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Multi-periodSite Name: Yeni Turcan
Country: Azerbaijan
NOTE: This site is 12.374 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Baku
Latitude: 40.381250N  Longitude: 50.156690E
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
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1Awful
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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
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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Yeni Turcan
Yeni Turcan submitted by kurgan : Cart Ruts are a phenomenon found throughout the Mediterranean Sea region and are particularly well developed in Malta. Popular opinion suggests they may have been used in the transportation of megaliths as they are most often found in association with Neolithic temples and burial mounds. As they are evidently the work of an ancient seafaring people, the question arises as to why and how they are ... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cart Ruts in Azerbaijan

Cart Ruts are a phenomenon found throughout the Mediterranean Sea region and are particularly well developed in Malta. Popular opinion suggests they may have been used in the transportation of megaliths as they are most often found in association with Neolithic temples and burial mounds. As they are evidently the work of an ancient seafaring people, the question arises as to why and how they are present in the Caspian Sea region. Could this be evidence of an elevated sea level due to ice age meltwater and a connection to the Black Sea via the Kuma Manych depression to the north of the Caucasus mountains?
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Yeni Turcan Mound
Yeni Turcan Mound submitted by kurgan : Two Damaged Statues at Yeni Turcan Burial Mound. N, 40 deg, 22 min, 54.2 sec; E 50 deg, 9 min, 44.5 sec The female statue on left has a bosom, naval and decorative necklace on her broken head. The possible male image is rectangular and plane. The figures are oriented to the South West which corresponds to the midwinter sunset which local archaeologists considered to be the place of the dead... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Yeni Turcan Mound
Yeni Turcan Mound submitted by kurgan : Burial Mound at Yeni Turcan with Two Statues. N, 40 deg, 22 min, 54.2 sec; E 50 deg, 9 min, 44.5 sec This most unusual burial mound was excavated as part of a rescue dig due to an expanding limestone quarry. The statues appeared to be male and female with their top or heads broken. The reason for this damage or burial is unknown but it is plausible that the images were ceremonially killed a... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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