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Site ID
Ar/Sk.354.06
Site Name
Sahakaberd BC 28
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Sahakaberd
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
430287
UTM Northing
4494772
Elevation
2,591m
Association

Sk BC 28 was found along the same ridge top as Sk BC 25, 0.37km to the south (bearing 173°). Like Sk BC 29 and 30, this cluster marks the southern limit of burial construction in the Sahakaberd quadrant and represents the highest elevation cluster documented by the ArAGATS survey (map quad B3b).

Topography

Like most of the clusters in the Sahakaberd quadrant, SK BC 28 lies on an elongated ridge top, cluttered with basalt boulders and eroded patches of natural rock.

General Description

An elongated cluster, 350m north-south by 60m east-west, Sk BC 28 is estimated to host between 90 and 100 cromlechs of varying types, including standard, paved, and bedrock. The burials all appear to be constructed of medium, unworked, or lightly shaped basalt blocks although several burials also boast cyclopean basalt capstones. A densely packed "ribbon" of paved style cromlechs was recorded near the northern end of the cluster (feature 1). But most burials in the cluster appear to be discrete individual cromlechs.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1: is a densely packed line, or "ribbon", of paved cromlechs that meanders 42m in a north-south direction. Many of the burials are partially submerged, making a count difficult, but they appear to average 2.5-3m in diameter.

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