do any history hunters here know what this might be? all i can find is a record of a necropolis. it seems[?] to have a strangish shape [star or sun?]
doogle
driving me nutty. romanian isn't my language
[edit on 9-5-2008 by Parta]
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 Originally posted by Parta
do any history hunters here know what this might be? all i can find is a record of a necropolis. it seems[?] to have a strangish shape [star or sun?]
doogle
driving me nutty. romanian isn't my language
[edit on 9-5-2008 by Parta] 
Looks like an old dried-up lakebed to me.
Harte
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Hi Parta,
Any idea of the elevation of the double circular area and outer outline? Kind of reminds me of the outer perimeter of a fortification with the double
circular area being a furrow or some such around a raised hillfort.
cormac
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the area is basically flat to bowl falling away to the south from the "shoreline" or "wall". the "shoreline" is almost as wide as the lido. it
should be on a hill. don't think it ever was though.
the town to the south is urzica mare [mare being sea or great] so ...
cimec
[edit on 9-5-2008 by Parta]
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Looks to be a earth mound but without an obvious entrance- the outer wall can also be seen.
I did a lot of work with aerial photos in Cyprus. Nature can deceive you in all sorts of ways. The only way to know is go there and do a surface
survey and dig so test pits.
Might be a collasped burial mound, old pond, cattle holding area, part of a fortification (new or old) or something else. When in doubt walk the area
and sink a test pit.
If you live far away, you can try contacting a local person who is interested in that area or the nearest school/university. Geologists, rock hounds,
and amateur archaeologists may be aware of that site or know what it might be.
[edit on 9/5/08 by Hanslune]
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maybe someone is already on the case
Helis
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