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Site ID
Ar/Ts.222.01
Site Name
Tsaghkahovit BC 074
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Tsaghkahovit
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
434188
UTM Northing
4497745
Elevation
2,146m
Association

1.23km southwest (bearing 222°) of Tsaghkahovit fortress, this cluster is only 0.24km southeast of Tsaghkahovit village. It occupies the northwestern slope of the natural outcrop known locally as Megara Tepe, which it shares with Ts BC 75 and 76 (map quad B4n).

Topography

These burials were found on the western and northwestern flank of the same hill whose eastern summit hosts Ts BC 75. Although a large cultivated field now lies at the base of the western side of the hill, a single cromlech recorded in a small patch of untilled land suggests the cemetery may originally have spread into the basin below. Some evidence of disturbance related to construction activities was noted towards the lower northwestern slope, adjacent to the village, but this may be related to the dirt road that hugs the base of the hill. The slope is strewn with large basalt boulders.

General Description

Ts BC 74 occupies a sprawling area approximately 255m north-south and 140m east-west. They are generally standard cromlechs 1.5 to 4m in diameter. Capstones are not visible on several constructions but it may be that they are simply submerged rather than removed. There is no evidence of looting despite the local disturbance caused by vehicle traffic. An estimated 85 cromlechs are visible in this area.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1: is an irregular, oval-shaped stepped cromlech. 7.5m in diameter east-west and 4.5m north-south, the cromlech includes two concentric rings of medium and large lightly-worked basalt stones positioned around two large basalt slab capstones.

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