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Site ID
Ar/Ts.057.01
Site Name
Tsaghkahovit BC 032
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Tsaghkahovit
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
436386
UTM Northing
4498442
Elevation
2,171m
Association

This burial cluster is located just 0.11km northeast (bearing 71°) of Ts BC 28 and 0.45km south of the road that follows the intersection of the mountain slope and the plain. Ts BC 32 is potentially an extension of Ts BC 33 as they occupy the same ridge. However, the unbuilt space between the two clusters argues for distinguishing them (map quad C5a).

Topography

This cluster of burials is set atop an east-west oriented ridgeline which overlooks a terminal spur of Mt. Aragats as it cascades into the Tsaghkahovit plain. Burials also appear to extend down the northern slope.

General Description

A moderately-sized cluster of irregular (and thus unclassifiable), standard, and mounded cromlechs, Ts BC 32 includes a maximum of 10 tombs along with a number of other rock clusters that present little architectural regularity. The cromlechs are quite discrete, but poorly formed (or perhaps highly impacted by post-depositional factors). None appear to be looted. All average between 3.5m to 5m in diameter.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1: is a mounded cromlech and one of the most distinct in the cluster. It is located on top of the ridge and composes an irregular oval ranging from 3.5 to 5m across. The burial was built of an outer ring of medium, shaped basalt blocks encircling an interior mound of small cobbles.

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