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This close up on the door of tomb 1 shows the interesting shape carved out of the slab.
Presumably when built this would have resulted in a very specific lighting of the rear of the chamber and accounts for the unusual Southerly alignment.
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AddedOct 25 2010
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This close up on the door of tomb 1 shows the interesting shape carved out of the slab.
Presumably when built this would have resulted in a very specific lighting of the rear of the chamber and accounts for the unusual Southerly alignment.

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