Ts BC 61 is located 2.49km east (bearing 89°) of Tsaghkahovit fortress, just west of Ts Settlement 1 (map quad C5b).
The burials of this large and varied cluster extend across the slopes and summit of a north-south oriented ridge. Both the east and west slopes drop gently to a small adjacent basin. The summit is broad and flat with eroding bedrock outcrops on its periphery.
Hosting a mixture of cist and cromlech burials, this large burial cluster includes an estimated 16 cists and 17 cromlechs on the western slope and approximately 50 additional cromlechs on the summit and eastern slope. The cists are 1-2m on each side with rounded corners and are built of small basalt cobbles. The cromlechs are standard style and widely spaced around the flat ridge top. They are generally 2.5-3.5m in diameter, constructed of a single circle of small to medium-sized unworked basalt blocks around an interior marked by 1-3 medium-sized capstones. Several cromlechs recorded within the territory of Ts Settlement 1 may mark the far eastern boundary of this sprawling cluster. On the northern edge of the cemetery one recently looted cromlech was recorded (feature 2).
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Feature 1: is not a single burial, but rather a cluster of cists, packed tightly together. The result is a carpet of small stone cobbles 6m x 7m which includes an estimated 7 distinct cists.
Feature 2: is a cromlech on the northern edge of the cluster that appears to have been recently looted. A small pile of backdirt to the west of the tomb testifies that it was robbed only a few weeks prior to our arrival. The stone lined chamber of the tomb has been exposed and measures 2m (oriented north-south) x 0.98m. The chamber is defined by medium and large worked basalt blocks.
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