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General Info
Site ID
Ar/Ma.63.03
Site Name
Mantash BC 35
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Mantash
Periodization
Iron 3, Iron 4
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
421331
UTM Northing
4497208
Elevation
2,166m
Association

Located just to the northeast of Mantash BC 34 (map quad B1i).

Topography

The site is located on a slight rise surrounded by active agricultural fields. Here, the lower spurs of Mt. Aragats flatten out, leading to more active land use. Piles of bulldozed boulders suggest the area was the approximate vertical limit of land amelioration programs in the area above Mets Mantash village

General Description

This burial cluster is composed entirely of cist burials packed very tightly in an area roughly 80m north-south and 30m east-west. Surface examination indicates approximately 35 clearly definable cist burials built of small basalt cobbles packed tightly into a square or rectangular construction. The edges of the cemetery appear to be disturbed by agricultural clearance, but the central area remains intact.

Features & Materials

Feature 1: is a particularly discrete burial in the cluster, 1.42m long north-south and 1.41m wide east-west. It was constructed of small basalt cobbles and slightly mounded in the center, raising it slightly above the surrounding surface.

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