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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tomb of Massinissa Alternative Name: Massinissa's TombCountry: Algeria
NOTE: This site is 29.45 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Portal Tomb
Nearest Town: Constantine Nearest Village: Soumaa El'Khroub
Latitude: 36.272146N Longitude: 6.725058E
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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Portal Tomb in Algeria
Numidian Tomb. This tomb consisting of limestone blocks has been dated to the end of the 2nd century BCE. It could be Micipsa's tomb or Massinissa's. There were probably columns on top.
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