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General Info
Site ID
Ar/Hn.364.01
Site Name
Hnaberd BC 09
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Hnaberd
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
428214
UTM Northing
4495290
Elevation
2,437m
Association

Hn BC 09 was recorded 1.16km south (bearing 172°) of Hnaberd fortress (map quad B2h).

Topography

These burials are set on a north-sloping plateau strewn with occasional basalt boulders but with few outcrops of natural rock. There are some signs of local disturbance in the area, including cultivated fields.

General Description

This small cluster includes both 15-20 standard cromlechs and at least one kurgan (feature 1). The cluster extends across and area approximately 60m east-west and 50m north-south. The cromlechs are constructed of medium unworked basalt blocks and range from 1.2 to 3m in diameter.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1: is the sole kurgan in this cluster. It is 8m in diameter and rises 0.45m above the surrounding ground surface. It is built of small tuff and basalt cobbles covering what appears from the surface to be an earthen mound. No encircling outer ring of stones is visible.

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