Located at the northern edge of Tsilkar village, at the end of a dirt road that terminates at the intersection of two ravines, Tsilkar settlement (plate Vd) lies near the western edge of the Gegharot survey quad (map quad E4f).
Tsilkar settlement extends across several raised promontories, separated by a series of eroded gullies that terminate in a broadly cut ravine which today serves as a village road. On the eastern edge of the settlement are newly planted forests with trees set in deeply cut furrows. To the west and southwest are houses that mark the edge of the modern village.
Five gullies divide Tsilkar settlement into five distinct zones. Zone 1 lies on the western edge of the site, bound by a gully on the east, eroding bedrock from the Pambak lower flanks to the north, and the village to the south. Nothing hems in the zone to the west. Zone 2 is a triangular promontory bound on two sides by gullies and to the north by eroded bedrock. A steal pipe at the bottom of the eastern gully suggests the seasonal water flow has been partially canalized. Zones 3 and 4 are smaller triangular promontories, also defined by gullies. Zone 5 is a broad promontory cut by a gully in the north and road cuts to the west and south. No surface architecture is visible within the settlement. To the east lies a newly planted forest.
Overall materials densities were low to moderate (fig. VI.31).
Zone 1: included moderate densities of surface ceramics along the eastern gully edge that diminished rapidly moving west. Most significantly, it was in this zone that we recovered the largest proportion of Early Bronze sherds.
Zone 2: had the highest density of materials overall. Most of the diagnostic remains were assignable to the I3 period, contemporary with the lower town at Tsaghkahovit. Faint surface traces of linear walls were also visible, although none could be traced over more than 0.5m.
Zones 3 and 4: revealed no surface materials. The former is primarily denuded bedrock with very spotty remaining soil deposits. The latter appears to have been deeply impacted by the adjacent tree farm.
Zone 5: included the most robust architectural features, included a well carpentered wall and corner segments visible along the road cut on the promontory's western edge. Very few surface materials were found, but most were assigned to the I3 period.
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