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This article attempts to list the oldest extant freestanding buildings constructed in the world, including on each of the continents and within each country. "Building" is defined as any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy. In order to qualify for the list a structure must:
This consciously excludes ruins of limited height and statues. The list also excludes:
Dates for many of the oldest structures have been arrived at by radiocarbon dating and should be considered approximate.
The following are amongst the oldest buildings in the world. Many of them are brick structures. There are numerous extant structures that survive in the Orkney islands of Scotland, some of the best known of which are part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site.[11] The list also contains many large buildings from the Egyptian Age of the Pyramids.
The structure is a stone wall that blocked two-thirds of the entrance to the Theopetra cave near Kalambaka on the north edge of the Thessalian plain. It was constructed 23,000 years ago, probably as a barrier to cold winds.[117][118]
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Azerbaijan, United Kingdom, Spain, Turkey, France
Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Libya, Israel
Sudan, Egypt, South Africa, Algeria, Morocco
United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Glasgow, Scots language, Edinburgh
India, Bangladesh, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, China
Saqqara, Ancient Egypt, Thirteenth dynasty of Egypt, Sneferu, Technology
Neolithic, Tin, Stone Age, Copper, Serbia
Neolithic, Stonehenge, Unesco, Scotland, Pottery
Science, Computer science, Transhumanism, Engineering, Internet
Andes, Plaza, Americas, Casma, Lima, Peru