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<u>The stylobate walls</u>
The stylobate walls (plan fig 1 <u>stylobate 1, 2 and 3</u>) are built largely foundations all being of the same character. In all five exedrae they are otherwise so arranged in rubble masonry laid irregular down to bedrock or to rubble of earlier buildings. They vary greatly in number and thickness between start and foot in all 3. The top of the wall gives an average width of approximately 0.82m and the foot of the wall is apt by fast [illegible] [illegible] As may well be seen (<u>plan fig 1</u>) the stylobate of each exedra is π shaped with arm of the north and without regard to east and west walls of the exedra projecting. It serves to more central floor of each exedra and separate this floor from the raised floor or laid on a raised platform
Drawing: ] so central floor was paved
this flooring is different in exedra 2 and 3. That part of the wall which appeared being the pavement is faced with orthostats of an
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exedra 3 floor level at base of orthostats
| n.w. corner | -0.25m. | ||
| center west | -0.28 " | ||
| s.w. corner | -0.33 " | ||
| n.e. corner | -0.23m. | ||
| center e. side | -0.33 " | ||
| s.e. end. | -0.37 " |
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