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Site ID
Ar/Lp.05.01
Site Name
Lernapar BC 02
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Lernapar
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
427536
UTM Northing
4509627
Elevation
2,180m
Association

Burial cluster 2 of the Lernapar quad is located at the survey quadrant's southern limit, 1.03km south (bearing 196°) of Lernapar fortress (map quad E2p).

Topography

These burials are located on a low ridge that marks an initial ascent towards the elevated flanks of Mt. Kolgat. The ridge overlooks extensive agricultural fields.

General Description

The cromlechs in this cluster are, like those in Lp BC 1, primarily standard-style cromlechs. 4 are immediately visible; however there appears to have been significant earth-moving activity in the area suggesting that the cluster may have once been more extensive.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

One uniquely large cromlech in the cluster is worth mentioning in more detail.

Feature 1: (photo below) is a large (12.5m in diameter) standard cromlech with two rings of unworked basalt blocks encircling several large basalt capstones. The burial is more evidently vertical than most standard cromlechs, with the inner ring set slightly higher (0.15m) than the outer and the capstones are not flush with the ground surface. Instead, the irregular capstones extend above the surrounding surface (0.2 - 0.6m).

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