Located 1.53km east (bearing 88°) of Tsaghkahovit fortress, Ts BC 58 is located on the south, east, and north-facing slopes of a ridge overlooking the same Soviet era constructions as Ts BC 49 (map quad C5a).
Ts BC 58 lies on the terminal slope of Mt. Aragats, overlooking the edge of the Tsaghkahovit plain. The slopes are interrupted by eroded bedrock outcrops and occasional large boulders. There are a few piles of rubble that appear to have been the result of earth moving activities, suggesting some disturbance in the area.
This large cluster of cromlechs includes approximately 45 burials, however the local ground conditions suggest that more may well be obscured by eroding bedrock and fallen boulders. The cromlechs include spiral and standard cromlechs that rarely exceed 2.5-4m in diameter. All are built of basalt unworked blocks. On the southern end of the cluster (roughly 180m east-west by 114m north-south) are a group of larger cromlechs reaching 6m in diameter.
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Feature 1 (plate XIIb): is a small spiral cromlech 3.75m in diameter east-west and 3.7m north-south. The construction is level with the ground surface. The edge of the cromlech appears to begin on the southern edge and then spiral in two concentric circles to a handful of medium-sized paving stones at the center of the tomb.
Feature 2: is located at the southern edge of the cluster where slightly larger cromlechs were recorded. This cromlech, 6m in diameter, is slightly unusual. It is constructed of two concentric rings of medium-sized basalt blocks set close together around the circumference of the circle. At the center of the burial are two large basalt capstones, but the area between the capstones and the outer ring is paved with small basalt cobbles.
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