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500 Chavin de Huantar Chavin de Huantar resembles temples on Malta, such as the Hagar Qim, which could mean that it was built thousands of years ago
1200 Lalibela The subterranean churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia are believed to have been built in 1200 AD with the help of angels
1250 Nan Madol The buildings are said to be erected about 1250 AD, however the water level indicates a much older age
1513 Piri Reis PIRI REIS created in 1513 his map showing Antarctica and South America, while Antarctica was only discovered as late as the nineteenth century.
1430 Sandi Sukuh The pyramid of Sandi Sukuh in Indonesia may have been built in 1430
1100 - 1400 Pulemelei pyramid The Pulemelei pyramid was probably constructed sometime between 1100-1400 AD.
0 - 1000 Amaru Muru The date of construction of Amaru Muru is unknown.
0 - 1000 Ollantaytambo
Quenko
Sacsayhuaman
Archaeologists place Ollantaytambo, Quenko and Sacsayhuaman in the first millennium, however it is unknown when they were built.
0 - 1000 Machu  Picchu
Pisac
According to Western science the Inca's built Machu Picchu during the middle ages. However the earliest reports by the Spanish about old Inca tales imply that Machu Picchu was built long before the Incas became a powerful realm.
0 - 800  Chitzen Itza This Mayan city was developed during the first millennium but the first people to live here were already present a few hundred years BC.
500 -1500 Stone balls of Costa Rica It is not known how old the balls of Costa Rica are. It is believed that they are 500 - 1500 years old.
1000 - 1200 Erdstalle The Erdstalle were probably built between 1000 and 1200 AD
600 - 1000 Ellora About 4 centuries lasted the creation of the 34 temples of Ellora in India
500 Plane of Jars Laos The local inhabitants mention that the jars were made to celebrate a great military victory 1,500 years ago, however there is no valid dating for the jars.
500 Sete Cidades How old Sete Cidades might be is unknown. Without proof it is believed that it is 1500 years old.
500 Masuda The period during which the Masuda boulder was carved is unknown. It is estimated to be 1500 years old.
500 Golden airplanes The golden airplanes of Colombia are at least 1500 years old
500 Cahokia The Cahokia Mount is at least 1000 years old.
450 Eastern Island As far as is known, Easter Island is inhabited since 400 AD.
300 - 400 Aksum It is believed that the Aksum obelisks in Ethiopia were erected in the 4th century AD.
0 BC Chinese pyramids The pyramids of China are about 2000 years old.
2000 BC - 1000 AD Lore Lindu The megaliths of Lore lIndu in Indonesia are possibly thousands of years old
BC Madain Saleh en Petra The rock cities may have been established more than 2000 years ago, but some parts are probably much older.
65 BC Antikythera Mechanisme The wreck where the Antikythera Mechanism was found sank around 65 BC. It would appear that our 18th century clockworks were already available almost 2000 years earlier.
500 BC - 500 Battery of Bagdad The battery of Bagdad is dated around 1000 -  300 BC.
1000 - 0 BC Korea dolmens The dolmens in Korea are believed to have been built during the last millennium before Christ. However, the resemblance with European dolmens is striking although they date from a much more remote epoch. 
500 - 100 BC Teotihuacan This pyramid city originates from a few hundred years before Christ, but it is not known who built it.
600 BC Borsippa Nebuchadrezzar lived around 600 BC which implies that the vitrification of Borsippa occured around that time or later.
1000 BC Tap O'Noth Science places Tap O’Noth around the Iron Age, but there is a lack of convincing evidence.
1200 - 1000 BC Cocaine mummies Ramses II lived around 1200 BC and had access to tobacco that originated from South  America. Princess Henau Taui lived during the 21st dynasty, about 1000 BC, and had traces of cocaine as well as tobacco. Cocaine only existed in South America.
1300 BC Abydos Helicopter The sculptures of the vehicles are in the temple of pharaoh Seti I in Abydos in Egypte, which is dated about 1300 BC.
1400 BC - 500 AD Nasca Ceramics and textiles found in these areas suggest, that the lines were created in the period between +/- 1400 BC and 500 AD.
1450 BC Aswan Obelisk It is unknown when the Aswan obelisk was carved. The general opinion is that it was around 1450 BC
1500-400 BC Olmec heads The mysterious Olmec people lived between 1500 and 400 BC and then disappeared miraculously.
1500-1200 BC Knossos There is little doubt Knossos developped during the Bronze Age; however, the presence of huge megalithic stones betray an even earlier timeframe.
1500-1200 BC Mahram Bilqis Archaeologists date Mahram Bilqis at 1500 BC, though the Biblical queen Sheba who is believed to have lived here, lived much later.
1500 -
1000 BC
Externsteine The earliest signs of human occupation are believed to be 3500 years old
1600 BC Rudson Monolith It is believed that the largest monolith of Great Britan was erected around 1600 BC.
1700 BC Serapeum The Serapeum consists of several corridors which are constructed in distinguishable epochs. The oldest part dates back to 1700 BC
2000 BC Marib dam The Marib dam in Yemen is at least 4000 years old
2000 BC Caucasian
dolmens
The Caucasian dolmens are at leats 4000 years old
2500 BC Hunebedden There are tens of mysterious megalithic building in The Netherlands, however, the age is unknown.
2500 BC Marayoor The dolmens of Marayoor in India originate from the Stone Age, however some of them are from the Iron Age
2500 BC Menga Tourist brochures state that Menga was built around 2500 BC. It was excavated in 1842 and human remains were found. However, exactly how old the construction is, and who built it, remains unknown. 
2500 BC Osirion The semi-subterranean temple of Osirion in Abydos is estimated to originate in the timeframe of pharaoh Seti I (+/- 1300 BC). However, its similarity to the Sphinx temple and the Valley temple in Giza places the Osirion closer to 2500 BC.
1700 BC Asini, Mycene,
Tiryns
Asini, Mycene and Tiryns were built sometime between 2600 BC and 1100 BC
2500 BC Bimini megaliths It is possible that the Bimini megaliths are more than 4500 years old.
2600 BC Great Pyramid and the Sphinx The Great Pyramid is assigned to pharaoh Cheops (Khufu) who ruled somewhere between 2604 BC and 2528 BC. However, the age determination by the C14-method points at an earlier date of about 300 years. The Sphinx may even be much older because of the extreme erosion.
2500 - 3300 BC Hagar Qim
Mnajdra
These temples are attributed to the 3500 - 2500 BC epoch. However, no scientific proof validates this assumption.
2700 - 400 BC Hellenikon It is unknown when the Greece pyramid Hellenikon was built. The results of several dating methods point towards 2700 BC - 400 BC
3000 BC Abydos boats The mysterious desert boats of Abydos date back to roughly 3000 BC. 
3000 BC Baalbek There is no scientific data that reveals the age of the Baalbek giant megalith. It might be older than 5000 years.
3000 - 3300 BC Hypogeum Hal Saflieni This underground temple on Malta is attributed to the 3300 - 3000 BC epoch. However, no proof validates this dating.
3000 - 3600 BC Clapham Junction cart ruts It is not known when or how the 'cart ruts' on Malta were made. One assumes that they are related to megalithis temples.
3000 - 3600 BC Ggantija
Tarxien
This temple of Ggantija and Tarxien on Malta are assigned to the epoch 3600 - 3000 BC. However, no scientific proof validates this assumption.
3100 BC Stonehenge The construction is dated from 3100 BC – 2000 BC, but it also could have originated from 8000 BC.
3150 - 3250 BC Great Flood The last Great Flood may have happened between 3250 - 3150 BC.
3500 BC Caral Recently it has been confirmed that Caral is at least 5500 years old, perhaps even older.
3600 BC Stone Vases There are stone vases of granite and diorite that are older than 3600 BC. However, how they fashioned such beautiful vases from rock materials without iron tools remains a mystery. 
5000 BC Sea Level 7000 years ago the sea level was a few meters higher than today
5000 BC Fort Walsh Little is known about the origin of the stone formation of Fort Walsh
5000 BC Carnac The megaliths of Carnac are at least 7000 years old
6000 BC Sphinx The Sphinx is conveniently placed in the same (uncertain) timeframe as the construction of the pyramids by traditional Egyptologists. But considering its erosion patterns, the Sphinx may be thousands of years older and could have been built in 6000 BC.
6000 - 7100 BC Extreme volcanism The period between 7910 en 6000 BC was a period of extreme vulcanice violence. 
7000 BC Catal Huyuk Catal Huyuk is more than 9000 years old
7910 BC Atlantis The year 7910 may have been the year of the destruction of Atlantis
9000 BC Jericho

The oldest city in the world. The earliest human habitation took place in about 9000 BC, though the first permanent settlers came in 8000-7000 BC.

9500 BC Gobleki Tepe

According to carbon dating is the Göbekli Tepe site is more than 11500 years old.

9640 BC Akropolis According to Plato, Athens was founded in 9640 BC by the goddess Athena. The table like mountain of Acropolis came into existence due to vast devastation which washed away the previously fertile soil.
9650 - 10990 BC Younger Dryas

The Younger Dryas is a sudden cold period that lasted about 1300 years between 10990 BC and 9650 BC.

10050 - 16050 BC
(end of Ice Age)
Shift of earth crust According to Hapgood an earth crust displacement occured between 16050 BC and 10050 BC.
15000 v.Chr
(end of Ice Age)
Tiahuanaco
Puma Punke
Remains of human habitation originiate from the early middle ages, though astronomical calculations of Tiahuanacu, linked to Puma Punke, reveals that those sites are 17000 years old.
25000 v.Chr
(Ice Age)
Yonaguni It is unknown when ever Yonaguni was built. About 27000 years ago the sea level was low enough for the site to be at dry ground.
34541 v.Chr
(Ice Age)
Great Sumerian  Flood Until the Great Sumerian Flood in 34541 BC the godes ruled period of multiples of 3600 years.
275741 v.Chr
(Ice Age)
Sumerian gods came to Earth According to the Sumerian King list, the gods came to earth in 275741 BC and the god Alulim was the first ruler on earth and lived in Eridu (Iraq)