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Multi-periodSite Name: Bena Village MegalithsCountry: Indonesia
NOTE: This site is 22.282 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Bajawa Nearest Village: Bena
Latitude: 8.8774S Longitude: 120.985700E
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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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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Bena traditional village is located 16 kilometres south of Bajawa in central Flores, Indonesia. The village has megalithic arrangements of unknown age which are part of the cultural beliefs of the Ngada inhabitants. These megaliths are areas where disputes between tribal members were traditionally settled and are known as lenggi. There is a lenggi for each clan in the village The miniature thatched huts represent the female ancestor of a of a clan and are called bhaga. The umbrella shaped thatched-top poles represent the male ancestor of a clan and are called Ngadhu. It is possible to hire a car in Bajawa for the forty minute drive to the village.
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