Located in an isolated area, 3.17km southwest (bearing 232°) of Hnaberd fortress, Ma Canal 8 has no clear articulation with any other place in the Mantash quadrant fluvial network (map quadrant B2b).
The canal appears to emerge out of the lower reaches of denuded basalt that marks the southern limit of our survey area. The area slopes gently down from south to north before terminating at the base of a sizable hill.
This canal is less linear than most. Upon its emergence from the denuded bedrock, it bears northeast 61° for approximately 60m before disappearing at the foot of a sizable hill (although faint indications suggest it may continue cutting across the flank of the hill). The canal is lined with small and medium-sized basalt cobbles and ranges from 0.45 to 0.55m wide.
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