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Middle East Sites

The Past›Sites›Middle East

Mesopotamia, Levant & Anatolia — temples, megaliths, and sacred landscapes that defy conventional timelines.

Middle East Sites

Each site has a full article, curated videos, discussion questions, and an AI Oracle.

B
Baalbek
~9000 BCE – 600 CEMiddle East
Lebanon
Home to the largest cut stones on Earth. How did ancient builders move 1,500-tonne megaliths — and why?
E
Eridu
~5400 – 2000 BCEMiddle East
Southern Iraq
The oldest city in the world — where the Sumerians believed civilisation began and the gods first descended to Earth.
G
Göbekli Tepe & Karahan Tepe
~9600 – 8000 BCEMiddle East
Southern Turkey
Built 6,000 years before Stonehenge by hunter-gatherers — shattering everything we thought we knew about prehistory.
U
Uruk
~4000 – 200 BCEMiddle East
Southern Iraq
The world's first true city: writing, law, and monumental architecture all emerged here first.