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General Info
Site ID
Ar/Hn.391.02
Site Name
Hnaberd BC 24
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Hnaberd
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
428610
UTM Northing
4497962
Elevation
2,239m
Association

0.88km west (bearing 280°) of Gekhadzor fortress, this small cluster lies on the northern boundary of the Hnaberd survey quadrant (map quad B3m).

Topography

The burials are set on a low eroding rock outcrop encircled by actively cultivated fields. They appear to rest on a small island of stone in a sea of agricultural fields. While the burials themselves do not appear to have been disturbed, it is quite possible that the burials may have once extended onto the plain proper and been subsequently destroyed.

General Description

This cluster consists of three kurgans ranging from 6-10m in diameter and 0.5m-0.8m tall. All three are constructed of small tuff and basalt cobbles.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1: is the largest of the kurgans in the group. 10m in diameter and 0.5m tall, it was constructed of larger tuff and basalt cobbles than is typical for these constructions. At the top lies a single medium-sized basalt block within a slightly indented area. This may indicated the kurgan was robbed in antiquity.

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