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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ader. - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Jordan

Submitted by AlexHunger on Sunday, 05 August 2007  Page Views: 7030

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ader.
Country: Jordan Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Kerak  Nearest Village: Adir
Latitude: 31.202130N  Longitude: 35.764513E
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
4 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.
5 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
no data

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Ader. submitted by ammanamba : The standing stone at Ader (close to Kerak) is one of the tallest in Jordan and known from the late 19th century. There is a recumbent stone next to it. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Jordan

Tall standing stone in Adir, Jordan, with one recumbant stone next to it.

Exact location unknown, GPS position to nearest village.
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