Found on the south side of the Yerevan-Spitak (M3) road, at the northern foot of Mt. Vardablur, Gk BC 2 represents the northwestern cluster of kurgans within the Gegharot Kurgan survey quadrant, 0.96km southeast (bearing 151°) of Gegharot fortress (map quad D4o).
The terrain in the area is slightly more undulating than in the area of GK BC 1 as a long spur of Mt. Vardablur extends north, raising parallel lines of small sloping ridges. As a result, the area appears to be much less disturbed that that around Gk BC 1.
Gk BC 2 includes eight clearly visible tombs (kurgans number 4-5, 7-12) set in two general groups that cover an area 85m north-south and 161m east-west. These kurgans tend to be larger on average than those in GK BC 1, ranging in diameter from 4.75m (kurgan 4) to 13.5m (kurgan 5) in diameter. Their mounds vary in elevation above the surrounding ground surface from less than 0.5m to more than 1.5m.
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Feature 1: is Kurgan 4, a rather typical of this northwestern group and deflation of the mound has revealed aspects of the underlying construction. The tomb is 4.75m in diameter with a mound that rises less than 0.25m above the ground surface. Erosion of the mound has uncovered several granite blocks set into a ring that defined the extent of the burial and vertical stone slabs that outlined the interior chamber.
Feature 2: is Kurgan 5, the largest in Gk BC 2 with a diameter of 13.5m. The mound itself is quite well-preserved, although erosion on the southern side has exposed a segment of a stone circle constructed of granite blocks.
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