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Kolikho Dolmen rescued from The Kolikho Valley, Agoy-Shapsug in Tuapse Region of Krasnodar Krai.  A sandstone burial chamber which was packed with the skeletons of approximately 70 individuals.  Mud had covered the tomb and so preserved it intact since the Bronze Age making it unique among Caucasus dolmens  Grave goods were also found in it.
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Kolikho Dolmen rescued from The Kolikho Valley, Agoy-Shapsug in Tuapse Region of Krasnodar Krai. A sandstone burial chamber which was packed with the skeletons of approximately 70 individuals. Mud had covered the tomb and so preserved it intact since the Bronze Age making it unique among Caucasus dolmens Grave goods were also found in it.

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