Funnelbeaker culture-4200–-2800 · North-central European culture around 4300–2800 BCE (placed at Central Europe)Funnel Beaker Culture megalith graves ("hunebedden") in the eastern Netherlands might be oriented on moonrises. [ 23 ]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funnelbeaker_culture
Abu Simbel-1274 · UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern EgyptAbu Simbel , The axis of the temple was positioned by the ancient Egyptian architects in such a way that twice a year, on October 20 and February 20, the rays of the sun would penetrate the sanctuary and illuminate the sculpture on the back wall, except for the statue of Ptah , the god connected withttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Simbel
Chichen Itza455–1178 · Pre-Columbian Maya city in MexicoChichen Itza The Caracol is theorized to be a proto-observatory with doors and windows aligned to astronomical events, specifically around the path of Venus as it traverses the heavens. [ 21 ] (Debated among specialists). [ 2 ] [ 3 ]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza
Kaaba680 · Building at the center of Masjid al-HaramKaaba , has its corners and walls aligned or oriented towards risings and settings of celestial objects.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaba
Phnom Bakheng900 · Hindu temple in CambodiaPhnom Bakheng , According to Jean Filliozat of the École Française, the center tower represents the axis of the world and the 108 smaller ones represent the 4 lunar phases each with 27 days. [ 8 ]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phnom_Bakheng
Cahokia1050 · Archaeological site in southwestern Illinois, USCahokia , large Mississippian culture site with numerous solar and other alignments Cahokia Woodhenge , equinox and summer solstice sunrise/winter solstice sunset aligned timber circlehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahokia
Pisa Cathedral1064 · Medieval Catholic cathedral in ItalyPisa Cathedral - The light of the Sun entered through a window at the Spring Equinox, illuminating a specific point near the altar. Now the window is closed but the light enters through a tiny window near the ceiling. The Tower of Pisa itself is a Gnomon and there is the possibility that Tower-Cathehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisa_Cathedral
BeaghmoreEarly Bronze Age complex in Northern IrelandBeaghmore Stone Circles , a complex of early Bronze Age megalithic features, stone circles and cairns. Some archaeologists believe that the circles have been constructed in relation to the rising of the sun at the solstice, or to record the movements of the sun and moon acting as observatories for phttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaghmore
ButoArchaeological site in EgyptButo temple at the El-Faraeen archaeological site, sixth century BC, discovered October 2024. [ 12 ]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buto
CarahungePrehistoric archaeological site in ArmeniaZorats Karer (aka Carahunge), archeological site claimed to have astronomical significance although this is disputed. it is often referred to in international tourist lore as the "Armenian Stonehenge".https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carahunge
DowthNeolithic passage tomb located in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, IrelandDowth in Boyne Valley , County Meath is a Neolithic passage tomb date with Astronomical alignments from between approximately 3200 and 2900 BC.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowth
Drombeg stone circleStone circle in County Cork, IrelandDrombeg stone circle , at the winter solstice, the sun sets into a v formed by two distant overlapping hills and makes an alignment with the altar stone and the two main uprights. Due to the nature of the site and the western hills, local mid-winter sunset is c. 15:50. [ citation needed ]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drombeg_stone_circle
DzibilchaltunMaya archaeological site with cenote in Yucatan, MexicoDzibilchaltun , Spring equinox, the sun rises so that it shines directly through one window of the temple and out the other.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzibilchaltun
El InfiernitoArchaeoastronomical site in ColombiaEl Infiernito , (Spanish for "Little hell"), is a pre-Columbian Muisca site located in the outskirts of Villa de Leyva , Boyacá Department , Colombia . It is composed of several earthworks surrounding a setting of menhirs (upright standing stones); several burial mounds are also present. The site wahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Infiernito
KokinoBronze Age archaeological site in the Republic of North MacedoniaKokino Situated 1030 m above sea level on the Tatićev Kamen Summit near Kumanovo .(disputed) [ 24 ]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokino
LoughcrewAncient cemetery in County Meath, IrelandLoughcrew near Oldcastle, County Meath is a group of megalithic tombs dating back to the 4th millennium BC, designed to receive the beams of the rising sun on the spring and autumnal equinox - the light shining down the passage and illuminating the art on the backstone.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loughcrew
MaeshoweNeolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, ScotlandMaeshowe , it is aligned so that the rear wall of its central chamber, a rough cube of five yards square held up by a bracketed wall, [ 27 ] is illuminated on the winter solstice .https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maeshowe
Magura CaveCave and archaeological site in BulgariaMagura Cave , Bronze Age "paintings of staggered black and white squares could have been used to count the days in a calendar month", possibly indicating the number of days in the solar tropical year. [ 7 ]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magura_Cave
Nabta PlayaRegion of archaeological sites in the Nubian DesertNabta Playa is an archaeological site in southern Egypt , containing what may be among the world's earliest known archeoastronomical devices from the 5th millennium BC . These include alignments of stones that may have indicated the rising of certain stars and a "calendar circle" that indicates the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabta_Playa
NewgrangeNeolithic monument in County Meath, IrelandNewgrange , once a year, at the winter solstice, the rising sun shines directly along the long passage into the chamber for about 17 minutes and illuminates the chamber floor. [ 20 ] (Generally accepted). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was built during the Neolithic period , around 3200 BC, making it older than Stohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange
PuyangPrefecture-level city in Henan, People's Republic of ChinaPuyang tomb , dated from 5000 BP, depicts a mosaic of constellations. [ 9 ]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puyang
Rujm el-HiriStone-age monument in the Golan HeightsRujm el-Hiri is an ancient megalithic monument consisting of concentric circles of stone with a tumulus at center, in the Golan Heights , territory occupied by Israel. It is believed that the site was used as an ancient calendar. At the times of the two equinoxes, the sun's rays would pass between thttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rujm_el-Hiri