All 616 ancient sites
Every site on The Ancient Atlas, grouped by region. Each page includes the site’s story, coordinates, and curated walkthrough videos.
Africa (37)
- Abba Yohani Rock-Cut Church
- Abreha we AtsbehaEthiopia
- Abuna Yemata GuhEthiopia
- Adadi Maryam Monolithic Church
- Adam's Calendar
- Aksum ObelisksEthiopia
- Ambager Church Complex
- Bete Abba LibanosEthiopia
- Bete AmanuelEthiopia
- Bete DenagelEthiopia
- Bete Gabriel-RufaelEthiopia
- Bete Giyorgis (St. George)Ethiopia
- Bete GolgothaEthiopia
- Bete LehemEthiopia
- Bete MaryamEthiopia
- Bete Medhane AlemEthiopia
- Bete MerkoriosEthiopia
- Bete MikaelEthiopia
- Daniel Korkor Rock-Cut Church
- Debra Damo Monastery
- Geneta Mariam Monolithic Church
- Great ZimbabweZimbabwe
- Ikom Monoliths
- Lalibela Rock-Hewn Churches
- Madghacen (Algerian Pyramids)Algeria
- Maryam KorkorEthiopia
- Medhane Alem Adi Kasho
- Meroe Pyramids
- Mikael ImbaEthiopia
- Nazugn Mariam Monolithic Church
- Richat Structure (Eye of the Sahara)
- Senegambian Stone CirclesSenegal & Gambia
- Tassili n'Ajjer
- Washa Mikael Rock-Cut Church
- Wukro CherkosEthiopia
- Yeha
- Yemrehana KrestosEthiopia
Asia (166)
- Ajanta CavesIndia
- Angkor ThomCambodia
- Angkor WatCambodia
- Arkaim
- Aurangabad Caves
- Bada Valley MegalithsIndonesia
- BaganMyanmar
- Baigong Pipes
- BakongCambodia
- Bamiyan
- Banteay Chhmar
- Banteay Kdei
- Banteay Prei (Angkor)
- Banteay Prei Nokor
- Banteay Samré
- Banteay SreiCambodia
- Banteay Toap
- Banyunibo
- Barabar Caves
- Barong
- Bat Chum
- Bayon Temple
- Bedse CavesIndia
- Beng MealeaCambodia
- Bhaja CavesIndia
- Bingling Temple Grottoes
- BorobudurIndonesia
- Brihadeeswarar Temple (Thanjavur)India
- Bubrah
- Candi Sukuh
- Chaw Srei Vibol
- Chennakeshava Temple (Belur)
- Chusovo Wall
- Daisen Kofun
- Dazu Rock Carvings
- Dharmrajeshwar Temple
- East Baray
- East Mebon
- Elephant Mountain Grottoes
- Elephanta CavesIndia
- Ellora CavesIndia
- Ganghwa DolmensSouth Korea
- Gochang Dolmens
- Goguryeo Tombs (Jilin)
- Gornaya Shoria
- Gornaya Shoria Megaliths
- Guanlin Temple
- Gunung Padang
- Guyaju Caves
- Hampi
- HarappaPakistan
- Hejin City Fortress
- Hirebenakal Megalithic Necropolis
- Hodota Kofun Cluster
- Hoysaleshwara Temple
- Huashan Grottoes
- Ijo
- Ishi-no-Hoden
- Ishibutai Kofun
- Jiahu
- Kailasa Temple (Ellora Cave 16)
- Kalasan
- Kalavantin Durg
- Kbal Spean (Valley of a Thousand Lingams)
- Kedulan
- Keyan Big Buddha
- Khajuraho TemplesIndia
- Khara-Hora Shaft
- Koh KerCambodia
- Koichi Kofun Cluster
- Konark Sun TempleIndia
- Kotukal Cave Temple
- Kravan
- Lepakshi (Veerabhadra Temple)India
- Leshan Giant BuddhaChina
- Longmen Grottoes
- Longyou Caves
- Lumbung
- Mahabalipuram (Shore Temple)India
- Maijishan Grottoes
- Maliabad Fort
- Mamallapuram
- Maoling Mausoleum (Great White Pyramid)
- Masuda no Iwafune
- Matisi Grottoes
- Mendut
- Mengshan Giant Buddha
- Mogao Grottoes
- Mohenjo-daroPakistan
- Mt. Kuromata
- My SonVietnam
- My Son Sanctuary
- Nagarjuni Caves
- Naneghat
- Neak Poan (Jayatataka Baray)
- Neam Rup (Pleasant Temple)
- Nias Island Megaliths
- Osaka Castle
- Oya Stone Quarry
- Padmanabhaswamy Temple
- Pawon
- Phanom Rung
- Phimai (Prasat Hin Phimai)
- Phnom Bok
- Phnom Chisor
- Pitalkhora Caves
- Plain of JarsLaos
- Plaosan
- PrambananIndonesia
- Preah Khan (Angkor)
- Preah Khan of Kompong SvayCambodia
- Preah KoCambodia
- Preah VihearCambodia
- Pura Besakih
- Pura Lempuyang Luhur
- Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum
- Rani ki Vav (Queen's Stepwell)India
- Ratu Boko
- Rongxian Giant Buddha
- Sahasralinga (Shilmala River)
- Saitobaru Kofun Cluster
- Sakafune-ishi
- Sakitama Kofun Cluster
- Sambisari
- Sambor Prei Kuk
- Sanchi StupaIndia
- Sannai-Maruyama
- Sanxingdui
- Sari
- Sewu Temple
- Shaohao Mausoleum
- Si Thep (Khao Klang Nok)Thailand
- Sigiriya
- Sojiwan
- Spean Praptos (Kampong Kdei Bridge)
- Srah Srang
- SukhothaiThailand
- Sumba Megalithic Tombs
- Sumbawa Megaliths
- Ta KeoCambodia
- Ta ProhmCambodia
- Takht-e Rustam (Afghanistan)
- Tampaksiring (Gunung Kawi)
- Terracotta Army
- Tianlong Shan Grottoes
- Tiantishan Grottoes
- Tiger Cave (Saluvankuppam)India
- Tomb of the General
- Toraja Rock-Cut Burials
- Vat Phou
- Veal Phtei
- Vettuvan Koil
- West Baray
- West Mebon
- Willong Khullen MegalithsIndia
- Wushan Grottoes (Lashao Temple)
- Xi'an Pyramids
- Xuankong Temple (Hanging Temple)
- Xumishan Grottoes
- Yakushima Megaliths
- Yangshan Quarry
- Yonaguni Monument
- Yuji Mountain Buddha
- Yungang Grottoes
- Zhangye Dafo Temple
- Ōyu Stone Circles
Central America (40)
- Aké
- Bimini RoadBahamas
- CalakmulMexico
- CaracolBelize
- Chacchoben
- Chalcatzingo
- Chaltun Ha
- Chichen Itza
- Chichén ItzáMexico
- Cholula
- Coba
- Comalcalco
- CopánHonduras
- Cuicuilco
- Dzibanche
- El MiradorGuatemala
- El Tajín
- Izamal Satellite Pyramids
- La Venta
- Lamanai
- MitlaMexico
- Monte AlbánMexico
- Nakum
- Naranjo
- PalenqueMexico
- Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent (Teotihuacan)
- Pyramid of the Moon (Teotihuacan)
- Pyramid of the Sun (Teotihuacan)
- San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán
- Templo Mayor (Tenochtitlan)Mexico
- Teotihuacán
- TikalGuatemala
- Tula (Tollan)
- Tulum
- Uaxactun
- UxmalMexico
- Xochicalco
- Xunantunich
- Yaxha
- Zaculeu
Egypt (46)
- Abu GhorabEgypt
- Abu Ghorab (Sun Temple of Niuserre)
- Abu RawashEgypt
- Abu SimbelEgypt
- Abu Sir (Pyramid Complex)
- Abydos (Temple of Seti I)Egypt
- Amarna (Akhetaten)
- Bent Pyramid (Dahshur)
- Black Pyramid (Dahshur)
- Colossi of Memnon
- Dendera Temple Complex
- Edfu Temple (Temple of Horus)
- Elephantine Island
- Great Pyramid of Giza (Khufu)
- Great Sphinx of GizaEgypt
- Hawara Pyramid & Labyrinth
- Hierakonpolis (Nekhen)Egypt
- Karnak Temple ComplexEgypt
- Khafre Valley Temple
- Luxor TempleEgypt
- Medinet Habu
- Memphis (Mit Rahina)
- Nabta PlayaEgypt
- NaqadaEgypt
- Osireion (Abydos)
- Osiris Shaft (Giza)
- Philae Temple (Temple of Isis)
- Pyramid of KhafreEgypt
- Pyramid of Meidum
- Pyramid of MenkaureEgypt
- Pyramid of Unas
- Qasr el Sagha
- Red Pyramid (Dahshur)
- Saqqara Necropolis
- Serapeum of Saqqara
- Siwa Oracle Temple (Amun)
- Sphinx Temple
- Step Pyramid of DjoserEgypt
- Tanis (San el-Hagar)
- Tell el Roba (Mendes)Egypt
- Temple of Bastet (Bubastis)
- Temple of Hatshepsut
- Temple of Kom Ombo
- Unfinished Obelisk (Aswan)
- Valley of the KingsEgypt
- Zawyet el-AryanEgypt
Europe (127)
- Acropolis Oga (Methana)Greece
- Agios Adrianos FortGreece
- Alatri AcropolisItaly
- Alba FucensItaly
- ApteraGreece
- Arcadian Gate (Messene)Greece
- AsineGreece
- AveburyUnited Kingdom
- Azores Pyramids (Pico Alto)
- Baltray Standing StonesIreland
- Barnenez
- Bisenzio (Visentium)Italy
- Bru na Boinne (Boyne Valley)Ireland
- Bryn Celli Ddu
- Cairn of Barclodiad y Gawres
- Callanish StonesUnited Kingdom
- Carnac StonesFrance
- Carnac Stones (Brittany)
- Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery
- CassopeGreece
- Castlerigg Stone Circle
- Cefalù Polygonal Walls
- Cista Velika Stećci NecropolisCroatia
- CosaItaly
- DaorsonBosnia and Herzegovina
- DelphiGreece
- DodonaGreece
- Dolmen of Menga
- Dolmens of the North Caucasus
- Domus de Janas of Corongiu (Pimentel)Italy
- Dowth
- Eleutherai FortressGreece
- Epidaurus
- Etruscan Necropolis of PuntoneItaly
- Externsteine
- FalasarnaGreece
- Filitosa (Corsica)France
- Forcadas Tombs & Cortiço Dolmen
- Fourknocks Passage TombIreland
- Gavrinis
- Giant's Ring
- Giants' Grave Mura CuadaItaly
- Giants' Grave S'Ena e ThomesItaly
- Giants' Grave Su Mont'e s'AbeItaly
- Giants' Grave of ImbertigheItaly
- Gilmerton Cove
- Heraion of ArgosGreece
- Hill of TaraIreland
- Hypogeum of Sas PuntasItaly
- Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni
- HyrtakinaGreece
- Iloi Complex (Sedilo)Italy
- JuvanumItaly
- Kamilari Tholos TombGreece
- Kazarma AcropolisGreece
- KnossosGreece
- Knowth
- LatoGreece
- LilaiaGreece
- Locmariaquer
- Long Man of Wilmington
- Loughcrew
- Loughcrew CairnsIreland
- MaeshoweUnited Kingdom
- Malta Cart Ruts (Misraħ Għar il-Kbir)
- Merry Maidens
- Messapian Walls of CastroItaly
- Methana Acropolis (Palaiokastro)Greece
- MideaGreece
- MnajdraMalta
- Monte PallanoItaly
- MycenaeGreece
- Mên-an-Tol
- Naveta des Tudons
- Necropolis of Moreira de Rei
- Necropolis of Saint Michael (Sao Miguel)
- Necropolis of Sao Gens
- Nekromanteion of AcheronGreece
- New PleuronGreece
- Newgrange
- Nuraghe CorbosItaly
- Nuraghe PiricuItaly
- Nuraghe PiscuItaly
- Nuraghe Santa Barbara (Bauladu)Italy
- Nuraghe Santu AntineItaly
- Nuraghe SerbissiItaly
- Nuraghe Su MulinuItaly
- OiniadesGreece
- Orbetello
- Orchomenos (Boeotia)Greece
- Panoias SanctuaryPortugal
- PanopeusGreece
- Pantelleria Vecchia Bank Monolith
- Phaistos
- PnyxGreece
- PolyrrheniaGreece
- ProernaGreece
- Protonuraghe Bruncu MaduguiItaly
- Pyramid of BomarzoItaly
- Pyramid of Hellinikon
- Ring of Brodgar
- Rollright Stones
- Rosslyn Chapel & Castle
- Rusellae
- Sacred Well Is PiroisItaly
- Sacred Well of Sa TestaItaly
- San Andrea Priù
- Sardinia Nuraghi (Su Nuraxi)
- Segni (Signia)Italy
- Silbury Hill
- Siphai (Tipha)Greece
- Skara BraeUnited Kingdom
- Stanton Drew Stone Circles
- StonehengeUnited Kingdom
- Stylos Tholos TombGreece
- Tarragona Cyclopean Walls
- Tarxien TemplesMalta
- Thornborough Henges
- Thracian Megaliths (Buzovgrad)Bulgaria
- Tiryns
- Tombs and Dolmens of Fornos de Algodres
- Treasury of Atreus (Tomb of Agamemnon)
- Vetulonia
- Via Cava di San SebastianoItaly
- West Kennet Long Barrow
- Ġgantija Temples
- Ħaġar QimMalta
Middle East (46)
- Abu Hureyra
- Al Rajajil Standing StonesSaudi Arabia
- AlUla (Dadan & Lihyanite Capitals)
- Awwam Temple (Mahram Bilqis)
- Baalbek (Heliopolis)Lebanon
- Baraqish (Yathill)
- Barran Temple
- Byblos (Jbeil)
- Cube of Zoroaster (Ka'bah-ye Zartosht)
- Dumat al-Jandal
- Elephant Rock (Jabal AlFil)
- Gur Dokthar (Daughter's Tomb)
- Harat Khaybar
- HatraIraq
- Hezekiah's Tunnel
- Horvat Midras
- Hosn SuleimanSyria
- Jerash (Gerasa)
- Jericho (Tell es-Sultan)
- Jerusalem Archaeological Park
- Jiroft
- Jubbah Rock Art (Jabal Umm Sinman)
- Karahunj (Zorats Karer)Armenia
- Kidron Valley Tombs
- Little Petra (Siq al-Barid)
- Madain Saleh (Hegra)
- Marib Dam (Old Dam of Ma'rib)
- Naqsh-e RustamIran
- Nimrud
- Palmyra
- Pasargadae
- PersepolisIran
- PetraJordan
- Qadamgah
- Qaryat al-Faw
- Rujm el-Hiri (Gilgal Refaim)Israel
- Tall el-Hammam
- Tall-e Takht (Cyclopean Wall of Pasargadae)
- Tayma Oasis
- Temple Mount Megaliths
- Timna (Hajar Kuhlan)
- Tomb of Cyrus the Great
- Ur
- Vishap StonesArmenia
- Zedekiah's Cave
- Zendan-e Soleyman (Tomb of Cambyses I?)
North America (7)
- Bandelier
- Canyon de Chelly
- Chaco Canyon (Chaco Culture)
- Gault Site (Buttermilk Creek)United States
- Hovenweep
- Mesa Verde
- Sage Wall (Montana)
Pacific (19)
- Ha'amonga 'a Maui (Tonga Trilithon)Tonga
- Hawaiian Heiaus
- Healing Stones of Kapaemahu (Oahu)
- Kosrae Leluh Island
- Langi Pyramid Platforms (Lapaha)
- Latte Stones of Guam
- Latte Stones of Tinian
- Marae Arahurahu (Tahiti)
- Marquesas Islands
- Menehune Ditch (Kīkīaola)
- Menehune Fishpond (Alekoko)
- Moai of Easter Island (Rapa Nui)Chile (Rapa Nui)
- Morongo Uta (Rapa Iti)French Polynesia
- Nan Madol
- Necker Island Megalithic Site
- Palau Megalithic Site
- Rota Quarry (As Nieves)
- Wailua River Heiaus (Kauai)
- Yap Rai Stones
South America (51)
- Amaru MarkawasiPeru
- Aramu MuruPeru
- Cahuachi PyramidsPeru
- CaralPeru
- Casma Valley GeoglyphsPeru
- Chan Chan
- ChankilloPeru
- Chavín de HuántarPeru
- ChincheroPeru
- ChoquequiraoPeru
- Chucuito (Inca Uyo)
- Coricancha (Qorikancha)
- Cumbe MayoPeru
- CusilluchayocPeru
- Gate of the Sun (Tiwanaku)
- Huaca de la Luna
- Huaca del Sol
- InkilltamboPeru
- Killarumiyoq
- KuélapPeru
- Lima GeoglyphsPeru
- Líneas de PalpaPeru
- Machu PicchuPeru
- Moray
- Naupa Huaca
- Nazca LinesPeru
- Nazca Puquios
- OllantaytamboPeru
- PikillaqtaPeru
- Pisac
- Puma PunkuBolivia
- Qenqo
- Raqchi (Temple of Wiracocha)
- River IntihuatanaPeru
- RumiwasiPeru
- SacsayhuamánPeru
- Saihuite Stone
- Samaipata (El Fuerte)Bolivia
- San Agustín Archaeological ParkColombia
- Sillustani
- Tambomachay
- Tarawasi
- Temple of the Moon (Huayna Picchu)Peru
- Teteqaqa (Cusco)Peru
- Tipón
- TiwanakuBolivia
- Unu UrqoPeru
- Vilcabamba (Espíritu Pampa)
- Vilcashuaman
- Wari (Huari)
- Zone X (Cheqtaqaqa)Peru
Türkiye (77)
- Acigöl Underground City
- Alaca Höyük
- Ani
- Ankara Hidden Monastery
- Antalya Ancient Theaters
- Aphrodisias
- Aspendos
- Ayanlar Höyük
- Aydıntepe Underground City
- Ağırnas Underground City
- Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan)
- Bazda Caves
- Boncuklu Tarla
- Dara Ancient City
- Derinkuyu Underground CityTürkiye
- Derinkuyu-Kaymakli TunnelTürkiye
- Dulkadirli Underground City
- Ephesus
- Ersele Underground City
- Gaziemir Underground CityTürkiye
- Göbekli TepeTürkiye
- Göreme Open Air MuseumTürkiye
- Gümüşler Rock-Cut Monastery
- Gürcütepe
- Güzelyurt Underground City
- Hagia Sophia
- Harbetsuvan Tepesi
- Harput Castle
- HattusaTürkiye
- Hierapolis
- Höyük Underground City
- Ihlara Valley
- Iznik (Ancient Nicaea)
- Karahan Tepe
- Kaymakli Underground CityTürkiye
- Kırkgöz Underground City
- Limyra
- Manazan Caves & Taşkale Granaries
- Matiate (Midyat) Underground City
- Mazi Underground CityTürkiye
- Meydan Kalesi
- Mucur Underground City
- Myra
- Nemrut Dağı
- Nevşehir Underground City
- Ortahisar Castle
- Ozancık Höyük
- Patara
- Perge
- Sagalassos
- Saratli Underground CityTürkiye
- Sardis
- Sayburç
- Sefertepe
- Selime Cathedral
- Selime Cathedral (Cave Mosque)
- Sivasa (Gökçetoprak) Underground CityTürkiye
- Sogmatar
- St. Mercurius Underground City
- Tatlarin Underground CityTürkiye
- Taş Tepeler (Stone Hills)
- Telmessos (Fethiye)
- Termessos
- Tlos
- Troy (Hisarlik)
- Uchisar Fairy Chimneys
- Uçhisar Castle
- Xanthos
- Yedikule Fortress
- Yenimahalle Höyük
- Zelve Open Air Museum
- Zeugma Mosaic Museum
- Çakmaktepe
- Çardak Underground CityTürkiye
- ÇatalhöyükTürkiye
- Özkonak Underground City
- Özlüce Underground CityTürkiye