10 oldest known man-made structures

March 4, 2025

Source: WorldAtlas, Image: Pexels

Here are the 10 oldest known man-made structures across the globe, preserving culture and history.

Source: WorldAtlas, Image: Pexels

One of the oldest known temples in the world filled with carved pillars and excavated rooms

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Built: Around 9,600 BC

Göbekli Tepe, Turkey

An early settlement serving as significant evidence of farming, herding and advanced craftsmanship 

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Built: Around 7,000 BC

Mehrgarh, Pakistan

An astonishing structure, which was likely a gravesite, with intricate passageways and amazing carvings

Built: Around 4,800 BC

The Great Cairn of Barnenez, France

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Part of an ancient temple complex dedicated to the sky god Anu resembling four-sided pyramids without their peaks

Built: Around 4,500 BC

Anu Ziggurat of Uruk, Iraq

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A unique stone platform with a resemblance to step pyramids. It is considered an altar and was used for ritual animal sacrifice

Built: Around 4,000 BC

Monte d'Accoddi, Italy

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One of the world's oldest free-standing structures from the Neolithic era, older than Pyramids at Giza

Built: Around 3,600 BC

Ġgantija Temples, Malta

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Remains of an ancient city, Shahr-e Sukhteh, which was once a bustling trade centre later abandoned due to shifting water patterns

Built: Around 3,200 BC

Shahr-e Sukhteh, Iran

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A well-preserved settlement of Indus Valley Civilization depicting sophisticated water management and urban planning

Built: Around 3,000 BC

Dholavira, India

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A prehistoric stone circle that is one of the most recognisable cultural sites in the world

Built: Around 3,000 BC

Stonehenge, England

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Believed to be the very first pyramid constructed in Egypt. It was built for King Djoser by the world’s first-ever-named architect, Imhotep

Built: Around 2,700 BC

Pyramid of Djoser, Egypt

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