Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa The Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are located in Alexandria, Egypt. Half a kilometer to the northeast is the Serapeum of Alexandria, which is another archaeological site in the area. The Serapeum of Alexandria is considered to have been built by the Greeks in the 3rd century BC. Coordinates 31.178942, 29.893170 Description The site is thought to date to the Hellenistic period, and Roman, Greek, and Egyptian cultural attributes can be found throughout. The site is considered to have three levels dug into the rock, being up to 35 meters deep. The Catacombs consist of a triclinium, dining room, rotunda, Hall of Caracalla, and sarcophagi. The entrance is from the southeast side near the staircase at a 40° angle. The Catacombs' size is 25 metres by 50 metres. It is thought the site was an earlier burial ground where visitors brought clay pots of food for themselves, leaving the pots as they departed. Hence, this is where the name derived from. Analysis The tomb...
Drizzlecombe Drizzlecombe or Thrushelcombe is an area of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England, containing a number of Bronze Age stone rows , cairns , and menhirs . Within 1 or 2 kilometres of the area are the Yellowmead Stone Circles , Ringmoor Stone Row and Cairn Circle , Brisworthy Stone Circle , Great Trowlesworthy Tor , Ditsworthy Warren House , Gutter Tor , Eylesbarrow mine , and Down Tor Stone Circle . Coordinates 50.485230,-3.985958. Description Drizzlecombe itself is very similar to Asseycombe stone rows ; there is a long row of stones that follow a straighter line than Asseycom be, with a prominent stone at either end and a circular feature. The stones are angled at 43° towards the southwest. In this area of Dartmoor, there are other monuments and buildings, such as Down Tor Stone Circle, Shavercombe Falls , Eylesbarrow mine, Yellowmead Stone Circles, and Gutter Tor. Down Tor Stone Circle is simila r to Drizzlecombe and Asse ycombe. Analysis The stones are ...