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In Room JZ, the first layer is cut for north wall. This cutting is 10 cm wide south of north wall and 30 to 40 cm deep. It is This shows that north wall at least 60 cm east of west wall is later than the mosaics of second period and must be contemporary with period of palace, balancing the room on the other side of south mosaic room. This further cinfirmed by the fact that it lies over west middle NS wall in its upper part but is not bonded in its lower.
The south wall of mosaic room of second period must be the south wall of room JZ. That the mosaic s end with middle NS wall and with the south wall of room JZ is further confirmed by the way the stones of the foundations of mosaic end against both walls and by the fact that the midd NS wall and south wall of Room JZ .. are bonded together. That is in there upper part but not the socle. However the upper part of wall not extend to slanting wall of third whereas the socle does.
It seems highly improbable It is impossible that this earlier wall cut the south
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