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<< Our Photo Pages >> Besh Barmak Compass Stone - Rock Art in Azerbaijan

Submitted by AlexHunger on Sunday, 26 August 2007  Page Views: 7199

Rock ArtSite Name: Besh Barmak Compass Stone
Country: Azerbaijan
NOTE: This site is 109.041 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Baku
Latitude: 40.956330N  Longitude: 49.214420E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Besh Barmak Compass Stone
Besh Barmak Compass Stone submitted by kurgan : Compass Stone at the Mountain Besh Barmak. This multi channeled stone is extremely intricate and has many similar features to oriented rock art that I have come across elsewhere in Azerbaijan. ( Ref http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai143_folder/143_articles/143_mt_index.html). Because of its location, due west of an imposing rock crag called Besh Barmak, or Five fingered mountain... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cup and Ring marks / Rock Art in Azerbaijan

This multi channeled stone is extremely intricate and has many similar features to oriented rock art that I have come across elsewhere in Azerbaijan.
( Ref http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai143_folder/143_articles/143_mt_index.html).

Because of its location, due west of an imposing rock crag called Besh Barmak, or Five fingered mountain which sits at the very end of the Caucasus mountain range I believe the site has ancient astronomical importance. The deepest channel runs through the central bowl or bullaun in a NW-SE direction, which is the orientation of the Caucasus mountain range. Coincidence??

This newly discovered ancient monument needs to be examined by archaeo astronomers to determine its significance and protected. I would welcome any comments on its features and information on any similar carvings from elsewhere.

Besh Barmak even today is considered a holy place and has numerous pilgrims and with many archaeological aspects of interest including numerous burial mounds is a potentially significant archeo site.

Kurgan.
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