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.

Connected Sites

  • Yin Xu
    Yin Xu
    China
    Inscribed: 2006
    3.19
    62
    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)
  • Rock Carvings in Tanum
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.05
    134
    8
  • 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)
  • Biblical Tells
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.01
    127
    10
    Mainly Represent The Period Between 12th And 6th Centuries Bc
  • Sulaiman-Too
    Sulaiman-Too
    Kyrgyzstan
    Inscribed: 2009
    2.28
    72
    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
    105
    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
    175
    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)
  • 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
    3.51
    296
    10
    Main Monuments Date From Ca. 14th And 13th Century Bc, Plus Some 17th Century Bc Grave Circles
  • 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
    2.73
    42
    7
    Most Of The Dated Archaeological Remains Cover A Period From 1800 Bce Up To The Beginning Of The Postcontact Period (Ab Ev)
  • Tchogha Zanbil
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.39
    39
    4
    Ca. 1250 Bc
  • Tanbaly
    Tanbaly
    Kazakhstan
    Inscribed: 2004
    3.17
    47
    4
    "The Tamgaly Type Engravings Date From The Second Half Of 14th And 13th Century Bc." (Ab Ev)
  • Syracuse
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.50
    311
    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
    7
    "It Is Generally Accepted That The Central Tower At Barumini Dates From The Later 2nd Millennium Bc." (Ab Ev)
  • 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.)
  • Sammallahdenmäki
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.12
    110
    6
  • 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)
  • Poverty Point
    Poverty Point
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.28
    78
    8
    Between 3,700 And 3,100 Bp (Ab Ev)
  • Paphos
    Paphos
    Cyprus
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.29
    282
    9
    The Sanctuary Of Aphrodite In Palaipaphos Dates To The 12th Century Bc.
  • Nubian Monuments
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.22
    274
    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)
  • Mount Taishan
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.61
    101
    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)
  • 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
  • Hortobágy
    Hortobágy
    Hungary
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.30
    128
    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 ).
  • Hallstatt-Dachstein
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.60
    298
    16
    "Systematic Salt Production Was Being Carried Out In The Region As Early As The Middle Bronze Age (Later 2nd Millennium Bc)."
  • Deer Stone Monuments
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.73
    9
    2
    "These Include Deer Stone Monuments Dating From About 1200 To 600 Bce." (Ab Ev)
  • Ancient Thebes
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.39
    343
    11
    Luxor Ca. 1400 Bce, Karnak (From 1391 Bc) (Wiki)
  • Talayotic Menorca
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.93
    50
    4