As of 2026-10-12, Quoyness chambered cairn tops the list with 3,001 BC.
- #1 Quoyness chambered cairn — 3,001 BC
chambered cairn located on Sanday in Orkney, Scotland
Quoyness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. Similar to Maeshowe in design, the tomb was probably built around 3000 BC. The skeletal remains of several people were uncovered in the tomb during excavation in 1867. The monument was partially restored and reconstructed after a second excavation during the early 1950s, to display the different original stages of construction of the tomb. The property is now in the care of Historic... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 Great Pyramid of Giza — 2,560 BC
oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis; one of the seven ancient wonders of the world
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest of the Egyptian pyramids and the most famous landmark of the Giza pyramid complex in Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact. The Great Pyramid served as the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu ("Cheops"), who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. It was built c. 2600 BC over a period of about 26 years. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 Tomb of Perneb — 2,353 BC
object highlighted in The MET collection
The Tomb of Perneb is a mastaba-style tomb from ancient Egypt, built during the reigns of Djedkare Isesi and Unas, in the necropolis of Saqqara, north of King Djoser's Step Pyramid and about 30 kilometers south of Giza, Egypt. It was the tomb of Perneb, and from the size and placement of the tomb he might have been a court official or royal family member, who had a role in the robing and crowning of the king. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 Noah’s Mausoleum — 1,539 BC
Noah’s Türbe (Mausoleum) in Nakhchivan
The Tomb of Prophet Noah or Noah's Mausoleum is a mausoleum in the city of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. As, according to Armenian tradition, Nakhchivan was founded by Noah. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 Tomb of Nefertari — 1,251 BC
tomb of Queen Nefertari
QV66 is the tomb of Nefertari, the Great Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II, in Egypt's Valley of the Queens. It was discovered by Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1904. Nefertari, which means "The most beautiful (one) among them", was Ramesses II's favorite wife; he went out of his way to make this obvious, referring to her as "the one for whom the sun shines" in his writings, built the Temple of Hathor at Abu Simbel to idolize her as a deity, and commissioned portraiture wall paintings. In the Valley of the... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 Tomb of the Chariots — 650 BC
mid-seventh century BCE tumulus at Populonia with a diameter of 28 meters
source Wikidata - #7 Isis Tomb, Vulci — 566 BC
Etruscan tomb of the archaic period
The Isis Tomb is a richly endowed Etruscan chamber tomb that was found at the Polledrara Cemetery, Vulci, Lazio, Italy, in the early nineteenth century. Many artefacts were discovered in the Isis Tomb when it was originally excavated but, as was custom at the time, only objects of high monetary value were kept. Over 60 of these objects are now held by the British Museum, with others scattered across a range of museums around the world. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Tomb of Cyrus the Great — 530 BC
tomb in Pasargadae, Iran
The tomb of Cyrus the Great is located in Pasargadae, which was the first capital city of his Achaemenid Empire and is now an archaeological site in the Fars Province of Iran. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 Martini-Marescotti Tomb — 510 BC
tomb in the Monte Abatone necropolis of Caere that contained more than 30 Attic vases
source Wikidata - #10 Tomb of Battos, Cyrene — 501 BC
Funerary monument(s) / funerary area in Cyrene, Libya.
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