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5/11The scene is cleared. On the square part of the scene that has so far been under excavation, a complete clearing takes place from west to east. The scene terrace planed out of the rock is swept and cleared entirely. From a place where in the scene terrace-wall a gateway or entrance or the like is hinted at, there was a break in the rock. Chalky gypsum earth suggested that the utmost caution would be necessary . On closer investigation it turned out that the whole was the crown of a covered passage, formerly roofed with stone slabs, cut down into the rock and running in the indicated direction. The rock edges thus produced had then been faced with a simple wall of irregular stones. The wall was found almost undisturbed, but on the other hand all the covering slabs except 2 had been broken away. In the passage were found a number of fragments of smooth marble slabs, architectural fragments and the like. The passage's … continues
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