Found on the south side of the Yerevan-Spitak (M3) road, at the northern foot of Mt. Vardablur, Gk BC 1 represents the southeastern cluster of kurgans within the Gegharot Kurgan survey quadrant, 1.14km southeast (bearing 146°) of Gegharot fortress (map quad D4o).
The terrain in the area is generally flat, although it slopes gently upwards moving south toward the flanks of Mt. Vardablur. The area appears to be very disturbed in some areas with several large bulldozer piles of boulders, earth, and metal wire.
Gk BC 1 includes nine clearly visible tombs (kurgans number 1-3, 6, 13-17) set in three distinct groups that cover an area 110m north-south and 150m east-west. They range widely in size from 4m to 18.9m in diameter. Their mounds vary in elevation above the surrounding ground surface from 25cm to 1.5m. Several kurgans appear to be very well preserved despite the surrounding disturbance.
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Kurgan 13 is the largest kurgan in Gk BC 1. It measures 18.9m in diameter and is encircled by a clearly visible ring of granite blocks.
Kurgans 1 (plate XIVa), 2, and 3 are more typical of this group, with diameters between 4m and 7m. However, this group is slightly unusual in that they are more tightly clustered than the other kurgans in either Gk BC 1 or 2. The intervening buffer between these kurgans is not consistent but does not exceed 8m.
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