<< Our Photo Pages >> Wadi Yahel - Standing Stones in Israel
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wadi YahelCountry: Israel
NOTE: This site is 1.272 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Eilat Nearest Village: Kibuts Yahel
Latitude: 30.095248N Longitude: 35.132048E
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 |
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Wadi Yahel
On the way between Sinai and Petra in the Edom mountains,
Nabatien camp site with enclosures, hearths, Nabatien and Roman poetry and small Masseboth. We find this kind of Masseboth in the back of the camp.
Aaccording to Na'um Shukair (an Arabian historian) these small standing stones are protecting deities of the caravan.
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3.2km SSW 205° South to Kibuts Yahel* Ancient Village or Settlement
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8.8km WSW 239° Upper wadi Ya'alon Masseboth* Standing Stones
9.8km SW 221° Upper Qtura Pass Masseboth* Standing Stones
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9.9km SW 226° Upper Wadi Qtura Massebah* Standing Stone (Menhir)
9.9km SSW 212° lower wadi Qtura* Ancient Village or Settlement
9.9km WSW 244° Mt. Shizzafon camp site* Ancient Village or Settlement
10.1km N 350° Lower Wadi Hayun Massebah* Standing Stone (Menhir)
11.2km SW 218° Mt. 'Ai'it sites* Ancient Temple
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13.2km SW 219° Mount Ayah* Ancient Temple
13.9km SSW 211° Grofit hights* Ancient Temple
13.9km N 1° South of Lower Wadi Hayun Masseboth* Standing Stones
15.2km SW 236° Mt. Na'atsuts cluster of megalithic Matseboth* Standing Stone (Menhir)
17.0km SW 214° Top Itro pass 7 Matseboth* Standing Stone (Menhir)
17.2km WSW 242° Upper Wadi Hayun* Standing Stones
18.1km SSW 214° Itro pass Roded Figurines* Ancient Temple
18.1km ENE 58° Petroglyphs near Jebel al Samra Um al Hidha* Carving
18.7km NNW 344° Wadi Yaziz (1)* Chambered Cairn
19.1km NNW 346° Tsuky (cliff ) Hidud* Ancient Temple
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