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Site ID
Ar/Ts.053.01
Site Name
Tsaghkahovit BC 027
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Tsaghkahovit
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
436242
UTM Northing
4498259
Elevation
2,159m
Association

Ts BC 27 is located atop a terminal ridge of Mt. Aragats, 1.30km southeast (bearing 108°) of Tsaghkahovit Fortress, overlooking Ts BC 28 (map quad C4d).

Topography

These burials are set atop a terminal ridge of the Aragats slope, perched above the final descent into the Tsaghkahovit Plain.

General Description

The 26 identifiable burials in this cluster are tightly packed and moderately sized, ranging from 5.2m to as large as 7m in diameter. The styles are slightly varied, including standard, stepped, mounded, and paved constructions.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1: is a moderately sized stepped cromlech built of three concentric rings of small to medium-sized basalt blocks. The larger stones of the outer ring are the most conspicuously worked to establish the curving line of the feature. The stones of the second ring are shaped but the small blocks of the inner ring are irregular and unworked. Inside this final ring are 2 medium unworked blocks and a very large capstone boulder that rises 0.8m above the ground.

Feature 2: is a sizable mounded cromlech 7m in diameter east-west and 6m north-south, yielding a slightly distended aspect to the construction. The outer ring is built of lightly-worked, medium and large basalt blocks while the mound appears to be made of earth. The mound rises 0.7m above the surrounding territory at its maximum height.

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