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Site ID
Ar/Sk.336.06
Site Name
Sahakaberd BC 18
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Sahakaberd
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
430858
UTM Northing
4495742
Elevation
2,388m
Association

This somewhat isolated cluster of cromlechs was recorded 0.32km south (bearing 183°) of Sahakaberd Settlement 2 (map quad B3g).

Topography

The terrain surrounding this cluster rises gently up to the east before descending a sharp slope to a swiftly flowing watercourse--the same drainage that flows along the eastern flank of Sahakaberd fortress.

General Description

This triangular-shaped cluster hosts 13 discrete, but closely packed, cromlechs. Most appear to be standard cromlechs but a few paved examples also were noted (although this paved appearance may be the result of the submergence of several burials below the ground surface). All of the cromlechs range from 2.5-5m in diameter and all are built of medium, unworked or lightly shaped basalt blocks. A long "ribbon" of paved cromlechs was documented on the southern end of the cluster (fee feature 1).

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1: is a densely packed line, or "ribbon", of paved cromlechs. The line is visible for 38m in a meandering north-south direction before colluvial deposits appear to have submerged a substantial number of burials. The burials range from 2.5 to 4m in diameter and are built of medium, shaped basalt blocks.

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