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Multi-periodSite Name: al-Mahwit tombsCountry: Yemen
NOTE: This site is 97.787 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: Sana'a Nearest Village: al-Mahwit
Latitude: 15.469440N Longitude: 43.545280E
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 |
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-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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What are described as two hundred Paleolithic tombs have been discovered in the western al-Mahwit region of Yemen, reports say. The tombs contain embalmed mummies and other funerary relics, according to the state-run Saba news agency.
They were carved into the rock and have one or more chambers depending on how many bodies they held, Mohammad Ahmad Qassim, head of antiquities for Al-Mahwit province, told Saba.
Among the objects found in the tombs were earthenware utensils and weapons.
The artefacts were very effectively preserved and were put in niches carved in the walls of the tombs.
Over 1,000 other Paleolithic artefacts were also found in the Bani Saad area, Mr Qassim added.
The findings point to the existence of a developed culture in the region at the time, Saba reports.
Source: BBC News
Note: 'Paleolithic tombs discovered' in Yemen
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