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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Leopards Open SanctuaryCountry: Israel Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Eilat Nearest Village: Neot Smadar
Latitude: 29.955772N Longitude: 34.969972E
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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This open sanctuary is located in the Uvda Valley, about 60 km North of Eilat, Israel. Its part of a big habitation site, one of the earliest agricaltural cultures, dating from 6500 BCE till about 60 years ago. Last cultivated by the Haiwat Beduin tribe.
The angles of the sanctuary point to the 4 cardinal points .
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