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Site ID
Ar/Ge.08.01
Site Name
Gegharot BC 01
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Gegharot
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
434928
UTM Northing
4506560
Elevation
2,127m
Association

Ge BC1 is located 1.23km NNE (bearing 19°) of Gegharot fortress along the lower southern approach to Ashot Yerkat (0.87km, bearing 178°) (map quad E4g).

Topography

This cluster of cromlechs is located on a steep slope near the intersection of the foot of the Pambak range and the Tsaghkahovit Plain.

General Description

This large cluster of more than 35 standard, paved, and stepped cromlechs extends 65m north-south and 60m east-west. As the tombs move up the slope of the mountain, they become increasingly more tightly packed, suggesting that the earlier burials were set on the lower limits of the cluster while the later burials built up slope were forced to crowd as space within the cluster became more restricted. Unfortunately, erosion has taken a severe toll, disturbing each of the visible tombs to varying degrees.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

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