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Site ID
Ar/Ar.06.03
Site Name
Aparan BC 01
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Apnagyugh
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1, Modern
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
439808
UTM Northing
4498118
Elevation
2,212m
Association

Site is 1.1km SE of Korbulag village and 0.62km E of Shenkani bog near the eastern boundary of the Mt. Aragats survey area (map quad C5d).

Topography

This cluster of burials is located atop a gently rising hill on a terminal northeast spur of Mt. Aragats.

General Description

This burial cluster covers the entire western slope of the hill. It consists of over 20 cobble and stepped cromlechs as well as several modern cist burials. Several of the burials appear to be disturbed by field-clearing activity.

Features & Materials

Feature 1: A medium-sized cobble cromlech 2.7m in diameter. On the southern edge of the construction, several stones have been disturbed. The construction is only slightly mounded.

Feature 2: This more modern burial has a NW-SE orientation. It is oblong in shape and mounded with tuff and basalt cobbles.

No surface materials.

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