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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Khajar Mansub Alternative Name: Hajr al MansubCountry: Jordan
NOTE: This site is 4.236 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Madaba
Latitude: 31.654184N Longitude: 35.701406E
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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Megalithic Phallic shaped Menhir in the countryside about 15 Km' South of Madaba in Jordan in a cornfield just before harvest when i visited there with Dr. Uzi Avner in July 2007
Overlooking the Zirqa Ma‘in valley, Hajr al-Mansub (the “erected stone”) is one of the most impressive menhirs in Jordan. Although rather isolated, it is linked to the large ceremonial center and dolmen field at Murayghat, about a kilometer to the west.
The menhir stands approximately 2.5 meters tall and is a 1.5 metes wide at the base, and is tappered toward the top. The southern face of the menhir is cut with a grove, at approximately two-thirds of it height. The specific purpose of the menhir is not know, but probably dates to the Early Bronze period as due the monuments at Murayghat.
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