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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Della Biscia Dolmen Alternative Name: Dolmen of the water snakeCountry: Italy Region: Liguria Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Genova Nearest Village: Piampaludo
Latitude: 44.439850N Longitude: 8.583030E
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 |
0 | no data |
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Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in Liguria
Waters / fertility cult sanctuary on the northern slopes of Monte Beigua called "Della Biscia" (Water Snake/Eel) due to a lake and a river of the same name. Next to this dolmen there are further engraved stones and a dolmen without a capstone.
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