86 archaeological records · candidates included
Archaeology
Excavated objects, assemblages, and rock-art depictions, alongside a small number of historical claims. Each record shows a date or the closest known period.
Japan 17
- Aomori Kiyou 30 Figure 7 perforated polished-stone-axe / stone-product setc. 7500–7000 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Endo Hiroya site large hera-shaped pendantc. 6000–5600 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Heiwa site stone-axe-shaped pendantc. 9000–7900 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Ishihara site large hera-shaped pendantc. 6000–5000 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Kurawa sitec. 5700 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Kuwano (Awara, Fukui)c. 7000–6500 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Miharadajo site no.432 large hera-shaped pendantc. 6000–5000 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Mikamine site no.268 slate pendantc. 5900–5500 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Mitsugosawa-naka site large hera-shaped pendantc. 6000–5000 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Nokubi site trapezoid pendant-like objectc. 14,000–400 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Okajima Kawajiri site (Esashi, Okhotsk)Initial Jōmon, middle phase; c. 8100–6000 ¹⁴C BP (class/site horizon)Function not recorded - Candidate only
- Rokkanda Minami Figure 4 no.4 upper-holed stone productc. 5470–4420 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Sannai-Maruyama official stone pendant 9530c. 7000–5470 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Sannai-Maruyama short-rectangular pendant leadc. 5900–4200 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Usukubo site official pendant groupc. 5000–400 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Yamaguchidai site large hera-shaped pendantc. 6000–5000 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Yoshimine sitec. 7000–5470 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
France 12
- Abri de Laugerie Bassec. 17,000–11,000 years agoFunction not recorded
- Badegoulec. 23,000–17,000 BCEFunction not recorded
- Bourrouilla (Arancou) cavec. 17,000–11,000 years agoSacred / spirit
- Grotte des Eyzies / Grotte Richardc. 14,000–11,000 years agoFunction not recorded
- Isturitz cavec. 17,000–14,000 years agoFunction not recorded
- La Roche de Birolc. 17,000–11,000 years agoFunction not recorded
- La Vache cavec. 15,000 years agoSacred / spirit
- Le Morin cavec. 14,000–11,000 years agoSacred / spirit
- Lespuguec. 22,000–17,000 BCEFunction not recorded
- Lortet cavec. 15,000–11,000 years agoSacred / spirit
- Raymonden / Chanceladec. 15,000–11,000 years agoFunction not recorded
- Saint Marcel pendantc. 21,000–14,000 years agoFunction not recorded
United States 9
- Ancestral Pueblo / Ruin 14c. 1150–1300 CEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Ancestral Puebloan / Chacoan Pueblo del Arroyoc. 1052–1117 CEFunction not recorded
- Ancestral Puebloan / Salmon Puebloc. 1090–1280 CEFunction not recorded
- Castaic Cave, Los Angeles County, California (Chumash)UndatedSacred / spirit
- Elk Hills Cemetery, Buena Vista Lake (historic Yokuts village adjacent)c. 1780–1818 CEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Hurricane Deck cave region, San Rafael Mountains (Chumash traditional territory)Before c. 1500 CEFunction not recorded
- Pecos Puebloc. 1100–1540 CEFunction not recorded
- Site 40HW44, Hawkins County, Tennesseec. 1000–300 BCEFunction not recorded
- Verde Valley cliff dwellingsBefore c. 1500 CESacred / spirit
China 7
- Beifudi (Phase 1)c. 8000–7300 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Chahai (Xinglongwa culture)c. 8200–7600 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Niudaokou village / Baodi leadc. 8000–7000 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Xiaonanshan (Raohe)c. 9200–8600 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Xibenbaoleng (Bairin Right Banner)c. 8200–7400 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Xinglonggou (Aohan Banner)c. 8200–7400 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Xinglongwa (type-site)c. 6200–5400 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
Russia 5
- Chertovy Vorota cave (Rudnaya culture)c. 7700–6700 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Kondon nephrite blesny / Lower Amur slat-lurec. 5300–5000 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Mal'ta (Mal'ta–Buret')c. 34,000–22,000 years agoFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Medieval Novgorod (Rus')13th–14th centuries CEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Novopokrovka / Novopokrovskoe nephrite blesny leadc. 5000–3000 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
Spain 5
- Aitzbitarte IV cavec. 15,000–11,000 years agoSacred / spirit
- Altamira cavec. 22,000–17,000 BCEFunction not recorded
- Bolinkoba cavec. 17,000–11,000 years agoSacred / spirit
- El Pendo cavec. 17,000–11,000 years agoFunction not recorded
- La Paloma cavec. 17,000–14,000 years agoFunction not recorded
Turkey 4
- Çatalhöyükc. 6700–6500 BCEFunction not recorded
- Göbekli Tepec. 9500–8000 BCEFunction not recorded
- Hasankeyf Höyükc. 9500–9000 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
- Körtik Tepec. 10,400–9300 BCEFunction not recorded
Canada 3
- Classic Lillooet (St'át'imc) — Keatley Creek pithouse village (EeRl 7)2300–1100 BPFunction not recorded
- Departure Bay shellmidden DhRx-16, Snuneymuxw (Island Halkomelem Coast Salish) territory, NanaimoUndatedFunction not recorded
- Northern Labrador InuitBefore c. 1500 CEPlay / practical
Australia 2
- Burgess Point / Stingray Creek Area, Port Hedland ComplexWithin the last c. 7000 yearsFunction not recorded
- Kings Tableland, Blue Mountains (NSW)c. 2200 BCE–presentSacred / spirit
Germany 2
- Pritzerber See / Havellandc. 14,000–10,000 BCEFunction not recorded
- Stellmoorc. 12,900–11,700 BPFunction not recorded
Latvia 2
- Cēsis Castle (moat, western slope, north tower)12th–19th centuries CEPlay / practical
- Riga, Alksnāja Street 11/13 excavations13th–17th centuries CEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
Netherlands 2
- Middenbeemster, Keyserkerk cemetery (charnel pit, feature 114)c. 1615–1867 CEPlay / practical
- Utrecht, Wittevrouwenstraat 8-10 (cesspit 2O and drainage system 3U)Two objects: before c. 1500; 1640–1914 CEPlay / practical
South Africa 2
- Doring River rock-art shelterAt least 2,000 years oldSacred / spirit
- Matjes River rock shelterc. 9580–5400 BPFunction not recorded
United Kingdom 2
- Oxfordshire, Englandc. 500–1500 CEFunction not recorded
- Pin Hole Cavec. 34,000–22,000 years agoFunction not recorded - Candidate only
Argentina 1
- Northern Patagonia / Tehuelche-Gunun a Kena / Patagonian-Pampas plaque-hacha corpusc. 2200 BCE–presentSacred / spirit
Denmark 1
- Kongemose / Kongemosenc. 6500 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
Greenland 1
- Tunumiit, Clavering Island (Northeast Greenland)c. 1600–1800 CEFunction not recorded
Israel 1
- Nahal Hemar Cave8th millennium BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
Italy 1
- Riparo Gaban, Martignano (Trento)c. 6030–5990 BPFunction not recorded - Candidate only
Mexico 1
- Bahía de los Ángeles burial cave, Baja Californiac. 1500–1800 CEFunction not recorded
Namibia 1
- Brandberg rock paintingsc. 4000–2000 BPSacred / spirit
New Zealand (Chatham Islands) 1
- Moriori (burial-ground find, Okawa)UndatedFunction not recorded
Norway 1
- Tuv at Saltstraumen, Bodø Municipalityc. 3040–2620 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
Slovenia 1
- Mala Triglavca rock shelter (Divača)c. 10,000–5500 BCEFunction not recorded - Candidate only
Sweden 1
- Lund, Helgonabacken (urban find)UndatedPlay / practical
Zimbabwe 1
- Lendy 1 rock-art siteUndatedFunction not recorded - Candidate only