Field geology
Geo-Heritage & Archaeological Tourism
Where geology meets history, on one map.
An interactive atlas of geosites and monuments with the formation, rock and tectonic setting beneath each, photo galleries, era and type filters, distance from you, live conditions and directions.
Overview
From Shanidar Cave in the folded Zagros limestone to the reed-and-bitumen courses of the Aqar Quf ziggurat, each entry links the monument to the ground it stands on. Filter by Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic or Cenozoic, find the nearest site, and get directions.
What you enter · What you get
What you enter
- Your location (optional)
- Era and site-type filters
What you get
- Site sheet: formation, rock type, tectonic setting, era
- Photo gallery
- Route from your position
How it works in the field
Open the atlas
Filter by era
Open a site and navigate
Method and equations
Geosite documentation
Entries follow the scientific, educational and tourism values used in geosite inventories, so each site can be assessed for protection and promotion.
Who uses it
Tourism and antiquities authoritiesGuides and heritage educatorsTravellers and students
Standards and references
- Brilha, J. (2016). Inventory and quantitative assessment of geosites and geodiversity sites: a review. Geoheritage, 8, 119–134.
- UNESCO (2023). UNESCO Global Geoparks — Operational Guidelines.
Results support professional judgement. They do not replace a licensed engineer’s or geologist’s sign-off.
At a glance
- Category
- Field geology
- Runs on
- Phone, tablet and desktop browser
- Export
- Shareable site links, directions
- Access
- Subscribers
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