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Site ID
Ar/Ts.184.01
Site Name
Tsaghkahovit BC 067
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Tsaghkahovit
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
437109
UTM Northing
4499453
Elevation
2,065m
Association

This cluster is located 2.25 km northeast (bearing 69°) of Tsaghkahovit fortress, amidst a group of northern sites that includes Ts BC 68-70 (map quad C5e).

Topography

The site is situated on the lower western slope of a small hill overlooking a cultivated field in the Tsaghkahovit plain.

General Description

Only 5-6 cromlechs are visible in this cluster that occupies an area approximately 32m east-west by 35m north-south. Most appear to be between 2 and 3m in diameter. A single unusual burial appears to be a dolmen style construction (feature 1).

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1: is a dolmen-style burial cut into the surrounding exposed bedrock. A single capstone 1.62m long and 1.18m wide covers a chamber 2.2m long and 0.97m wide. The total are of the construction is approximately 4m square. The western end of the chamber appears to have been formed by two large boulders rolled into place.

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