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A. J Evans
i'52 metre deep, i~go long, and 1-43 in breadth. It was composed of long
slabs of hard grey limestone 16 centimetres thick, dovetailed or inter-
locked in the manner shown in Fig. 22.
With a constant thrust from the rubble backing behind, the framework
thus put together acquired great stability. All joints were filled with
cement and there were traces of a cement lining. The floor of the reposi-
tory consisted of one large thick slab the upper surface of which was some-
what hollowed out.
On raising the pavement of the West Section of the room, a second
large stone repository was discovered of still more massive construction
two d1acrammatic views of east cist,
shewing interlocking joints of slabs.
Fig. 22.
than the other. In order to explore this, the later superficial cist on that
side, which had been built over it, had to be removed. The stratification
here found, answered in every respect to that of the other Repository.
Here too a surface layer of red burnt earth gave place to a darker bed
filled with painted clay vessels of the same types as the others. Below
this again was a stratum of fatty soil containing various relics. In con-
trast to the corresponding layer of the other cist, faience objects were
here wanting, with one notable exception—a missing part namely of the
figure of a Snake Goddess just below her waist and showing a triple
interlacement of snakes forming her zone. This circumstance pointed to
A. J Evans
i'52 metre deep, i~go long, and 1-43 in breadth. It was composed of long
slabs of hard grey limestone 16 centimetres thick, dovetailed or inter-
locked in the manner shown in Fig. 22.
With a constant thrust from the rubble backing behind, the framework
thus put together acquired great stability. All joints were filled with
cement and there were traces of a cement lining. The floor of the reposi-
tory consisted of one large thick slab the upper surface of which was some-
what hollowed out.
On raising the pavement of the West Section of the room, a second
large stone repository was discovered of still more massive construction
two d1acrammatic views of east cist,
shewing interlocking joints of slabs.
Fig. 22.
than the other. In order to explore this, the later superficial cist on that
side, which had been built over it, had to be removed. The stratification
here found, answered in every respect to that of the other Repository.
Here too a surface layer of red burnt earth gave place to a darker bed
filled with painted clay vessels of the same types as the others. Below
this again was a stratum of fatty soil containing various relics. In con-
trast to the corresponding layer of the other cist, faience objects were
here wanting, with one notable exception—a missing part namely of the
figure of a Snake Goddess just below her waist and showing a triple
interlacement of snakes forming her zone. This circumstance pointed to