Dolmen Tuapse
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Dolmen Tuapse is a complex of historic dolmens, located not far from the resort town of Tuapse, at Prigorodnoye on the hillside Bogatyrka.

The excursion to the dolmens path runs through a dense thicket, but despite this, it is well trodden. In places where there are steep slopes, the track is additionally equipped with various excavation steps and handrails to help quickly and safely get to your destination.

According to the modern Russian ethnographers, it is currently in the territory of the Tuapse district is about 400 historic dolmens. Most of these dolmens are tiled to a peculiar type. They usually consist of a number of huge stone blocks, four of which are necessarily mounted vertically, and the fifth slab covers all of them, thereby forming a stone cottage.

The most interesting is that the outside of the stone slabs nothing processed. Peering inside this powerful structures, you can see that its wall is practically aligned and polished. In addition, you may notice that a huge number of local historic dolmens are small protrusions of the walls and roof, thereby forming another Outbuildings. The dolmens were built only of the most dense limestones and sandstones at about 1300 - 2400 years. BC.

Unfortunately, in these times of the dolmens are often subjected to destruction and not to blame for natural disasters, and the irrationality of people who do not want to save these amazing buildings in pristine beauty. But despite this, the stone dolmens continue to stand in their places.

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