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Multi-periodSite Name: Alto de Segovia Alternative Name: SegoviaCountry: Colombia
NOTE: This site is 45.411 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Village: San Andres d Pisimbala
Latitude: 2.573476N Longitude: 76.032454W
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Shaft-and-chambered hypogea in Segovia (known also as Alto de Segovia) are the finest preserved necropolis of the Tierradentro culture. They consist of the spiral staircases which lead down to the burial chambers decorated with paintings. The vaulted ceilings of the chambers (the largest reaching up to 10-12 m of diameter) are resting on columns. Alto de Segovia includes 25 hypogea, most of them with paintings. They were cut between 500 and 900 AD by agricultural societies inhabiting this area.
Alto de Segovia is located about 500 m north from the Archaeological Museum of San Andres de Pisimbala. It is possible to enter the burial chambers.
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