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General Info
Site ID
Ar/Hn.383.02
Site Name
Hnaberd BC 23
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Hnaberd
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
429311
UTM Northing
4495965
Elevation
2,388m
Association

Hn BC 23 was located in a rather isolated area south of Gekhadzor village, 1.06km southeast (bearing 114°) of Hnaberd fortress (map quad B3e).

Topography

The burials of this cluster were set on the slope of a low rise, amongst eroding outcrops and basalt boulders.

General Description

The burials of this cluster are all standard cromlechs except for a single large kurgan (feature 1) on the southwestern edge of the site. The cromlechs number approximately 20 and are built of medium unworked basalt blocks.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1: is a large kurgan, 16m in diameter and 0.6m tall, making it the largest kurgan recorded in the Hnaberd survey quadrant. It is constructed of tuff and basalt cobbles piled over what appears from the surface to be an underlying earthen mound.

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