Prehistoric Sites of Talayotic Menorca
Numerous archeological sites with dry-stone structures dating to the Bronze Age and Late Iron Age.
Megalithic Temples of Malta
Seven impressive stone structures used for ritual purposes during the Bronze Age.
Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point
A remarkable achievement in earthen construction by hunter-gatherers more than 3000 years ago.
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
Some of the earliest art by the earliest humans.
Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar”
A large Amazonian forest with unusual rock formations and ancient rock paintings.
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
Two mysterious prehistoric stone circles: one, the most sophisticated in the world; the other, the largest.
Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars
Ancient sites with large stone jars that were used in funeral rituals.
Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
The largest concentration of prehistoric Neolithic tombs in Europe.
Antequera Dolmens Site
Megalithic tombs and the natural features that align with them.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Two active volcanoes and a protected habitat for endemic flora and fauna.
Tsodilo
Rock formations bearing a huge collection of petroglyphs spanning thousands of years.
Rapa Nui National Park
Also known as Easter Island, famous for its huge stone statues of human heads.
Su Nuraxi di Barumini
Ruins of a Bronze Age society that built unique circular defensive structures.
Lake Turkana National Parks
A huge nature reserve, home to many threatened species and important fossil remains.
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
A mysterious underground burial site dating to 4000 BC.
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca and Palpa
Huge images and straight lines drawn in the desert by pre-Columbian people.
Rock Carvings in Tanum
A collection of ancient petroglyphs dating back to the Bronze Age.
Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland
An island known for its biodiversity, prehistoric ruins, and ancient agrarian landscape.
Cultural Sites of Al Ain
Evidence of a prehistoric transition from nomadic to sedentary societies around oases.
Dinosaur Provincial Park
Stunning, other-worldly badlands scenery, with some of the most significant dinosaur fossil discoveries ever made.
Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Remains of a neolithic society that predates Stonehenge and the pyramids of Giza.