Add a review about the dolmens of Aderbievka

Dolmens - an archaeological mystery is not worse than the statues of Easter Island. Scientists still can not understand how in the Caucasus there were structures more characteristic of North Africa and the Middle East. To study dolmens, it is best to go to the village of Aderbievka, which is located next to Gelendzhik in the Krasnodar Territory.

The first impression of this village is deceptive. It only looks like it seems that life here is calm and measured. In fact, many tourists come here, some specially for dolmens.

Excursions

Aderbievka is hidden behind the Markotsky ridge. One of the main attractions of the village is the church of St. Nicholas the Savior, which was built in the early 20th century. Here the river Aderba flows, and along the ridge there is a forest road to Abinsk. The local nature remains untouched in many places, despite the constant influx of tourists.

The most popular excursions are to waterfalls, horse and foot tours, climb to the Main Caucasian Range, jeep, cable car and, of course, visit the dolmens. To them we will go.

Dolmens

Dolmens are on the left bank of the Aderba River, on the crest of the Medovaya Mountain and Shiroka Gully in the Gelendzhik district. They occupy a little space - this area is covered with forest and a rare shrub. These dolmens are interesting in that they belong to a rare type of compound structures. The inner part of some of them is decorated with a geometric ornament and nalepa, which bear a semantic load. It looks like an encrypted message to descendants.

Dolmens are numbered. The most interesting - at number 2. It is a composite structure with carved ornamentation on the inside of the blocks, which are supported by buttresses. To the dolmen adjoin arched walls, consisting of large blocks, folded in several rows.

Next - a courtyard that served for ritual purposes. It is lined with flat stone slabs, backed by a number of large stone blocks. These blocks do not allow slabs to slide down the slope.

Dolmens of the North Caucasus
Unfortunately, not all are treated with dolmens with respect. They suffered greatly from tourists, as well as from the extraction of natural stone in a quarry at the foot of Mount Medova. If nothing changes, the dolmens can simply disappear.

Scientists have not yet come to a consensus on why the dolmens were built in the Caucasus. According to one of the versions, they served as tombs, and the dolmen group was a family cemetery. Sometimes they find even more flat areas with broken embankments for sacrifices

Experts find similarities between dolmens and burial vaults of Egyptian pharaohs. At the heart of the buildings is the idea that the leader (Pharaoh) was the center of the magical forces of nature, and his remains helped to get a good harvest.