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General Info
Site ID
Ar/Ma.32.06
Site Name
Mantash BC 15
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Mantash
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
421678
UTM Northing
4495427
Elevation
2,371m
Association

This very large burial cluster is located 3.81km southeast (bearing 143°) of Mets Mantash village. Ma BC 16 appears on the far northern end of this cluster (map quadrant B1f).

Topography

Like Ma BC 16, this huge cemetery is set in a broad band across a steep, west facing slope broken by large bedrock outcrops.

General Description

The entire cluster extends across 260m north-south of the hillside. A group of 13 small kurgans is located near the center, with standard and spiral cromlechs radiating outward. The interdigitation of small kurgans and cromlechs suggests the cemetery dates to the LB. Its size suggests it was used over a considerable period of time, perhaps extending from an initial founding during the early LB.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

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