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General Info
Site ID
Ar/Ma.03.04
Site Name
Mantash BC 02
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Mantash
Periodization
Middle Bronze, Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
424783
UTM Northing
4497386
Elevation
2,215m
Association

This large cluster is located 3.56km west (bearing 282°) of Hnaberd fortress, just 0.27km from Ma Stela 1 (map quad B2m).

Topography

Burials are situated on a hilltop and immediate eastern slope.

General Description

Featuring 35 standard, spiral, mounded, and paved cromlechs, and cist burial installations, this cluster is bounded by a linear stone construction on the north side. The burials are closely packed, but do not touch, and exhibit much evidence of erosion and fallen rock. The cluster is kidney-shaped with an elongated north-south axis.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1: is a standard cromlech with three inscribed circumferential rings and a single central capstone. Medium-sized basalt blocks are set in tight order in each of the rings. The burial is 1.85m in diameter north-south and 1.67m east-west.

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