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chamber thus cleared may be gathered from Fig. 12, and it will be seen that
the rough masonry of which the walls are constructed bears a considerable
resemblance to that of the early basement room shown in Fig. 7 above.
That these deep cells go back to a very early period is shown by
several pieces of evidence. The earth with which the pits had been filled
NOTE
walls of earlier palace. round deep valled pits,
are shewn shaded.
walls of later palace are shewn in outline.
Fig. 11.—Plan showing Deep Walled Cells of Earlier Palace.
Up, though generally devoid of relics with the exception of fragments of
smooth red-faced plaster, contained some Middle Minoan pot-sherds. The
whole system of these structures is, as shown above, quite independent of
chamber thus cleared may be gathered from Fig. 12, and it will be seen that
the rough masonry of which the walls are constructed bears a considerable
resemblance to that of the early basement room shown in Fig. 7 above.
That these deep cells go back to a very early period is shown by
several pieces of evidence. The earth with which the pits had been filled
NOTE
walls of earlier palace. round deep valled pits,
are shewn shaded.
walls of later palace are shewn in outline.
Fig. 11.—Plan showing Deep Walled Cells of Earlier Palace.
Up, though generally devoid of relics with the exception of fragments of
smooth red-faced plaster, contained some Middle Minoan pot-sherds. The
whole system of these structures is, as shown above, quite independent of