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General Info
Site ID
Ar/Ma.24.04
Site Name
Mantash Reservoir 01
Site Type
Reservoir
Landscape
Mantash
Periodization
None
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
425369
UTM Northing
4496044
Elevation
2,366m
Association

Ma reservoir 1 is located 2.97km southwest (bearing 258°) of Hnaberd fortress (map quad B2f).

Topography

The reservoir is located on a gently sloping shoulder of Mt. Aragats, adjacent to a briskly flowing small watercourse which proceeds downwards towards Hnaberd village.

General Description

Ma reservoir 1 is a medium-sized circular depression approximately 40m in diameter. Flow out of the reservoir is regulated by a dam on its northwestern edge.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1: Just 5m to the west of the dam is an unusual linear feature consisting of 17 worked basalt blocks. One stone is large and unshaped and may be the bedrock keystone to which this feature was anchored. The well-carpentered line is oriented roughly north-south (bearing 10°) suggesting it may have served as part of the outlet channel. However, it is not clearly articulated with the dam so it is possibly unrelated.

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