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518 TOM]? ON PENINSULA.
The remainder of the chamber had a floor made
of cement, composed of pounded brick. The vesti-
bule was paved with coarse tesselke. Between the
sarcophagus A and the great alcove was a grave,
and between the end of this sarcophagus and the
side wall, another. Between the sarcophagus C
and the side wall was a third grave (see the Plan).
These graves were made of thick Roman tiles
strongly cemented together. They have evidently
been inserted in the marble pavement at a period
subsequent to the construction of the tomb, and
form no part of the original design.
In the grave at the back of the sarcophagus A
were found a number of human skulls and bones,
which must have been thrown into it when the
sarcophagi and the other graves were plundered.
The skulls appear to be those of young persons:
the teeth in fine condition.
In the earth which had accumulated over this
grave, I found part of a small terminal figure,
coarsely executed in marble.
Having completely cleared out the interior of
this tomb, I dug all round it externally as low
as the foundations of the walls, but without find-
ing anything to encourage me to explore this site
further. It is probable from the appearance of the
ground, that this part of the Peninsula was used
as a cemetery, but I failed to discover any other
tombs.
Immediately to the north-west of the Acropolis
is a conical hill, rather higher than the Acro-
polis, and separated from it by a deep ravine
The remainder of the chamber had a floor made
of cement, composed of pounded brick. The vesti-
bule was paved with coarse tesselke. Between the
sarcophagus A and the great alcove was a grave,
and between the end of this sarcophagus and the
side wall, another. Between the sarcophagus C
and the side wall was a third grave (see the Plan).
These graves were made of thick Roman tiles
strongly cemented together. They have evidently
been inserted in the marble pavement at a period
subsequent to the construction of the tomb, and
form no part of the original design.
In the grave at the back of the sarcophagus A
were found a number of human skulls and bones,
which must have been thrown into it when the
sarcophagi and the other graves were plundered.
The skulls appear to be those of young persons:
the teeth in fine condition.
In the earth which had accumulated over this
grave, I found part of a small terminal figure,
coarsely executed in marble.
Having completely cleared out the interior of
this tomb, I dug all round it externally as low
as the foundations of the walls, but without find-
ing anything to encourage me to explore this site
further. It is probable from the appearance of the
ground, that this part of the Peninsula was used
as a cemetery, but I failed to discover any other
tombs.
Immediately to the north-west of the Acropolis
is a conical hill, rather higher than the Acro-
polis, and separated from it by a deep ravine