Editing List of architectural styles (section)

===Prehistoric===
Early [[civilizations]] developed, often independently, in scattered locations around the globe. The architecture was often a mixture of styles in timber cut from local forests and stone hewn from local rocks. Most of the timber has gone, although the earthworks remain. Impressively, massive stone structures have survived for years.
* [[Neolithic architecture|Neolithic]] 10,000–3000 BC

====Ancient Americas====
* [[Mesoamerican architecture|Mesoamerican]]
* [[Mezcala culture|Mezcala]]
* [[Talud-tablero]]
* [[Western Native American]]s

====Mediterranean and Middle-East civilizations====
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* [[Phoenician architecture|Phoenician]] 3000–500 BC
* [[Ancient Egyptian architecture|Ancient Egyptian]] 3000 BC–373 BC
* [[Minoan civilization#Architecture|Minoan]] 3000?+ BC (Crete)
** [[Knossos]] (Crete)
* [[Mycenaean Greece|Mycenaean]] 1600–1100 BC (Greece)

====Ancient Near East and Mesopotamia====
* [[Sumerian architecture|Sumerian]] 5300–2000 BC
* [[Elam]]
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====Iranian/Persian====
* Ancient Persian
** [[Achaemenid architecture|Achaemenid]]
** [[Sassanid architecture|Sassanid]]
* [[Iranian architecture|Iranian]], c. 8th century+ (Iran)
* [[Persian gardens|Persian Garden Style]] (Iran)
** Classical Style – Hayat
** Formal Style – Meidān (public) or [[Charbagh]] (private)
** Casual Style – Park (public) or [[Bagh (garden)|Bāgh]] (private)
** [[Paradise garden]]
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====Ancient Asian ====
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==== Classical Era in South Asia ====
* [[Architecture of Karnataka|Karnataka]]
* [[Architecture of Kerala|Kerala]]
* [[Architecture of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]
* [[Dravidian architecture]] (South Indian temple style) 
* [[Buddhist architecture|Buddhist Temple]]
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====East Asian====
* [[Ancient Chinese wooden architecture|Ancient Chinese]]
* [[Japanese architecture|Japanese]]
* [[Korean architecture|Korean]]

====Ancient South Asian Architecture====
* [[Harappan architecture|Harappan]] (7000–1900 BCE)
* [[Dravidian architecture]]
* [[Architecture of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] (Early Tamil Sangam Era){{Col-end}}