Dolmen Maya
Dolmen Maya, located near Pshada in the Western Caucasus, is remarkable for its open rear wall that lets visitors see the interior chamber and the fitting of the slabs. Unlike many other dolmens, it provides a rare educational example of ancient construction methods. Despite the official historical version, the true time of its construction remains unknown, adding a sense of mystery to the monument.
Dolmen "Maya" is a neat, slightly elongated dolmen without a back wall, which allows you to look inside from the rear and see the fitting of the slabs. It stands a few meters from the dolmen "Khan" on the territory of the peasant farm "Dolmen" near Pshada; this small complex also includes "Tor" and "Tenderness". The open back makes "Maya" a clear "educational" example: it is easy to see how the chamber was assembled and how the facade with the round hole for the stone plug works.
The surroundings of Pshada are one of the key areas of the Western Caucasus, where dolmens are found both on protected sites and in the forest, far from tourist trails. Most of the structures in the region are built from local sandstone (less often from limestone); there are both slab dolmens made of large stone slabs and semi-monolithic ones, carved into a sandstone massif and covered with a slab. Against this background, "Maya" is interesting because it allows you to see the interior space without interfering with the structure.
In the peasant farming estate, there are 4 dolmen structures:
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