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General Info
Site ID
Ar/Ma.26.08
Site Name
Mantash BC 12
Site Type
Burial Cluster
Landscape
Mantash
Periodization
Late Bronze, Iron 1
UTM Zone
38T
UTM Easting
427442
UTM Northing
4495740
Elevation
2,363m
Association

This cluster of kurgans and cromlechs is located 1.23km southwest (bearing 227°) of Hnaberd fortress, adjacent to Ma BC 13, 29, and 30 (map quad B2h).

Topography

The burials are set on a gentle slope that drops down to a streambed 30m to the east.

General Description

This cluster includes 4 kurgans and at least 2 standard cromlechs. The kurgans are generally small, with a maximum diameter of 13m, suggesting that they date to the early LB rather than the MB. The clear association with cromlechs further supports this chronological assignment.

Features & Materials

No surface materials.

Feature 1: is a kurgan 13.3m in diameter east-west and 12m diameter north-south. It was constructed of a single ring of basalt blocks circumscribing a mound of small basalt and tuff cobbles that rises less than 1m above the surrounding hillside. The top of the kurgan appears to be slightly indented suggesting either a burial pit that has slumped or the impact of looting. If looting, it was probably robbed in antiquity as no materials were found in association.

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