Ancient Nerds - Interactive Archaeological Map
Explore over 750,000 archaeological sites worldwide on an interactive 3D globe. This WebGL application requires JavaScript to run.
What You Can Explore
- 750,000+ archaeological sites from 24 curated databases across 91 countries
- Ancient temples, megalithic structures, pyramids, burial sites, and settlements
- 44 historical empires with animated timeline — Roman, Byzantine, Mongol, Inca, Ottoman, and more
- UNESCO World Heritage sites and cultural landmarks
- Filter by age (10,000 BC to present), country, site type, or data source
- Satellite and dark mode views with zoom from orbit to street level
- Paleoshoreline tool showing ice age coastlines
- Proximity search, distance measurement, and offline field mode
Data Sources
Ancient Nerds aggregates data from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Pleiades, UNESCO, Megalithic Portal, DARE, Arachne, Open Context, GeoNames, EAMENA, tDAR, Ariadne, PastMap, Heritage Gateway, INAH, AustArch, SAHI, Pelagios, Livius, Nabataea, MegaJ, ROMAQ, and Canmore.
Please enable JavaScript to use the interactive globe. Visit the homepage for a full overview.