<< Our Photo Pages >> Dhekia Pathar - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in India
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dhekia Pathar Alternative Name: Gigantic Dolmen of BagodarCountry: India Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Hazaribagh Nearest Village: Bagodar
Latitude: 24.089760N Longitude: 85.842336E
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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The dolmen is placed on a rocky outcrop which surprisingly is naturally positioned at the intersection of three hills of which one is Arar, a name meaning the constellation of Orion. The space between the orthostats has been decorated as a small Hindu temple.
Source: http://www.megalithindia.in/2012/03/gigantic-dolmen-of-bagodar-dhekia.html
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