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(Attributed) Name Suavjrvi Vredefort Dome Yarrabubba None yet Sudbury Great Barrier Reef None yet Chichibu Terra Amata Brewarrina Cave of Altamira Grotte Chauvet (Chauvet Cave) Pech Merle Tsodilo Lascaux Yonaguni Damascus Gbekli Tepe Djade al-Mughara atalhyk Byblos Mesolithic house Tel Meggido (Armageddon in Greek) The walls of Jericho Tumulus of Saint-Michael Cairn de Barnenez Sarazm none yet City of Ur Post track West Kennet Long Barrow Ggantija Cide Fields Gavrinis Knap of Howar Carrowkeel Hal Saflieni Carnac alignments Ancient Thebes (city of the 100 gates) Skara Brae Dowth / Knowth / Newgrange Stonehenge Niedertiefenbach tomb Zschen tomb Mont Bego (Valle des Merveilles)

Location N 63 7' E 33 23' Russia S 27 0' E 27 30' South Africa S 27 10' E 118 50' Western Australia La Plagne, Ain dpartement, France N 46 36' W 81 11' Ontario Canada Coral Sea, Queensland, North-East Australia Kami-takamori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan Saitama Prefecture, Japan Nice, France New South Wales, Australia Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain Vallon Pont d'Arc, Ardche, France Cabrerets, Lot dpartement, Midi-Pyrnes, France Kalahari desert, Botswana Montignac, Dordogne, France Ryukyu, Japan Syria 15 km North-East of anliurfa, South-Eastern Turkey Aleppo, Syria South-east of Konya, Turkey Lebanon Ronaldsway, Isle of Man Near Meggido Kibbutz, Israel West Bank of Jericho, Palestinian Territories Carnac, Brittany, France Plouezoc'h, Finistre, France Near Durman, Zarafshan Valley, Tajikistan Near Belmarsh Prison, Plumstead, Greenwich London Near Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar governorate, Iraq Somerset Levels and Moors, England Avebury, Wiltshire, England Gozo, Malta Co. Mayo, Ireland Island of Gavrinis, Larmor-Baden, Brittany, France Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland Lough Arrow, Co. Sligo, Ireland Hal Saflieni, Malta Mnec, Kermario, Kerlescan, Brittany, France Governorate of Qina, Egypt Bay of Skail, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland Bru Na Boinne, Ireland Amesbury, England Near Beselich-Niedertiefenbach, Hesse, Germany Near Fritzlar, Hesse, Germany Roya valley, Mercantour Park, South-East of France

Approximate date* 2,400,000 BCE 2,023,000 BCE 2,000,000 BCE 150,000,000 BCE 1,850,000 BCE 600,000 BCE 500,000 BCE 500,000 BCE 400,000 BCE 38,000 BCE 35,000 BCE 30,000 BCE 27,000 BCE 24,000 BCE 17,000 BCE 10,000 BCE 10,000 BCE

Definition Astrobleme (Diameter 16km) Astrobleme (Diameter 300km) Astrobleme (Diameter 30km) Sauropod dinosaur footprints (largest ever found, up to 1,5 metre in diameter) Astrobleme (Diameter 250km) Largest reef system (900+ islands, 2,600+km, 344,000+km) Five and eight post holes Ten post holes Human habitation Fish traps Upper paleolithic cave paintings Oldest cave paintings in France

UNESCO Reference or Internet reference http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/Age.html http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/1162 http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/Age.html http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091009132928.htm

Varanasi / Benares / Kashi ('City of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh, India Lights' in the Rigveda) Prometheus Wheeler Peak, Nevada Park, USA

Upper paleolithic cave paintings 4,500+ rock paintings (including the Whale painting) Paleolithic cave paintings Pyramidal structure Oldest continuously inhabited city Oldest temple (local communities seem to have gathered there 9,000 BCE to perform rites) 9,000 BCE Wall painting One of the world's earliest cities; mural art; world's oldest map 7,500 BCE (painting of the village) and Seated Woman clay figurine 7,000 BCE One of the oldest cities 7,000 BCE Hunter-gatherer's house Western post of a trade route between Egypt and Assyria. Tell http://www.parks.org.il/BuildaGate5/general2/data_card.php?Cat=~25~~5849026 7,000 BCE to 586 BCE (26 layers!) Numerous remains. Mentioned in the Book of http://www.bibleplaces.com/megiddo.htm Revelation. Site of several historical battles, 6,800 BCE Fortifications (and lowest city in the world -240 meters) http://198.62.75.1/www1/ofm/mad/discussion/012discuss.html 5,000 BCE 3,400 Stone and earth tumulus http://www.carnac.ouest-atlantis.com/tumulus.html BCE 4,850 BCE Cairn http://barnenez.monuments-nationaux.fr/#details 4,000 BCE Proto-city, largest metallurgical center of Central Asia http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/1141 4,000 BCE Ancient timber trackway http://www.physorg.com/news169297178.html Major city-state in Sumer, birthplace of Abraham. Home to the http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/current_projects/ur_iraq Circa 4,000 BCE Great Ziggurat http://globalheritagefund.org/images/uploads/projects/ur_2pager.pdf 3,838 BCE Ancient trackway of long ash planks, lime and hazel posts http://heritage-key.com/category/tags/somerset-levels 3,600 BCE Neolithic chambered long barrow (tomb) http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/373 3,600 BCE South temple http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/132 3,500 BCE Oldest field system http://www.museumsofmayo.com/ceide.htm 3,500 BCE Megalithic passage tomb with Neolithic stone art http://www.sagemor.com/gavrinis.html 3,500 BCE Neolithic farmstead http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/514 3,400 BCE Cemetery http://www.megalithicireland.com/Carrowkeel%20home.htm 3,300 BCE Hypogeum http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/130 3,300 BCE 3,000+ standing stones http://carnac.monuments-nationaux.fr/ 3,200 BCE Ancient capital of Egypt (Middle and New Kingdoms) http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/87 3,180 BCE Most complete European Neolithic village http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/514 3,100 3,000 BCE Passage tomb http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/659 3,100 3,000 BCE Circular stone enclosure http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/373 3,000 BCE + Late Neolithic Wartberg gallery grave http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niedertiefenbach_%28megalithic_tomb%29 3,000 BCE + Late Neolithic Wartberg gallery grave and stone carvings http://www.uni-muenster.de/UrFruehGeschichte/forschen/galeriegraeber.html 3,000 BCE + 40,500 petroglyphs (rock engravings) http://www.vesubian.com/sites/loisirs/valleedesmerveilles.htm Can't get a reliable One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world Benares is older than history, older than tradition, older even than source. Could have (oldest in India). Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon there. legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together. Mark been founded as early Hindu, Buddhist and Jain holy city. So many other things to say Twain. http://www.varanasicity.com/index.html as 3,000 BCE check the link. Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus Longaeva). Oldest living 2850 BCE http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_trees#Clonal_trees tree, but was cut down in 1964

http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/Age.html http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/154 http://www.athenapub.com/japhoax.htm http://news.bBCE.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/662794.stm http://www.prehistoirepaca.com/guide.asp?id_guide=8 Current UNESCO application http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/national/brewarrina/information.htm http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/310 http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/fr/ English and Spanish versions also available http://www.pechmerle.com/ http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1021 http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/85 http://www.morien-institute.org/yonaguni.html http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/20 http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/current_projects/gobekli_tepe http://globalheritagefund.org/images/uploads/projects/GHFGobekliTepeTurkey.pdf http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSOWE14539320071011 http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/completed_projects/catalhoyu http://globalheritagefund.org/images/uploads/projects/catal_2pager.pdf http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/295 http://forums.canadiancontent.net/history/86097-9-000-years-old-uks.html

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Methuselah Djoser Great Pyramid of Giza (Cheops) Harappa Great Sphinx of Giza none yet Ring of Brodgar, Stones of Stenness Chanqillo (Thirteen towers) Knossos Palace Cerro Sechin Theban necropolis Chavn de Huntar Uffington White Horse Karnak temple complex Abu Simble temples Petra Carthage Cyrene El Mirador Nasca Sigiriya Acropolis of Athens Bingling Temple Barabar Caves Tiwanaku Twyfelfontein Pergamon The Terracotta army The Great Wall of China Ajanta Caves Kanheri Caves Western wall (Wailing wall) The kaaba The 'Amazon Stonehenge' Marcahuamachuco My Son

Wheeler Peak, Nevada Park, USA Saqqarah, Egypt El Giza, Egypt Harappa, Punjab, Pakistan Giza plateau, Egypt Farmana, 60 km New Delhi, India Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland Casma-Sechin Oasis, Ancash department, Peru Near Heraklion, Crete Casma valley, Peru Luxor Governorate, Egypt White horse hill, near Faringdon, Oxfordshire, England Near Luxor, Luxor Governorate Egypt Western bank of Lake Nasser, Nubia Ma'an Governorate, Jordan Outside Tunis, Tunisia Outside Shahhat, Lybia About 80km North of Flores, Capital city of El Petn department, Guatemala Nasca and Pampas de Jumana Matale Distric, Sri Lanka Athens, Greece Along the Yellow River, Yongjing county, Gansu, China Jehanabad Disctric, Bihar, India Near Lake Titicaca, La Paz departement, Bolivia

2831 BCE 26672648 BCE 2,650 BCE 2,600 BCE 25582532 BCE 2,500 BCE 2500 2000 BCE 2,100 BCE 1,900 BCE 1,700 BCE 1,539 BCE 1,400 BCE 1,391 BCE 1244 BCE 1,200 BCE 814 BCE 631 BCE Circa 600 BCE 500 BCE 500 CE 477 495 BCE 460-430 BCE 420 BCE 322185 BCE 300 BCE 300 AD

Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus Longaeva). Currently the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselah_(tree) oldest living tree Mortuary complex http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_of_Djoser http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/86 Tomb for the 4th dynasty Pharaoh Cheops (Kufu) Bronze Age fortified city http://www.harappa.com/ Couchant sphinx (oldest known monumental statue) http://www.guardians.net/egypt/sphinx/ Largest Harappan cemetery (73 burials so far) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmana Neothilic henge and stone circle http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/514 Archeoastronomical site, ancient solar observatory http://agutie.homestead.com/files/incas/chankillo_solar_observatory.html Minoan palace complex and labyrinth http://www.ancient-greece.org/archaeology/knossos.html Megalithic complex (algricultural cities) with stone engravings/sculptures depicting scenes of warfare, gruesome http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cerr_1/hd_cerr_1.htm raids and sacrifices Royal burial site (Valley of the Kings/Queens) http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/87/ Ceremonial site later occupied by the Chavn (pre-Inca culture) Prehistoric hill figure (trenches filled with crushed white chalk) Largest ancient religious site Twin rock temples Rock-hewn city Ancient capital of the Phoenician world ( the shining city ) One of the main cities in the Ancient Greek world, copied on Delphi. Most important Greek site outside Greece Earliest and largest pre-classical Maya archeological site in Mesoamerica. Includes the largest pyramid in the world (by volume); called 'La Danta' Lines and Geoglyphs Rock fortress Temple complex Series of grottoes with Buddhist sculptures Rock-hewn chambers Pre-Columbian complex. Spiritual and political center (one of the most important precursors to the Inca empire) Around 5000 petroglyphs (rock engravings) (many animals depicted, regular ones, like kudus etc. and others like sea lions, penguins and possibly flamingos) Ancient capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon Terracotta sculptures of Qin Shi Huang, China's 1 st Emperor Stone and earthen fortifications Caves with Buddhist frescoes and sculptures Rock-hewn Buddhist vihara (monastery) Remnant of the wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple (Herod the great built it) Cube-shaped building, most sacred site in Islam 127 granite blocks

250 km North of Lima, Peru ; 3,180 meters above sea-level 1,500 BCE

http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/current_projects/chavin_de_h

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-countryside_environment/w-archaeo http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/87/ http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/88 http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/326 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/37 http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/current_projects/cyrene_libya http://globalheritagefund.org/images/uploads/projects/cyrene_2pager.pdf

http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/current_projects/mirador_gua http://globalheritagefund.org/images/uploads/projects/mirador_2pager.pdf http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/700 http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/202 http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/404 http://english.cri.cn/725/2005/12/05/202@34480.htm http://www.buddhist-temples.com/bihar/barabar-hills.html http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=567 http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1255/ http://www.berlin-en-ligne.com/archeo_pergame.php http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/441 http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/438 http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/242 http://www.mumbai.org.uk/kanheri-caves.html http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/148 http://islam.about.com/od/mecca/p/kaaba.htm http://news.bBCE.co.uk/2/hi/world/americas/4767717.stm

Huab Valley, Mount Etjo, Kunene region (ex-Damaraland), 300 BCE 0 Namibia Bergama, Mysia, Turkey Xi'an, Shaanxi, China From Shanhaiguan to Lop Nur, China Ajintha, Maharashtra, India North of Borivali, Mumbai, India Old City of Jerusalem, Israel Grand Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia Caloene, Amapa state, Brazil 281 BCE 246-210 BCE 220 BCE 200 BCE 100 BCE 800 19 BCE 500 BCE 0 BCE ?

Northern highlands of La Libertad, 3h from Trujillo, Peru 4th Century CE 70 km South of Da Nang, Quang Nam province, Vietnam 4th Century CE Circa 360 CE Somewhere in the 4th Century CE

Major regional center in the Andean Early Middle Horizon period (300700 CE) Perhaps the seat of a ceremonial oracle, as well http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/current_projects/marcahuama as a religious and political center (burial site in its later stages)

Hindu temples complex. Last vestige of the Champa kingdom. http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/maps/completed_projects/my_son_viet Extremely detailed carved brickwork and stonework. Probably the oldest Christian building in France. http://www.ot-poitiers.fr/home/decouvrir/centre-historique/baptistere.aspx

Baptistre Saint-Jean (Baptistery of St Poitiers, Vienne department, France John) Kars Ancient City Abbaye de Lrins (Lrins Abbey) Wat Phu Kars province, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey, about 20 km to Armenia

Controlled in turn by Urartians, Persians, Armenians, Byzantines, Seljuk Turks, the Ottoman Empire, Imperial Russia http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/completed_projects/kars_turk and the Turkish Republic. Tetraconchial Church of the Apostles (930 CE), Citadel, hammams. Oldest abbey in France Sacred temple complex of the Khmer Kings. One of the largest archaeological sites in Laos http://www.abbayedelerins.com/

Island of Saint-Honorat, Lrins island group, near Cannes, 400-410 CE Alpes-Maritimes department, France South of Champasak, extreme South of Laos Mid-5 Century CE
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Foguang Temple Batu Gajah (Elephant stone) The Two Buddhas of Bamiyan

5 km from Doucun, Wutai county, Shanxi province, China Palembang and Pasemah plateau, Indonesia Bamiyan valley, Hazarajat, Afghanistan

Circa 471-499 CE 500 CE 507, 554 CE 545 or 548 CE 600-700 CE 622 CE 638 CE 7th Century CE 713 CE 781-821 CE 800 CE

Clonmacnoise (Cluain Mhic Nis South of Athlone, County Offaly, Ireland 'Meadow of the sons of Ns' in Irish) Badami Cave temples A-Masjid al-Nabawi Masjid al-Haram Izborsk Fortress Leshan Giant Buddha Somapura Mahavihara Ciudad Perdida Badami, Karnataka, India Medina, Hejaz Region, Saudi Arabia Mecca, Saudi Arabia Novgorod, Pskov, Russia Near Leshan, Sichuan, China Paharpur, Naogaon, Bangladesh 3-day trek from Santa Marta (Capital city of the Magdalena department), Colombia Atacama desert, Chile Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India

Atacama Giant 900 CE Khajuraho 950-1050 CE Cathdrale Notre-Dame de Verdun Meuse department, Lorraine region, France 990 CE (Verdun Cathedral) Church of St George Lalibela, Amhara region, Ethiopia Early 12th Century CE Angkor Wat Angkor, Cambodia Early 12th Century CE Moai Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile, SE Pacific Ocean 1,250 1,500 CE Southwestern Fujian province. Mostly located in the mountainous regions of Longyan City and Zhangzhou City, 12th to 20th Century CE Fujian Tulous China Angkor Thom Banteay Chhmar (Lit. 'The Citadel of the Cats') Lijiang Ancient Town

Built during Tang Dynasty (7 th-10th Century CE). Peak of Chinese Buddhist art and architecture. Grand East Hall (857 CE) is the http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/completed_projects/foguang_ 3rd earliest timber structure of ancient China http://sains.kompas.com/read/2009/03/10/13182222/Di.Pasemah..Batu.Gajah.Ku Megalithic statue http://indahnesia.com/indonesia/SSEPAS/pasemah.php Monumental standing Buddhas (destroyed) http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/208 Monastery, temples, castle, Cross of the Scriptures (Presence of petrosomatoglyphs (image of parts of a human or animal body http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/MidlandsEastCoast/Clonmacnoise/ incised in rock)) Rock-hewn temples http://www.protomatter.com/india/pictures/badami/badami/index.html 2nd largest mosque and burial place of Islamic Prophet http://www.sacred-destinations.com/saudi-arabia/medina-prophets-mosque Muhammad Largest mosque in the world http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=8803 One of the most ancient fortification monuments in Russia. http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/completed_projects/izborsk_r Distinctive of Pskov architecture and of the local art school. Largest carved stone Buddha in the world http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/779 Buddhist vihara (monastery) http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/322 Ancient city (accessible only via a 1,600 step stone stairs, http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/current_projects/ciudad_perdi composed of 169 stone terraces and plazas) http://off2colombia.com/lost-city Anthropomorphic geoglyph http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/hillfigs/foreign/chile/atacama.htm Medieval Hindu and Jain temples http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/240 Oldest cathedral in France http://www.cathedrale-verdun.com.fr/

Hampi

Pingyao Ancient City Machu Picchu Orchha Taj Mahal

Rock-hewn church http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/18 Hindu Temple complex http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/668 Monolithic human figures http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/715 tulou means earthen building. About 3000 tulou located in Fujian province. Polychrome paintings, clay sculptures, and http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/current_projects/fujian_tulou woodcarvings, door and window panels, and walls and roof tiles Last Capital city of the Khmer empire. Central to the city is the Not 2 km from Angkor Wat, Cambodia http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/seasia/angkorthom/angkorthom.html Late 12th Century CE Bayon (State temple) Temple complex, also home to the enigmatic Khmer faceth Thma Puok district, Banteay Meanchey province, Late 12 Century CE, towers. Looters still ravage this site, stealing 4 of the last 6 http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/current_projects/banteay_chh Northwest Cambodia Early 13th Century CE remaining avalokitevara One of the last surviving ancient towns in China. Prominent town along the Ancient Tea and Horse Caravan Road, a.k.a Silk Lijiang Naxizu county, Yunnan, China http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/completed_projects/lijiang_ch 13th Century CE Road. Survived intact for more than 1,000 years with over 4,000 native families living within its Core and Protected Areas. Once the capital of the Vijayanagara Kingdom. 15th Century Chandramauleshwar Temple. Located in the unique natural http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/current_projects/hampi_india Vijayanagar, Karnataka, South of India 1336 CE landscape of Tungabhadra, famous for its watershed and http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/241 boulders First banking capital of China. Intact, classic Han Chinese city. Easy to reach from Taiyuan, the provincial capital of Circa 1370 CE Around 4,000 courtyard buildings, numerous historic sites (city http://globalheritagefund.org/what_we_do/overview/current_projects/pingyao_chin Shanxi, China wall), temples and institutions (Chinas first bank, Rishengchang) 80 km North-West of Cusco in the Urubamba Valley ; 2,430 http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=274 1,400 CE Probably built for Inca Emperor Pachacuti meters above sea-level http://www.mp360.com/index_eng.php 1501 CE Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh, India Agra, Agra district, Uttar Pradesh, India 1631-1648 CE Mausoleum of white marble built by order of the Mughal emperor http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/252 Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

Candelabro de Paracas Paracas Peninsula, Peru Geoglyph (by Jos de San Martn ?) http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candelabro_de_Paracas 18th Century CE ? * Let me clarify a bit. BCEE: Before the Christian/Current Era (BCE can work too); AD (Anno Domini Year of the Lord) = CE (Common Era, Current Era, Christian Era). Watch out: e.g. AD 250 but 250 CE. Intiwatana Copyright Rodolphe Blet 2010-2012

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