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Site ID
Ar/Sk.311.04
Site Name
Sahakaberd BC 04
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Sahakaberd
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
431816
UTM Northing
4496156
Elevation
2,363m
Association

Sk BC 04 is located in a relatively isolated area, 0.7km southeast (bearing 117°) of Sahakaberd Fortress, just 0.17km southeast of the western building complex of the military base (map quad B3h).

Topography

The burials of this cluster are set on a very gentle north-facing slope, below a broad, rounded, elliptical hill.

General Description

Despite the unusual relief of the surrounding terrain (flat and open), this cluster is quite large compared to those in the immediate surroundings, hosting no less than 50 cromlechs. Most appear to be either standard or paved cromlechs packed into a relatively dense array in an area 76m north-south and 65m east-west. The cromlechs are all built from medium to large unworked basalt blocks.

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