<< Our Photo Pages >> Dragon Ditch - Misc. Earthwork in Azerbaijan
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Multi-periodSite Name: Dragon DitchCountry: Azerbaijan
NOTE: This site is 20.794 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Baku
Latitude: 40.491640N Longitude: 49.349080E
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | no data |
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A number of so called ‘dragon ditches’ may be found in Azerbaijan. Folklore tells they were made by the tail of a dragon crossing over the land. Their origins and function are mysterious. At around 20 m wide, some can be seen by satellite in Google Earth where they be measured in kilometers. We can discount use as a canal as they climb up and down hillsides. Boundary markers are a possibility but are rather extreme form of a territorial marking. The manpower needing to build the features would have been considerable and suggestive of a past powerful ruler or for religious reasons a large motivated workforce. Low points are filled with soil that suggests they are not of modern vintage.
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