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Site ID
Ar/Ma.58.06
Site Name
Mantash BC 33
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Mantash
Periodization
Late Bronze
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
421592
UTM Northing
4496652
Elevation
2,214m
Association

2.64km southeast (bearing 154°) of Mets Mantash village, Ma BC 33 is 0.35km due north of Ma BC 27 and just 0.18km southeast of Ma BC 32 (map quadrant B1j).

Topography

The burial cluster as a whole is spread across the lower western slope of a gentle hill. Just to the west, a small stream cuts across a flat area leading down towards agricultural fields to the north.

General Description

This cluster of 6 kurgans and 4 standard cromlechs has a unique spatial organization. The kurgans are all uniformly spaced at the base of the slope, extending in a slight arc 57m north-south. The kurgans are spaced approximately 3m apart with the cromlechs appearing primarily upslope.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1: is an irregular kurgan, third from the northernmost in the line. It is 5.0m in diameter north-south and 5.5m east-west. The top of the mound rises 0.5m above the surrounding surface. It is built of tuff and basalt cobbles. At the top of the mound, slightly off center to the southeast, is a large basalt block, but it is unclear if this is part of the construction.

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