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Site ID
Ar/Sk.323.04
Site Name
Sahakaberd BC 07
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Sahakaberd
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
432574
UTM Northing
4495773
Elevation
2,309m
Association

This cluster of cromlechs was found 0.31km southeast (bearing 156°) of Sk BC 06, just 0.21km south of the easternmost cluster of buildings within the adjacent military base (map quad B4e).

Topography

Sk BC 07 rests on the gentle northern slope of a highly eroded lower spur of Mt. Aragats. The southern extent of the cluster appears to have been disturbed by vehicle traffic, most likely related to the adjacent military base.

General Description

The burials in this cluster are quite submerged, making an effective census difficult (although at least 65 were clearly visible). Both standard and paved cromlechs were noted in the area, all ranging between 2.5 and 4m in diameter and constructed of medium-sized, unworked basalt blocks. On the west side of this cluster, the more discrete burials yield to three tightly packed linear arrangements, or cromlech ribbons. The eastern ribbon is rather small, composed of only 4-6 paved cromlechs. The central ribbon is much larger with no less than 24 paved and standard cromlechs. The western ribbon is by far the largest, approximately 55m long and 7-10m wide. The cromlechs are so closely packed as to be impossible to count, but can be no fewer than 35 burials.

Features & Materials

No surface materials except an exploded Soviet period shell.

Feature 1: is the central ribbon of tightly packed cromlechs approximately 24m long and 18m wide. The 24 burials that make up this group are all constructed of medium-sized, unworked and shaped basalt blocks.

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