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Site ID
Ar/Ts.048.03
Site Name
Tsaghkahovit BC 025
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Tsaghkahovit
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
436053
UTM Northing
4498106
Elevation
2,166m
Association

1.19km southeast (bearing 118°) of Tsaghkahovit fortress, Ts BC 25 was built along an isolated bedrock outcrop, separated from nearby clusters to the east and west by broad intervening basins (map quad B4p).

Topography

The area of Ts BC 25 is strewn with loose boulders and eroding bedrock. The burials extend over the southern, eastern, and western slope at the terminus a small north-south oriented ridge.

General Description

The 14 clearly identifiable standard cromlechs in this cluster extend across an area 32m x 25m. An exact count is difficult due to the local erosion and intervening stone boulders.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1: is one of the few looted burials discovered during our survey. The southern end of the construction appears to have been bulldozed suggesting incidental looting related to amelioration of the adjacent basin for cultivation rather than targeted destruction. Vegetation in the area suggests the looting was relatively recent but not immediately prior to our discovery of the site. The lack of surface materials suggests either the tomb was empty or thoroughly cleaned out. The burial is 3.2m in diameter while the stone-lined chamber was 1.3m in length.

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