Built in the 3rd Millennium BC

Connected Sites: 17

WHS whose OUV derives entirely or significantly from 3rd 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

Caral-Supe
Inscribed: 2009
3.42
66
8
Radiocarbon Analysis Carried Out ... At The Caral Site Confirms That The Development Of The Site Can Be Located In Time Between The Years 3000 To 1800 B.C. (Ab Ev)
Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
Inscribed: 1988
2.75
96
10
Moenjodaro
Moenjodaro
Pakistan
Inscribed: 1980
3.51
32
3
Built Around 2600 Bc And Abandoned Around 1800
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1986
3.75
589
18
Neolithic Orkney
Neolithic Orkney
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1999
3.80
140
11
Sarazm
Sarazm
Tajikistan
Inscribed: 2010
1.92
51
6
Megalithic Temples of Malta
Inscribed: 1980
3.57
396
12
Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
Inscribed: 1980
3.73
256
15
Uluru
Uluru
Australia
Inscribed: 1987
4.40
179
6
Beginning Of The Anangu Culture
Byblos
Byblos
Lebanon
Inscribed: 1984
3.16
121
4
Beginnings Of The Phoenician Civilization - "During The 3rd Millennium Bc, The First Signs Of A Town Can Be Observed, With The Remains Of Well-Built Houses Of Uniform Size. This Was The Period When The Phoenician Civilization Began To Develop." (Ab Ev)
Pyramids (Memphis)
Inscribed: 1979
4.50
419
12
Great Pyramids Of Giza: Ca. 2560 Bc (Wiki); The Sphinx Is Commonly Believed To Have Been Built By Ancient Egyptians Of The Old Kingdom During The Reign Of The Pharaoh Khafra (C. 2558-2532 Bc) (Wiki)
Al Ain
Al Ain
United Arab Emirates
Inscribed: 2011
2.55
140
8
"The Cultural Sites Of Al Ain Trace The Evolution Of Society In That Part Of The World From Mobile Hunter-Gatherer Groups Of The Neolithic Period (6th Millennium To 4th Millennium Bc In Al Ain) With Remains Discovered Alongside The Eastern Ridge Of Jebel Hafit, To Small- Scale Farming Communities (3rd Millennium Bc Bronze Age Communities)"
Antequera Dolmens Site
Inscribed: 2016
2.81
170
6
The Oldest Two Dolmens (Menga And Viera) Date From The 3rd Millennium Bce.
Aasivissuit - Nipisat
Inscribed: 2018
2.48
22
4
From 2150 Bc To Present Day
Dilmun Burial Mounds
Inscribed: 2019
2.11
82
6
Built Between 2050 And 1750 Bce
Dholavira: A Harappan City
Inscribed: 2021
2.85
13
2
Dating From The 3rd To Mid-2nd Millennium Bce (Ab Ev)
Ban Chiang
Ban Chiang
Thailand
Inscribed: 1992
2.40
70
6
"Reanalysis By Radiocarbon Dating Suggested That A More Likely Date For The Earliest Metallurgy At Ban Chiang Was C. 2000–1700 Bce. A Date Of 2100 Bce Was Obtained From Rice Phytoliths Taken From Inside A Grave Vessel Of The Lowest Grave, Which Had No Metal Remains. The Youngest Grave Was About 200 Ce. Bronze Making Began Circa 2000 Bce, As Evidenced By Crucibles And Bronze Fragments" (Wiki)