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Site ID
Ar/Ge.36.01
Site Name
Gegharot BC 07
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Gegharot
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
436916
UTM Northing
4507843
Elevation
2,393m
Association

Located 2.78km northeast (bearing 58°) of Gegharot fortress and just 0.14km south of Poloz-Sar (bearing 169°), Ge BC 7 is the easternmost of the Gegharot survey quad clusters (map quad E5e). It is also the most isolated, far removed from the areas of greater density around Ashot-Yerkat and Tsilkar fortress.

Topography

This place is located on the steep southeastern approach to Poloz-Sar. Yet the area does not appear to have suffered the same degree of erosion and deflation as the hill slopes between Poloz-Sar and Ashot-Yerkat.

General Description

Situated directly below the walls Poloz-Sar, this extensive burial cluster extends approximately 150m east-west in a rather thin band along the contour of the hill. The approximately 25 standard cromlech burials range in size from 2 to 6m in diameter and are set 4-5m apart.

Features & Materials

No surface materials

Feature 1: is a large standard cromlech, 6.3m in diameter north-south and 6.1m in diameter east-west. The massive granite boulders used as capstones are particularly notable. The visible portions of these capstones measure 1.4m x 0.8m x 0.7m and 1.8m x 0.6m x 0.55m.

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