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Site ID
Ar/Ts.217.01
Site Name
Tsaghkahovit BC 073
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Tsaghkahovit
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
434593
UTM Northing
4497870
Elevation
2,190m
Association

Ts BC 73 is located 0.89km southwest (bearing 207°) of Tsaghkahovit fortress (map quad B4o).

Topography

The burials of this cluster are set on a gentle northeast-facing slope, above the lower reaches of Ts Canal 2.

General Description

Ts BC 73 extends across an area approximately 60m east-west by 50m north-south. The 9 clearly definable cromlechs that make up the cluster are broadly spaced. Most cromlechs range between 3.0 and 4.5m in diameter and include mounded, bedrock, and standard cromlech varieties.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1: is a good example of the bedrock cromlech style, 3.7m in diameter. The southern limit of the outer ring is composed in large measure by a carved slab of exposed basalt bedrock. Cut into this bedrock is a small basin. The remainder of the cromlech is built of medium-sized, unworked basalt blocks. The capstone is not visible.

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