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The Primitive Structures.
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also made in the shape of a wall built against the old schist face, and over
the foot of the T-shaped platform referred to A period. The reasons for
presuming the existence of this vanished wall are (1) the fact that the
upper part of the north and south walls, built in B period to enclose the
Basis and west platform in one oblong, appears to have been cut away
flush with the old western face of the Basis ; (2) certain fragmentary founda-
tions were uncovered by us running beside the western face of the Basis
(see chap, iii., p. 42). If such a western addition existed, it provided a new
westward face to the raised east part of the platform (Fig. 22).
The platform of C, as enlarged, almost filled the space which had been
enclosed by the whole
outer rectangle of B,
and the interval left
on the south between
old and new walls
became a mere strip
not • 20 wide. This
being so, it is highly
probable that the walls
of the earlier cclla
were now razed, and
left much as we found
them, i.e., as ruinous
foundations, over the
top of which pavement
was laid. In any case
a ntw outer rectangle was now laid out, parts of all four walls of which
we were fortunate enough to lay bare, preserved above their mere foundation
courses.
The new rectangle enclosed an oblong space round the central platform,
measuring in all, externally, about 31-oo from E. to W. and 15 "50 from
N. to S.—i.e., again, in the Hellenic proportion of 2 to 1. The central plat-
form now lay towards the east end. Of the western wall of the new rectangle
we opened out remains along almost the whole length, finding that the highest
course of foundations consisted of large limestone slabs (Fig. 23) averaging
2 • 20 by "75 in superficies and ■ io to '15 in thickness, laid crosswise so as
to project • 20 to '50 beyond the upper ashlar faces. We probably found
here the supporting fringe of the temple pavement, which thus effectually rested
K
Fig. 23. C Western Enclosure Wall, seen under later foundation.
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also made in the shape of a wall built against the old schist face, and over
the foot of the T-shaped platform referred to A period. The reasons for
presuming the existence of this vanished wall are (1) the fact that the
upper part of the north and south walls, built in B period to enclose the
Basis and west platform in one oblong, appears to have been cut away
flush with the old western face of the Basis ; (2) certain fragmentary founda-
tions were uncovered by us running beside the western face of the Basis
(see chap, iii., p. 42). If such a western addition existed, it provided a new
westward face to the raised east part of the platform (Fig. 22).
The platform of C, as enlarged, almost filled the space which had been
enclosed by the whole
outer rectangle of B,
and the interval left
on the south between
old and new walls
became a mere strip
not • 20 wide. This
being so, it is highly
probable that the walls
of the earlier cclla
were now razed, and
left much as we found
them, i.e., as ruinous
foundations, over the
top of which pavement
was laid. In any case
a ntw outer rectangle was now laid out, parts of all four walls of which
we were fortunate enough to lay bare, preserved above their mere foundation
courses.
The new rectangle enclosed an oblong space round the central platform,
measuring in all, externally, about 31-oo from E. to W. and 15 "50 from
N. to S.—i.e., again, in the Hellenic proportion of 2 to 1. The central plat-
form now lay towards the east end. Of the western wall of the new rectangle
we opened out remains along almost the whole length, finding that the highest
course of foundations consisted of large limestone slabs (Fig. 23) averaging
2 • 20 by "75 in superficies and ■ io to '15 in thickness, laid crosswise so as
to project • 20 to '50 beyond the upper ashlar faces. We probably found
here the supporting fringe of the temple pavement, which thus effectually rested
K
Fig. 23. C Western Enclosure Wall, seen under later foundation.