Built in the 2nd Millennium BC

Connected Sites: 29

WHS whose OUV derives entirely or significantly from 2nd millennium BC constructions. Where construction straddles the centuries the date of conception/commencement is used i.e which millennium does the site really "belong" to in spirit.

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Connected Sites

Tchogha Zanbil
Inscribed: 1979
3.39
39
4
Ca. 1250 Bc
Yin Xu
Yin Xu
China
Inscribed: 2006
3.19
61
3
The Last Capital Of China's Shang Dynasty (1300 Bc - 1046 Bc)
Chavin
Inscribed: 1985
3.12
65
6
"This Site Gave Its Name To The Culture Of Chavln Which Developed Roughly Between 1500 And 300 B.C. (Carbon 14 Analyses Would Indicate A Starting Date Of Ca. 1800)." (Ab Ev)
Sammallahdenmäki
Inscribed: 1999
2.15
110
6
Rock Carvings in Tanum
Inscribed: 1994
3.05
134
8
Stone Circles of Senegambia
Inscribed: 2006
2.45
38
3
Info In Ab Ev Ranges From 3rd Century Bc To 750 Ad As The Date Of Origin, But "Recent Research Conducted At Sine Ngayene And Ngayene Ii Point To An Earlier Emergence, Around 1300 Bce." (Source: Afc, Holl. "Senegambian Megaliths As World Cultural Heritage." Art Human Open Acc J 2.3 (2018): 179-185.)
Tanbaly
Tanbaly
Kazakhstan
Inscribed: 2004
3.09
47
4
"The Tamgaly Type Engravings Date From The Second Half Of 14th And 13th Century Bc." (Ab Ev)
Hortobágy
Hortobágy
Hungary
Inscribed: 1999
2.30
127
8
The Nomadic Group Who Arrived Around 2000 Bc At The End Of The Bronze Age Were The First To Leave Their Imprint On The Natural Landscape In The Form Of Many Burial Mounds (Kurgans ).
Hattusha
Hattusha
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1986
3.52
84
5
Criterion Ii: Hattusha Exerted Dominating Influence Upon The Civilisations Of The 2nd And Even The 1st Millenium B.C. In Anatolia And Northern Syria. (Ab Ev)
Nubian Monuments
Inscribed: 1979
4.22
272
12
The Twin Temples Were Originally Carved Out Of The Mountainside During The Reign Of Pharaoh Ramesses Ii In The 13th Century Bc, As A Lasting Monument To Himself And His Queen Nefertari, To Commemorate His Alleged Victory At The Battle Of Kadesh, And To Intimidate His Nubian Neighbors. (Wiki)
Biblical Tells
Inscribed: 2005
3.01
127
10
Mainly Represent The Period Between 12th And 6th Centuries Bc
Syracuse
Inscribed: 2005
3.53
308
8
Necropolis Of Pantalica: "Most Of The Tombs Date Back To The Period From The 13th To The 7th Century B.C." (Ab Ev)
Su Nuraxi di Barumini
Inscribed: 1997
3.32
117
6
"It Is Generally Accepted That The Central Tower At Barumini Dates From The Later 2nd Millennium Bc." (Ab Ev)
Sulaiman-Too
Sulaiman-Too
Kyrgyzstan
Inscribed: 2009
2.28
71
3
"A Symbiosis Of Various Cultures And Traditions For More Than Three Millennia" And "The Majority Of Images Belong To The Bronze Age (Circa 1500 Bc To Circa 500 Ad)" (Ab Ev)
Maloti-Drakensberg Park
Maloti-Drakensberg Park
Lesotho, South Africa
Inscribed: 2000
3.32
104
5
"Radiocarbon Dating Of Pigments And Charcoal From Occupation Layers Indicate That The Earliest Paintings Date To C 3800 Bp."
Troy
Troy
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1998
2.83
174
8
"Struggle For Commercial Supremacy Between Troy And Mycenae That Culminated In The Siege Of Troy In The 13th Century Bc Was Immortalized By Homer In The Iliad" (Ab Ev)
Hallstatt-Dachstein
Inscribed: 1997
3.59
295
16
"Systematic Salt Production Was Being Carried Out In The Region As Early As The Middle Bronze Age (Later 2nd Millennium Bc)."
Ancient Thebes
Inscribed: 1979
4.39
341
11
Luxor Ca. 1400 Bce, Karnak (From 1391 Bc) (Wiki)
Ashur
Ashur
Iraq
Inscribed: 2003
2.86
20
2
"The Most Important Role Of Ashur Was From The 14th To 9th Century Bce When It Was The First Capital Of The Assyrian Empire" (Ab Ev)
Mycenae and Tiryns
Inscribed: 1999
3.54
294
10
Main Monuments Date From Ca. 14th And 13th Century Bc, Plus Some 17th Century Bc Grave Circles
Mount Taishan
Inscribed: 1987
3.61
100
7
Site Of Religious Worship Since The Shang Dynasty (Between 1766 Bc And 1122 Bc) (Wiki), Confucius Visited In 6th Century Bc, First Temples Date From 351 Bc "An Eminent Monk Named Lang, The First To Come To The Mountain, Set Up The Lang And Divine Rock Temples" (Ab Ev)
Rock Islands
Inscribed: 2012
4.00
39
6
Human Activity Is Evidenced In The Rock Islands From 3,100 Bp On Ulong Island (Ab Ev)
Paphos
Paphos
Cyprus
Inscribed: 1980
3.29
281
9
The Sanctuary Of Aphrodite In Palaipaphos Dates To The 12th Century Bc.
Poverty Point
Poverty Point
United States of America
Inscribed: 2014
2.28
77
8
Between 3,700 And 3,100 Bp (Ab Ev)
Battir
Battir
Palestine
Inscribed: 2014
1.38
71
5
The Village Of Battir, Which Developed On The Outskirts Of This Cultural Landscape, And Was Inhabited By Farmers Who Worked And Still Work The Land, Attests To The Sustainability Of This System And To Its Continuation For The Past 4,000 Years (Nom File).
Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi
Inscribed: 2019
2.81
42
6
Most Of The Dated Archaeological Remains Cover A Period From 1800 Bce Up To The Beginning Of The Postcontact Period (Ab Ev)
Lopé-Okanda
Inscribed: 2007
1.95
11
1
Relationship To The "Middle Holocene Bantu Migrations" (3,500-2,000 Bp) Which Were Eased By Following The Savannahs Rather Than The Forests
Deer Stone Monuments
Inscribed: 2023
2.73
9
2
"These Include Deer Stone Monuments Dating From About 1200 To 600 Bce." (Ab Ev)
Talayotic Menorca
Inscribed: 2023
2.93
50
4
"Illustrate The Evolution Of The Island’S Dry Stone Building Practices For Approximately 1,500 Years, From The Bronze Age (1600 Bce) To The Late Iron Age (123 Bce)."