Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (8.1996(1997))

Phot. 1. Early Roman House (view from the west).
Photo by W.A. Daszewski.
of differing marble. Such repairs were spotted earlier in other parts
of the pebble floor.
North of Room 8E an E-W wall of large rectangular blocks
was uncovered. Only the lowest course of blocks protruding a few
centimeters above floor level has been preserved. Two rectangular
mortises for wooden doorjambs testified to the presence of a door
opening in the eastern part of this wall . The wall was adjoined by
a partition wall of small irregular stones running practically along
the room's N-S axis. A limestone column shaft was inserted in the
corner, apparently with a view to reinforcing the entire structure.
The western section of the wall, beyond the corner, was made of
small irregular stones. Its westernmost end had been destroyed; the
entire surrounding area, including the abutting pebble floor, had
sunk deeply, probably as a result of the collapsing of some

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