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General Info
Site ID
Ar/Ts.017.04
Site Name
Tsaghkahovit BC 008
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Tsaghkahovit
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
435273
UTM Northing
4497916
Elevation
2,187m
Association

Located 0.86km east of Tsaghkahovit village's eastern edge, Ts BC 8 is set on a slope above Ts BC 9 (map quad B4o).

Topography

The burials rest on a steep slope dotted with eroded bedrock.

General Description

This cluster includes 9 mounded cromlechs and 5 cist burials. The cists are roughly circular, 1.5-2m in diameter, and constructed of basalt and tuff cobbles. The mounded cromlechs are small as well, ranging from 2 to 4m in diameter. The area of the cluster measures 30m x 50m.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

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