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Site ID
Ar/Ts.018.05
Site Name
Tsaghkahovit AR 02
Site Type
Isolated Architecture
Landscape
Tsaghkahovit
Periodization
None
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
435326
UTM Northing
4497979
Elevation
2,277m
Association

This rubble wall was found just 100m southeast of Ts BC 4, overlooking Ts BC 9.

Topography

The construction is set on the northern edge of a small flat valley, at the bottom of a steep volcanic ridge.

General Description

This isolated wall extends for 226m on a bearing of 35° before curving southeast (bearing 106°) for an additional 15m. Although broken by a 25m hiatus, the wall emerges again on the south side of the valley where it forms a 35m x 210m rectilinear construction--half of a large, undivided, enclosed room. The northern section is built of a single line of shaped basalt building stones, varying in width from 0.15 to 0.45m. The shape of the construction and its position near the edge of the valley suggest it could be the result of field clearance. However, the stone blocks are very regular in size, suggesting a more architectural feature. It is possible that cultivation destroyed the missing half of the construction.

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