Archaeological Sites of Prehistory

 

Neolithic & Bronze Age

  • Stonehenge, England
  • Carnac, France
  • Locmariaquer, France
  • Altamira Cave, Spain
  • Ggantija Neolithic Temples, Malta
  • Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, Malta
  • Hagar Qim, Malta
  • Mnajdra Temples, Malta
  • Skorba Temples, Malta
  • Tarxien, Malta
 

Archaeological Sites of Antiquity

 

Ancient Egypt

  • Abu Simbel
  • Abydos
  • Alexandria
  • Aswan
  • Dendara
  • Dahshur
  • Giza
  • Edfu
  • Esna
  • Kom Ombo
  • Luxor & Karnak Temples
  • Memphis
  • Philae
  • Saqqara
  • Valley of Kings and Queens
  • Western Thebes

Mesopotamia

  • Agargouf
  • Babylon
  • Bosippa
  • Cstesiphon
  • Hatra
  • Mari
  • Nimrud
  • Nineveh
  • Ur

Ancient Persia

  • Bam and its Cultural Landscape
  • Bisotun
  • Kangavar
  • Meybod
  • Pasargadae
  • Persepolis
  • Tchogha Zanbil Ziggurat

Asia Minor & Ancient Arabia

  • Hittite objects
  • Marib, Yemen
  • Nemrut Dagi, Turkey

Ancient Levant

  • Byblos, Lebanon
  • Ebla, Syria
  • Ancient Jerusalem, Israel
  • Masada, Israel
  • Palmyra, Syria
  • Petra, Jordan
  • Qumran, Israel
  • Tyre, Lebanon
  • Ugarit, Syria

Ancient Greece

  • Athens, Greece
  • Akrothiri of Thera, Santorini, Greece
  • Apamaea, Syria
  • Bassae, Temple of Apollo Epicurius, Greece
  • Butrint, Albania
  • Delos, Greece
  • Delphi, Greece
  • Dura Europos, Syria
  • Ephesus, Turkey
  • Epidaurus, Greece
  • Knossos, Greece
  • Lindos, Greece
  • Mycenae, Greece
  • Olympia, Greece
  • Pella & Vergina, Greece
  • Pergamon, Turkey

Ancient Rome

  • Roman Monuments in the City of Rome, Italy
  • Apollonia, Libya
  • Baalbek, Lebanon
  • Bosra, Syria
  • Cyrene, Libya
  • Jerash, Jordan
  • Leptis Magna, Libya
  • Pompeii, Italy
  • Ptolomais, Libya
  • Sabratha, Libya
  • Diocletian's Palace, Split, Croatia
  • Roman Monuments in Spain
  • Roman Monuments in Germany
 

Archaeological Sites in Asia

 

Ancient Buddhist Sites

  • Ajanta Caves, India
  • Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
  • Bactrian Art in Afghanistan
  • Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh, Buddhist Sites
  • Bodh Gaya, Mahabodhi Temple Complex, India
  • Borobudur Temple Compounds, Indonesia
  • Dambulla, Sri Lanka
  • Ellora Caves, India
  • Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal
  • Nagajunkonda, India
  • Nalanda, India
  • Pakistan, Early Buddhist Sites
  • Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
  • Rajgir, India
  • Sanchi, India
  • Sarnath, India
  • Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
  • Takht-i-Bahi, Buddhist Ruins in Pakistan
  • Taxila, Centre of the Gandhara Civilization, Pakistan
  • Vaishali, India

Indian Subcontinent

  • Belur and Halebid Hoysala Temples, India
  • Brihadisvara Chola Temple in Thanjavur, India
  • Early Islamic Architecture of the Delhi Sultanate, India
  • Elephanta Caves, India
  • Hampi, Group of Monuments, India
  • Jain Temple Art, India
  • Khajuraho, Group of Monuments, India
  • Konarak, Sun Temple, India
  • Moenjodaro, archaeological ruins of the Indus River Civilization
  • Pallava Kingdom Art & Architecture, India
  • Pattadakal, Group of Monuments, India
  • Thatta, Pakistan

Southeast Asia

  • Angkor Temple Complex, Cambodia
  • Ayutthaya, Thailand
  • Bagan, Myanmar
  • Champa Sites in Vietnam
  • Prambanan Hindu Temple Compounds, Indonesia

China

  • Great Wall of China
  • Xian, Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, China 
 

Archaeological Sites in the Americas

 

Mesoamerican Civilizations in Mexico

  • Tenochtitlán & the Aztec Civilization
  • Cacaxtla Murals, Tlaxcala
  • Chalchihuites (Chichimeca) Culture
  • Cholula Pyramid, Puebla
  • Cuicuilco
  • El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City
  • Mitla & the Mixtec Civilization
  • Monte Albán & the Zapotec Civilization
  • Olmec Civilization
  • Ranas, Querétaro
  • Tarascans, Michoacán
  • Teopanzolco, Morelos
  • Teotihuacan, Pre-Hispanic City
  • Tula, Toltec Civilization
  • Veracruz & Cultures of the Gulf of Mexico
  • Xochicalco, Archaeological Monuments Zone

Maya Civilization

  • Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico
  • Maya Sites in Campeche, Mexico
  • Chichen Itza, Pre-Hispanic City, Mexico
  • Chincultik, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Cobá, Quintana Roo, Mexico
  • Copán, Honduras
  • Edzná, Campeche, Mexico
  • Kaba, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Kohunlich, Quintana Roo, Mexico
  • Labná, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Palenque, Pre-Hispanic City & National Park, Mexico
  • Quirigua, Archaeological Park and Ruins, Guatemala
  • San Gervasio Ruins, Quintana Roo, Mexico
  • Sayil, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
  • Tikal National Park, Guatemala
  • Toniná, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico
  • Yaxchilán, Chiapas, Mexico

Andean Civilizations

  • Chan Chan Archaeological Zone, Peru
  • Chavin de Huantar Archaeological Site, Peru
  • Chimu Huacas near Trujillo, Peru
  • Chincheros, Peru
  • Chinchorro Mummies, Chile
  • Inca sites in the City of Cusco, Peru
  • Ingapirca, Ecuador
  • Huaca Pukllana, Lima, Peru
  • Huaca del Sol & Huaca de la Luna, Peru
  • Lasana, Chile
  • Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary, Peru
  • Moray, Peru
  • Nasca and Pampas de Jumana Lines and Geoglyphs, Peru
  • Ollantaytambo Fortress, Peru
  • Pachacamac, Peru
  • Pikillacta, Peru
  • Pisac, Peru
  • Pre-Inca Geoglyphs in Northern Chile
  • Qenko, Peru
  • Quilmes Ruins, Argentina
  • Raqchi, Peru
  • Sacsayhuaman, Cusco, Peru
  • Samaipata Fort, Bolivia 
  • Sicán, Peru
  • Sillustani, Puno, Peru
  • Tiwanaku, Bolivia 
  • Tombs of the Lords of Sipán, Peru
  • Tambomachay, Cusco, , Peru
  • Tilcara Pukara, Argentina
  • Tucume Pyramids, Peru
  • Wari Culture, Peru
  • Pre-Inca & Inca Textiles
  • Pre-Columbian Archaeology Museums in Peru

Archaeological Sites in North America

  • Anasazi Pueblo in Mesa Verde, Colorado
  • Thule archaeological sites in Greenland
 

Archaeological Sites in Sub-Saharan Africa

 

Ethiopia

  • Lalibela, Rock-hewn Churches

 


Mali

  • Djenné-Djenno
  • Tellem Art on the Cliff of Bandiagara

 

Zimbabwe

  • Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
 

Archaeological Sites in Oceania

 

Easter Island

  • Ahu a Urenga
  • Ahu Akivi
  • Ahu Hanga Tetenga
  • Ahu Rei Inga Peta
  • Ahu Te Pito Kura
  • Ahu Tepeu
  • Ahu Tongariki
  • Akahanga
  • Ana Kai Tangata
  • Ana Te Pahu
  • Anakena
  • Hanga Kio'e
  • Hanga Piko
  • Hanga Te'e
  • Orongo
  • Papa Vaka
  • Puna Pau
  • Rano Kau
  • Rano Raraku
  • Vinapu