List of archaeological sites

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This is a list of the 600 best-known archaeological sites, ranked by reach: how many Wikipedia languages and sister sites have a page about each one.

#	Name
201	VaishaliAncient Buddhist pilgrimage and archaeological site (Ashoka pillar, Stupa and Swastika Monastery) associated with significant events in Lord Buddha's life; in Bihar in India
202	AkhmimCity in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt
203	AquincumHistorical settlement in the Roman Empire
204	Arch of TitusTriumphal arch in Rome (constructed c. 81 AD)
205	Baths of CaracallaPublic baths in ancient Rome
206	CarnuntumRoman city in Austria
207	Chavin de HuantarArchaeological site in Peru
208	EdessaAncient city in upper Mesopotamia, modern day Urfa, Southeast Turkey
209	Great Mosque of SamarraMosque in Iraq
210	HedebyHistoric fortified Viking town south of present-day Schleswig town in North Germany
211	Library of CelsusLibrary constructed over the burial of the Roman senator Ti. Iulius Celsus Polemaeanus in Ephesus
212	LyceumPublic meeting place in Classical Athens
213	NekhenReligious and political capital of Upper Egypt in Ancient Egypt
214	Red PyramidSmooth-sided pyramid
215	TamgalyArchaeological site in Kazakhstan
216	Temple of Athena NikeAncient Greek temple built in the fifth century CE on the Acropolis of Athens in honor of Athena as the goddess of victory, located in Athens Municipality, Greece
217	Verona ArenaRoman amphitheatre in Verona, Italy
218	XanthosAncient city of lycia in modern-day Turkey and UNESCO World Heritage Site
219	AjlounCity
220	AphrodisiasAncient city in Geyre, Aydın, Turkey
221	Ban ChiangArchaeological site in north-east Thailand
222	Bent PyramidAncient tomb in Egypt
223	Dura-EuroposAncient Syrian city
224	El-FustatFirst capital of Islamic Egypt, in Old Cairo
225	Garni TempleSacred architecture
226	Maison CarréeAncient Roman temple in Nîmes, southern France
227	Shanidar CaveArchaeological site
228	Stone spheres of Costa RicaAssortment of over three hundred precolumbian petrospheres in Costa Rica
229	Tel HazorArcheological site in Israel
230	ZubarahRuined and deserted town in Qatar
231	Al MaghtasArchaeological site
232	ApameaAncient city in Al-Suqaylabiyah, Syria
233	Ara PacisAncient Roman monument in Rome
234	Erebuni FortressFortress
235	EshnunnaSumerian city-state
236	Herakleopolis MagnaArchaeological site in Egypt
237	HermopolisMajor city in antiquity and village in Minya Governorate, Egypt
238	Las MédulasCultural property in Borrenes y Carucedo, Spain
239	MyraAncient city of Lycia in modern-day Turkey
240	SangiranArchaeological excavation site in Java in Indonesia
241	SicyonAncient Greek city state Sicyon situated in the northern Peloponnesus
242	Stari RasArchaeological site in Serbia
243	Tajín VeracruzArchaeological site in Mexico
244	XochicalcoUNESCO World Heritage Site
245	Anshan PersiaAncient city of Elam
246	AvarisArchaeological site in Egypt
247	GordionCapital city of ancient Phrygia
248	Mausoleum of AugustusBuilding in Campo Marzio, Italy
249	SammallahdenmäkiBronze Age archaeological site in Rauma, Finland
250	ShuruppakArchaeological site in Iraq
251	Temple of VestaAncient religious monument in Rome, Italy
252	Umm ar-RasasJordanian archeological site
253	VeiiEtruscan city
254	Caernarfon CastleCastle in Caernarfon, North Wales
255	Gračanica monasteryCultural heritage monument of Kosovo
256	KhamiRuined city and capital of the Kingdom of Butua
257	Madinat Al-ZahraArcheological site of Moorish palace in Spain
258	OxyrhynchusCity in Ptolemaic/Roman Egypt
259	RamesseumMemorial temple of Ramesses II
260	Sutton HooArchaeological site near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, UK
261	Visoki DečaniSerbian Orthodox monastery and cultural heritage monument in Kosovo
262	Ai-KhanoumRuined Hellenistic city in Afghanistan
263	Arch of Septimius Severus (Roman Forum)Celebratory monument/triumphal arch in the Roman Forum
264	Deir el-MedinaAncient Egyptian village in the Valley of the Kings
265	El Fuerte de SamaipataArchaeological site in Santa Cruz province, Bolivia
266	Goguryeo tombsBuilding complex in North Korea
267	Hill of TaraArchaeological complex between Navan and Dunshaughlin in County Meath, Leinster, Ireland
268	Iwami Ginzan Silver MineMine
269	JarmoArcheological site located in northern Iraq
270	Kapova CaveCave in Bashkortostan, Russia
271	PhaistosAncient Greek city in Crete
272	SamariaAncient city in the West Bank, Palestine
273	SaqsaywamanArchaeological site
274	SarazmArchaeological site
275	Su Nuraxi di BaruminiNuraghe
276	Temple of Olympian ZeusAncient Greek temple in Athens
277	TwyfelfonteinRock art in Namibia
278	Valle dei TempliArchaeological site in Sicily, Italy
279	AcrocorinthFortified rocky hill, the acropolis of the ancient city of Corinth, Greece
280	Beni HasanVillage and archaeological site in Middle Egypt
281	Carnac stonesStone rows in Carnac, France
282	Chufut-KaleHistoric fortress in Crimea
283	Cloaca MaximaSewerage system
284	DanevirkeSystem of Danish fortifications in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
285	DodonaAncient Greek sanctuary and oracle
286	Domus AureaDomus, palace of Roman emperor Nero, "Golden house"
287	ElisAncient city-state, capital city of the district of Elis
288	Göreme National ParkNational park in Turkey
289	Gorham's CaveNatural sea cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe
290	Heraion of SamosAncient sanctuary of Hera on Samos
291	Imperial foraArchaeological sites in Rome
292	LetoonAncient Lycian city and part of UNESCO World Heritage site in Turkey
293	MangupMedieval cave town and former capital of the Principality of Theodoro in Crimea
294	Mausoleum of the First Qin EmperorMausoleum
295	Pula ArenaRoman amphitheatre in Pula, Croatia
296	Servian WallDefensive barrier around the ancient city of Rome
297	StageiraAncient city in Macedonia, Greece
298	TigranocertaCapital of the ancient Kingdom of Armenia
299	AlodiaMedieval Nubian Kingdom
300	Chongoni Rock Art AreaRock art in the Central Region of Malawi