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Multi-periodSite Name: Necrópolis de las Cuevas del AlcaideCountry: Spain
NOTE: This site is 18.322 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Andalucía Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Village: Villanueva de Algaidas
Latitude: 37.186580N Longitude: 4.48202W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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The Necrópolis de las Cuevas del Alcaide (Necropolis of the Caves of Alcaide) is located on the eastern slope of the Loma del Viento, within the grounds known as Cortijo de Alcaide, in the municipality of Antequera, province of Malaga.
There are 21 underground corridor tombs, which were widely used between the Copper Age and the end of the Bronze Age. This site was declared BIC (Bien de Interés Cultural, Property of Cultural Interest) in 1996, in the category of Archaeological Zone.
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