sơn (1000 BCE–100 CE) on Mã River near Thanh Hóa — Heger I drums 90 cm with bird–toad frieze and socketed plows.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Rock-cut
Iron Age (900-100 BCE) · Lihyanite/Dedanite
Al Ula Dedan Necropolis Lion Tomb Access Ridge in Al Ula, Medina, Saudi Arabia is a Iron Age (900-100 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Lihyanite/Dedanite.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
New Kingdom to Third Intermediate/Napatan (1300–800 BCE) · Egyptian colonial and Nubian (Kushite)
Viceregal capital of Egyptian Kush (1300–800 BCE), 200×200 m walled town with 300+ pyramid tombs.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
New Kingdom (Ramesside) to Early Napatan · Egyptian (viceregal) / Kushite
Ramesside viceregal capital town of Kush at Amara West — 200 m walled city of Seti I/Ramesses II c.1300 BCE with Amun temple and external Napatan mini-pyramid cemetery.
🇱🇧 Lebanon · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Baalbek Jupiter Temple Podium South in Bekaa, Baalbek, Lebanon is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇲🇱 Mali · Archaeological wonder
Iron Age to Living (700 BCE–present) · Toloy / Tellem / Dogon
150-km 400-m cliff with 700 Tellem caves 11th–16th c, granaries, Dogon villages and Toloy archaeology.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2900 BCE) · Irish Neolithic
Brú na Bóinne Satellite Cairn Z — Eastern Outlier in County Meath, Ireland is a Late Neolithic (3200-2900 BCE) megalithic attributed to Irish Neolithic.
🇫🇷 France · Archaeological wonder
Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) · Multi-period
Carnac Le Ménec Western Alignment B in Brittany, Carnac, France is a Multi-period (4000 BCE–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Multi-period.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE) · Irish Neolithic
Carrowmore Dolmen Outlier 12 — Southern Extension in County Sligo, Ireland is a Early Neolithic (4000-3000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Irish Neolithic.
🇬🇷 Greece · Tumulus
Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BCE) · Mycenaean
Dimini Mycenaean Tholos North Dromos — Northern Annex in Thessaly, Volos, Greece is a Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BCE) tumulus attributed to Mycenaean.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Late Preceramic / Cotton Preceramic (3500–1800 BCE) · Andean Late Preceramic (Norte Chico–Chillón tradition, El Paraíso)
Late Preceramic mega-complex (3500–1800 BCE) in Chillón Valley, 58 ha, 11 pyramids, largest 100×100 m.
🇲🇹 Malta · Rock-cut
Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) · Temple Period
Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace in Malta, Paola, Malta is a Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Temple Period.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Temple complex
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Hatra Temple of Shamash Inner Shrine in Nineveh, Hatra, Iraq is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent · Old Kingdom
Huaca Pucllana Pyramid North Adobe Platform in Lima, Miraflores, Peru is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) or regional equivalent pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom.
🇮🇳 India · Ancient village
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) · Neolithic
Keezhadi Phase IV Tank Structure in Tamil Nadu, Keezhadi, India is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) · Orcadian Neolithic
Knowe of Burrian Chambered Cairn in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Late Neolithic (3200-2500 BCE) megalithic attributed to Orcadian Neolithic.
🇺🇸 United States · Cave
Paleo-Indian to Protohistoric (10,000 BCE – 1800 CE) · Columbia Plateau Paleo-Indian to Cayuse
Marmes Rockshelter in Washington, United States is a Paleo-Indian to Protohistoric (10,000 BCE – 1800 CE) cave attributed to Columbia Plateau Paleo-Indian to Cayuse culture.
