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<< Text Pages >> Tomb of Massinissa - Portal Tomb in Algeria

Submitted by AlexHunger on Friday, 18 April 2008  Page Views: 6749

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Tomb of Massinissa Alternative Name: Massinissa's Tomb
Country: Algeria
NOTE: This site is 80.025 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:
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.
4 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
5

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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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