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General Info
Site ID
Ar/Ts.010.01
Site Name
Tsaghkahovit BC 013
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Tsaghkahovit
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1, Iron 3
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
435112
UTM Northing
4497307
Elevation
2,280m
Association

Ts BC 13 is located 0.25km southwest of Ts BC 10.

Topography

The burials of this cluster were built along the southeast-facing slope of a bedrock ridge. While the opposite slope of the ridge is imposingly steep and highly eroded, this slope is comparatively gentle, terminating in an elevated basin.

General Description

This cluster hosts 11 small cist burials with three small cromlechs built along the east, west, and northeast edges. The cists average 1.5m x 1m and tend to be more rectilinear in shape. They are built of small basalt cobbles packed to form a packed stone surface, only partially visible without excavation. The cromlechs are standard-style constructions ranging from 4m to 4.8m in diameter. The cluster overall is 21m east-west and 19m north-south.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1 (plate IXb) is an elongated cist 0.75m wide and 1.4m long. It is constructed of medium-sized unworked basalt blocks and appears to be curved at one end.

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