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General Info
Site ID
Ar/Ts.059.05
Site Name
Tsaghkahovit BC 038
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Tsaghkahovit
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
436257
UTM Northing
4497172
Elevation
2,349m
Association

This cluster of burials is located 0.81km east (bearing 106°) of Ts Reservoir 1 and 0.19km southwest (bearing 198°) of Ts BC 36, just west of Ts Canal 3.

Topography

Set on a gentle west-facing slope, this cluster extends to the margins of a small basin, where there is extensive evidence of recent agricultural activity.

General Description

The burials in this cluster include both cromlechs (standard) and cists. The cists are quite small and numerous, making up 12 of the 19 total visible burial features.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1 (plate IXd): is one of the better examples of cist graves in this area of the Aragats slope. The construction is 0.9m north-south by 0.6m east-west. The boundaries of the construction are clearly defined by the edges of four vertical stone slabs which clearly constitute the chamber of the tomb. In between the slabs are small cobbles of tuff and basalt.

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