Archaeology World Map

About Archaeology World Map 🏺

Archaeology World Map gathers the world's archaeological sites — hillforts and burial mounds, Roman villas, rock art, tells and excavated settlements — into one browsable layer, from famous digs to the unmarked earthwork in a farmer's field.

Each site comes from OpenStreetMap's `historic=archaeological_site` tag, mapped by people who care about the past. It's a starting point for the curious traveller and the armchair historian, not a substitute for a site's own access rules.

Who is behind this site?

Archaeology World Map is built and maintained by Emil Björk, an independent developer based in Sweden. The site grew out of a passion for maps, travel and open data, alongside a professional background in IT consulting.

How it works

Every point is fetched from the OpenStreetMap Overpass API, deduplicated, tagged by country and stored as a static GeoJSON file — no database, instant to load. Click any point to see a description from Wikipedia, a photo from Wikimedia Commons (or Mapillary as a fallback) and, where available, its Google rating.

Data freshness

The dataset is automatically refreshed once a month from OpenStreetMap via a scheduled GitHub Action, so the map stays current as the world is mapped.

Spot something missing?

This map is only as complete as OpenStreetMap itself. If you know a archaeological sites that isn't here, you can add it directly to OpenStreetMap — it's free, open and will appear here at the next refresh.

Add a missing place on OpenStreetMap →

New to OpenStreetMap? See the how-to-tag guide for archaeological sites. Edits show up here at the next monthly refresh.

Report an error or a wrong location

Found a archaeological sites in the wrong spot, with outdated details, or listed twice? The data lives in OpenStreetMap, so the quickest fix is a short note there — a local mapper reviews it and the correction flows back to this map at the next refresh.

Leave a note on OpenStreetMap →

Get in touch

Questions, feedback, or a partnership idea? We'd love to hear from you — reach us at hello@archaeologyworldmap.com.

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers to the most common questions are on our FAQ page →

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