Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (3.1991(1992))

this hall would indicate a system of decoration typical of the so-
called "structural style", otherwise called the First Pompeian style.

Room no. 12 to the north of room no. 10, the clearing of
which was completed this season, was of smaller dimensions: 4.80
m long, but of unknown width, which could not be determined
owing to the complete destruction of the northem end of the room
(together with a section of the floor) during the construction of the
Villa of Theseus. The lime mortar floor of room no. 12 was fmely
polished. The walls have not survived.

Fig. 3. The Hellenistic House. A - walls of Villa of Theseus.

Excavations west of room no. 10 permitted the length of room
no. 11 to be determined at c. 3.50 m; the floor of this room was
about 0.80 m below the level of the floor in room no. 10. The
eastem and northem walls of the room still' bore large sections of
painted decoration, 3 but the westem wall was plundered to the
ground. The lime mortar floor was preserved in very good
condition. West of room no. 11 traces of yet another room were
observed with drains mnning in a westerly direction beneath the
earthen fioor, serving to distribute mnoff rainwater as indicated by
the remains of a vertical drain installation and a settling tank
located in the northwestem comer of the room. Under a layer of
debris near the southeastem comer of the room a human skeleton

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3 Idem. p. 73.